CH10

Question 1

What are the two general approaches to the system development life cycle (SDLC)?

Answer 1

the predictive and adaptive approach

Question 2

The _________ approach uses the waterfall model.

Answer 2

Predictive

Question 3

The adaptive approach uses the _________ model.

Answer 3

Iterative

Question 4

The ___________ approach to the SDLC assumes the project must be more flexible and adapt to changing needs as the project progresses

Answer 4

Adaptive

Question 5

T/F: The requirements and needs of predictive approach to the SDLC are uncertain and/or high technical risk.

Answer 5

F, adaptive not predictive

Question 6

The ________ approach to the SDLC assumes the project can be planned in advance and that the information system can be developed according to the plan.

Answer 6

predictive

Question 7

T/F: The requirements and needs of the adaptive approach to the SDLC are well understood and/or have low technical risk.

Answer 7

F, predictive not adaptive

Question 8

T/F: Most projects fall on a continuum between a predictive and adaptive SDLC.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

The ___________ is an earlier approach based on engineering.

Answer 9

Traditional Predictive SDLC

Question 10

The traditonal predictive SDLC typically has _________ phases.

Answer 10

sequential

Question 11

__________ are related groups of development activites, such as planning, analysis, design, implementation and deployment.

Answer 11

Phases

Question 12

The _________ model is a SDLC that asssumes phases can be completed sequentially with no overlap or iteration.

Answer 12

Waterfall

Question 13

In a (Waterfall/Iterative) model once one phase is completed, you fall over the next phase, no going back.

Answer 13

Waterfall

Question 14

T/F: A modified waterfall with overlapping phases is more flexible, but still assumes predictive planning and sequential phases.

Answer 14

True

Question 15

Walking Skeleton and Incremental Development are both ________ SDLC approaches.

Answer 15

Adaptive

Question 16

In the _______________ adaptive approach, the complete system structure is built first, but with bare-bones functionality.
While the _______________ approach completes portions of the system in small increments and integrated as the project progresses.

Answer 16

(1) Walking skeleton, (2) Incremental development

Question 17

T/F: Walking skeleton adaptive approach is sometimes considered “growing” a system.

Answer 17

F, incremental development not walking skeleton

Question 18

The _______ Adaptive approach requires multiple iterations, and all six core processes go across iterations.

Answer 18

Generic

Question 19

_______________ provide guidelines for every facet of system development.
What to do when why and how.

Answer 19

Methodologies

Question 20

_____________ are also known as the System Development Process.

Answer 20

Methodologies

Question 21

T/F: Methodologies specifies a SDLC with activities and tasks, analysis and design models to create, implementation and testing techniques.

Answer 21

True.

Question 22

A ____________ includes a collection of techniques that are used to complete activites and tasks, including modeling, for ever aspect of the project.

Answer 22

methodology

Question 23

T/F: A model makes it possible to understand a complex concept by focusing only on a relevant part.

Answer 23

True

Question 24

A ________ is an abstraction of an important aspect of the real world.

Answer 24

Model

Question 25

T/F: Each model shows the same aspect of the concept.

Answer 25

F, differect aspect.

Question 26

T/F: In IS, some models are of system components that will be developed, while other models are used to manage the development process.

Answer 26

True.

Question 27

___________ is a collection of guidelines that help an analyst complete an activity or task.

Answer 27

Technique. [S/N: technique is a collection of guidelines, while methodology is a collection of techniques.]

Question 28

T/F: Learning techniques is the key to having expertise in a field.

Answer 28

True.

Question 29

______________ is a guiding philosophy and set of guidelines for developing information systems in an unknown, rapidly changing environment.

Answer 29

Agile Development

Question 30

_________ is a term used for adaptive projects meaning chaotic yet ordered.

Answer 30

Chaordic

Question 31

___________ is a philosphy to build only necessary models that are useful and at the right level of detail.

Answer 31

Agile Modeling (AM)

Question 32

T/F: There are 12 agile modeling principles, one of which is to develop software as the *primary* goal.

