Exam 2 Study

Question 1

Software Process

Answer 1

A general term describing the over-arching process of developing software.

Question 2

What are the five elements of the Software Process?

Answer 2

Requirements Gathering
Design
Implementation
Testing 
Maintenance

Question 3

What is the primary object-oriented methodology?

Answer 3

The unified process

Question 4

an adaptive methodology for software construction

Answer 4

Unified Process

Question 5

The phases of the unified process

Answer 5

requirements workflow
analysis workflow
design workflow
implementation workflow
test workflow

Question 6

What is meant by a phase of the Unified Process?

Answer 6

A phase is a series of smaller steps in a larger process

Question 7

Who is responsible for the correctness of a product?

Answer 7

SQA Group (Software Quality Assurance)

Question 8

What are the 5 levels of CMM (Capability Maturity Models)?

Answer 8

1. Initial Level
2. Repeatable Level
3. Defined Level
4. Managed Level
5. Optimizing Level

Question 9

What are CASE tools used for?

Answer 9

Software tools that assist software engineering teams in developing and maintaining software.

Question 10

Democratic Teams

Answer 10

Strengths
High-quality code
good with hard problems

Weakness
senior members may resent appraisals
cannot be externally imposed

Question 11

Classical Chief Programmer Teams

Answer 11

Strength
Major success of The New York Times project

Weakness
Impractical

Question 12

Modified Chief Programmer Teams

Answer 12

Strength
Many Successes

Weakness
No successes on a large scale

Question 13

Modern Hierarchical Programming Teams

Answer 13

Strengths
Team Manager structure eliminates the need for a chief programmer
scales up
supports decentralization when needed

Weakness
Problems can arise unless areas of responsibility of the team manager and the team leader are clearly delineated

Question 14

Synchronize-and-stabilize teams

Answer 14

Strength
Encourages creativity
Ensures that a huge number of developers can work toward a common goal

Weakness
No evidence so far that this method can be utilized out side of microsoft

Question 15

Agile Process Teams

Answer 15

Strengths
Programmers do not tes their own code
Knowledge is not lost if one programmer leaves
Less-experienced programmers can learn from others

Weakness
Still too little evidence regarding efficacy

Question 16

Open-Source Teams

Answer 16

Strength
A few projects are extremely successful

Weakness
Narrowly applicable
Must be led by a superb motivator
Require top caliber participants

Question 17

Name the 7 types of Team Organizations

Answer 17

Democratic Teams
Classical Chief Programmer Teams
Modified Chief Programmer Teams
Modern Hierachical Programming Teams
Synchronize and Stabilize Teams
Agile Process Teams
Open-Source Teams

Question 18

What is Brook’s Law?

Answer 18

Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later

Question 19

Pair Programming Advantages and Disadvantages

Answer 19

Strengths
Team members benefit from each others experience
Programs have fewer bugs

Weaknesses
requires large blocks of uninterrupted time
does not work for shy or overbearing programmers

Question 20

S.P.I.C.E

Answer 20

Software Process Improvement Capability Determination

Question 21

ISO 9000

Answer 21

International Organization for Standardization ISO9000

Question 22

Version Control Tool

Answer 22

A tool that help maintain multiple version of an artifact

Question 23

Configuration Control Tool

Answer 23

A tool that tracks and controls revisions

Question 24

Walkthrough vs Testing

Answer 24

Testing takes less time and has few steps

Question 25

Failure

Answer 25

A fault as it is observed by a user

Question 26

Fault

Answer 26

a mistake in the software caused by a human

Question 27

Fault Density

Answer 27

A metric to measure the ratio of faults. Such as faults per 1000 lines of code.

Question 28

CMM: Maturity Level 1: Initial Level

Answer 28

No sound software engineering management practices
Most cost and time overruns
Little planning
Team constantly responding to crisis

Question 29

CMM: Maturity Level 2: Repeatable Level

Answer 29

basic project management practices in place
planning and management based on experience
team begins to gather metrics
Respond to problems as they arise

Question 30

CMM: Maturity Level 3: Defined Level

Answer 30

Fully documented processes
Reviews are used to achieve quality goals
Should Introduce Case Tools

Question 31

CMM: Maturity Level 4: Managed Level

Answer 31

Set quality and productivity goals for all projects
Continual measurement and review of metrics
Statistical Quality Controls

Question 32

CMM: Maturity Level 5: Optimizing Level

Answer 32

Continuous process improvement
Statistical quality and process control techniques
Incorporate positive feedback loop

Question 33

Effort

Answer 33

a metric measured in person per month

Question 34

Duration

Answer 34

a metric to determine an amount of time

Question 35

Verification

Answer 35

the process of determining whether a workflow has been correctly carried out

Question 36

Validation

Answer 36

an intensive evaluation process that ensures a product is ready to be delivered to a customer

Question 37

Correctness Proof

Answer 37

a mathematical technique for showing that a thing is correct, or that is satisfies specifications

Question 38

Correctness

Answer 38

The degree to which the product satisfies specifications

Question 39

Performance

Answer 39

response times and space

Question 40

Robustness

Answer 40

Robustness is a softwares ability to cope with errors during execution and or erroneous input.

Question 41

Reliability

Answer 41

the frequency of critical failure

Question 42

Utility

Answer 42

The extent to which the user’s needs are met