CS 307

Question 1

The software process in systems analysis involves:

Answer 1

software specification, software design and implementation, software validation, and software evolution

Question 2

System analysis in software engineering is:

Answer 2

the process constituting software engineering in the production of software

Question 3

Which of the following processes is not part of the requirements engineering stage?

Answer 3

requirements evolution

Question 4

The four design components in the software design and implementation stage are:

Answer 4

architectural design, interface design, component design, and database design

Question 5

Software validation in software engineering is important and ensures:

Answer 5

Components designed work accordingly, the system functions properly as a whole, and the process uncovers any requirement shortfalls and omissions.

Question 6

Sourcing out alternatives in system analysis is an important stage because _____.

Answer 6

it enables alternate solutions in components and subsystems to be tried and tested on the system

Question 7

One of the main processes involved in system analysis _____.

Answer 7

identification of system objectives

Question 8

System analysis is defined as _____.

Answer 8

the process of breaking down a system into identifiable parts, uncovering problems and organizing facts and details of the system.

Question 9

System design modeling entails _____.

Answer 9

simplifying the model into components and subsystems

Question 10

In the _____ phase of the system development life cycle, the IT staff talks to end users for details about their requirements for the new system.

Answer 10

Analysis

Question 11

Which would be a task performed during the maintenance phase of the system development life cycle?

Answer 11

A software patch could be applied to the system.

Question 12

When you dispose of an obsolete software or hardware system, what’s the top concern?

Answer 12

Archiving the data and then destroying the old system so there’s no data breach.

Question 13

Which phase of the system development life cycle involves using flowcharts to diagram how information flows through the proposed system?

Answer 13

Design

Question 14

_____ describe objects into groupings that have some common functions or behaviours.

Answer 14

Classes

Question 15

_____ are concrete things that are found in the real world, such as a student, a customer or a product. Select the best answer.

Answer 15

Objects

Question 16

This phase focuses on collecting relevant information from future users of the system in order to establish what software they really need.

Answer 16

Requirements gathering

Question 17

An object is described as an _____ of a given class. Select the best answer

Answer 17

instantiation

Question 18

In the analysis phase of the systems development life cycle, what is the most common way to gather requirements?

Answer 18

user stories

Question 19

What is the main purpose of the design phase in the systems development life cycle?

Answer 19

to translate requirements into actual blueprints for the system

Question 20

Which phase of the systems development life cycle (SDLC) determines if the project can be done?

Answer 20

Planning

Question 21

Which phase of the systems development life cycle must ensure that the system is ready to use?

Answer 21

Development

Question 22

Why is the systems development life cycle referred to as a cycle?

Answer 22

The iterative nature, no matter what software methodology is followed

Question 23

How do you think you can overcome an excess resource utilization issue?

Answer 23

Understand the different skillset of the resources and reallocate them

Question 24

How do you think you can overcome the problems related to outsourcing?

Answer 24

The quality of the product might not be that good so proper quality testing has to be in place during project handover.

Question 25

What is the first step of SDLC?

Answer 25

communication

Question 26

What is the last phase of SDLC?

Answer 26

disposition