Answer 32

True

Question 33

T/F: The Unified Process (UP) was the early leader in adaptive approaches.

Answer 33

True

Question 34

The Unified Process (UP) phases organize iterations into four primary areas of focus during a project, one of which is the ____________ phase, it is getting the project started.

Answer 34

Inception

Question 35

The ________ phase of UP focuses on understanding the system requirements.

Answer 35

Elaboration

Question 36

The __________ phase of UP focuses on building the system.

Answer 36

Construction

Question 37

The _________ phase of UP focuses on preparing for and moving to deploying the new system.

Answer 37

transitions

Question 38

T/F: The UP SDLC divides iterations into four phases.

Answer 38

True, it is Inception, elaboration, construction, and transition.

Question 39

The ______________ are a set of functionally related development activities.

Answer 39

Unified process disciplines

Question 40

________ and ________ are the two types of Unified Process (UP) disciplines.

Answer 40

Development, Management

Question 41

T/F: Each discipline in the Unified Process disciplines are all the activites related to achieving one objective in the development project.

Answer 41

True

Question 42

The planning and control disciplines is the ________ discipline of UP.

Answer 42

Management

Question 43

The ________ disciplines of UP include business modeling, requirements, design, implementation, testing, and deployment.

Answer 43

Development

Question 44

T/F: The development disciplines of UP also include configuration and change management, project management, and environment.

Answer 44

F, The planning and control (management) disciplines not development

Question 45

T/F: UP disciplines are used in some of the iterations.

Answer 45

false, the disciplines are used across all iterations.

Question 46

______________ takes the best practices of software development and extends them "to the extreme."

Answer 46

Extreme Programming (XP)

Question 47

T/F: XP focuses intensely on proven industry practices and combines them in unique ways to get better results.

Answer 47

True.

Question 48

Communication, Simplicity, Feedback, and Courge are the _______ core values.

Answer 48

Extreme Programming (XP)

Question 49

Planning based on user stories, thorough testing at ever step, pair programming, refactoring, and owning the code collectively are some of the _________ practices.

Answer 49

Extreme Programming (XP)

Question 50

SImple designs is one of the XP practices and it follows the ___________ principles.

Answer 50

Agile Modeling

Question 51

T/F: Continuous integration in which the software grows continuously, is one of the XP practices.

Answer 51

True

Question 52

T/F: On-site customer is an XP practice where you get a sign-off in the end.

Answer 52

False, you get a sign-off as you go

Question 53

T/F: Small releases is an XP practice.

Answer 53

True, in which you turn over to user frequently.

Question 54

The _______ ring, ______ ring, and the __________ ring are the XP project three level approach (rings).

Answer 54

Outside, Middle, Inside.

Question 55

The ______ ring of the three level XP project approach, creates user stories and defines acceptance tests.

Answer 55

outside

Question 56

The ______ ring of the three level XP project approach, conducts tests and do overall planning.

Answer 56

middle

Question 57

The ______ ring of the three level XP project approach, involves iterations of coding and testing.

Answer 57

inside

Question 58

_______ is a combination of principles of rugby and Agile, in which there is intense effort involving the entire team for a defined period of time.

Answer 58

SCRUM

Question 59

___________ is a prioritized list of user requirements.

Answer 59

Product backlog

Question 60

___________ is the client stakeholder who controls the backlog.

Answer 60

Product Owner

Question 61

___________ is the Scrum project manager.

Answer 61

Scrum master

Question 62

___________ is a time-controlled mini-project to implement part of the system.

Answer 62

Scrum sprint

Question 63

T/F: In scrum practices, the scope of each sprint is frozen but can be reduced if necessary.

Answer 63

True

Question 64

T/F: The time period of a Scrum project is kept constant.

Answer 64

True, it is a Scrum practice.