Chapter 2

Question 1

Define

Work Product

Answer 1

The programs, documents, and data produced by engineering activities and tasks included in the process.

Question 2

Define

Software Engineering

Answer 2

The establishment and use of sound engineering principles in order to obtain economically software that is reliable and works efficiently on real machines.

Question 3

List

Different Process Flow Organizations

Answer 3

Linear
Iterative
Evolutionary
Parallel

Each one contains actions that can happen and the order they can happen in.

Question 4

List

Umbrella Activities

Within the Task Framework

Answer 4

Software project tracking and control
Risk management
Software quality assurance
Technical reviews
Measurement
Software configuration management
Reusability management
Work product prep and production

Within the Task Framework

Question 5

List

Components of Polya essense of practice

Overview, not just for software

Answer 5

Understand the Problem
Plan the Solution
Carry Out the Plan
Examine the Result

Question 6

List

Questions to ask to Understand the Problem

Ask yourself these.

Answer 6

Who has stake in the solution?
What are the unknowns?
Can the problem be compartmentalized?
Can it be represented graphically?

Questions to ask to Understand the Problem

Question 7

List

Questions to Plan the Solution

Ask yourself these.

Answer 7

Have you seen similar problems before?
Have similar problems been solved?
Can subproblems be defined?
Can you represent a solution in a manner that leads to effective implementation?

Question 8

List

Questions to Carry out the Plan

Ask yourself these.

Answer 8

Does the solution conform to the plan?
Is each component provably correct?

Question 9

List

Questions to Examine the Result

Ask yourself these.

Answer 9

Is it possible to test each component part of the solution?
Has the software been validated against all stakeholder requests?

Question 10

Define

Elicitation

Answer 10

An action associated with the communication activity

Question 11

Define

Task Set

Answer 11

Defines the actual work that needs to be done to accomplish the objectives of a software engineering action.

Question 12

Define

Prescriptive Process Models

Answer 12

Define a predefined set of process elements and a predictable process workflow. Strive for structure and order in software development.

Question 13

Define

Unified Process Model

Answer 13

Suggests a process flow that is iterative and incremental, providing the evolutionary feel that is essential in modern software development.

Question 14

Define

Unified Modeling Language

Answer 14

Developed to support UP. Contains a robust notation for the modeling and development of object-oriented systems and has become industry standard for modeling software of all types.

Question 15

Define

Inception phase of UP

Answer 15

Where customer communication and planning takes place.

Question 16

Define

Elaboration phase of UP

Answer 16

Encompasses planning and modeling of generic process model. Creates architectural baseline that includes use case model, analysis model, design model, implementation model, and deployment model.

Question 17

Define

Construction phase of UP

Answer 17

identical to construction phase of generic process model. Unit tests are designed and implemented for each component, integration activities are conducted, and suite of acceptance tests derived.

Question 18

Define

Transition phase of UP

Answer 18

Encompasses later stages of generic construction and first part of generic deployment (delivery and feedback). Beta testing stage.

Question 19

Define

Production phase of UP

Answer 19

Coincides with deployment activity in generic process. Usage monitored, support provided, defect reports and requests for change submitted and evaluated.

Question 20

List

Five phases of Unified Process Model

Answer 20

Inception
Elaboration
Construction
Transition
Production

Question 21

List

Some task sets inside of Umbrella activities

Answer 21

Work tasks
Work Products
Quality assurance points
Project milestones

Question 22

The lists to create when you first define a task set

Answer 22

List of tasks to be accomplished
List of works to be produced
List of quality assurance filters to be applied

Question 23

List

Pros of Waterfall Model

Answer 23

Easy to Understand and Plan
Works for well-understood small projects
Analysis and Testing are straightforward

Question 24

List

Cons of Waterfall Method

Answer 24

Does not accomodate change well
Testing occurs late in the process
Customer approval at end
Prof recommends not using it

Question 25

List

Pros of Prototyping Model

Answer 25

Reduced impact of required changes
Customer involved early and often
Works well for small projects
Reduced likelihood of product rejection

Question 26

List

Cons of Prototyping Model

Answer 26

Customer involvement may cause delays
Temptation to ship a prototype
Hard to plan and manage
Might make quick decisions that get stuck

Need to make rules clear with stakeholders at beginning.

Question 27

ListDefine

Pros of Spiral Process Model

Answer 27

Continuous customer involvment
Development risks are managed
Suitable for large, complex projects
Works well for extensible projects

Question 28

List

Cons of Spiral Process

Answer 28

Risk analysis failures can doom the project
May be hard to manage
Requires an expert development team

Question 29

List

Pros of Unified Process Model

Answer 29

Utilizes best of Agile
Quality documentation emphasized
Accepts requirement changes

Works well for maintenance projects

Question 30

List

Cons of UP model

Answer 30

Use cases not always precise
Tricky software increment integration
Overlapping phases can cause problems
Requires expert development team