L6 Flashcards
1
Q
The process of modifying a software system or component after delivery to correct faults, improve performance or other attributes, or adapt to a changed environment
A
Software Maintenance
2
Q
Kinds of maintenance activities
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- Corrective maintenance
- Adaptive maintenance
- Perfective maintenance
- Preventive maintenance
3
Q
correcting errors
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Corrective maintenance
4
Q
adapting to changes in the environment (both hardware and software)
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Adaptive maintenance
5
Q
adapting to changing user requirements
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Perfective maintenance
6
Q
increasing the system’s maintainability
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Preventive maintenance
7
Q
Major causes of maintenance problems (3)
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- Unstructured code
- Insufficient domain knowledge
- Insufficient documentation
8
Q
result is at higher level of abstraction
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Design recovery
9
Q
result is at same level of abstraction
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Redocumentation
