Lesson 4: SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT METHODOLOGIES

Question 1

A standard set of procedure or steps for developing and maintaining information
systems

Answer 1

Systems development methodologies

Question 2

It is the traditional method

Answer 2

Structured Analysis

Question 3

which is a latest technique, preferred by
many experts

Answer 3

Object-oriented Analysis

Question 4

also called functional techniques, incorporating the new
software development patterns.

Answer 4

Agile Techniques

Question 5

A development methodologies that allows the systems analyst to grasp the nature of
the system and its activites in a rational way. Uses a sequence of stages, called the Software Development Cycle (SDLC), to
prepare, analyze, develop, execute, maintain, replace and alter or enhance an
information system.

Answer 5

Structured Analysis

Question 6

SDLC stands for

Answer 6

Software Development Cycle

Question 7

A method used by the IT industry to design, develop, and test high quality
information systems. A framework which outlines and defines tasks performed at each steps in the software
development process

Answer 7

SDLC

Question 8

is an international standard for software life-cycle processes
(International Organization for Standardization, 2020). It aims to be the standard defining all
the tasks required for creating and maintaining software.

Answer 8

ISO/IEC/IEEE 12207

Question 9

WHAT ARE THE THREE INFORMATION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT MAJOR SETS OF ACTIVITIES

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Analysis activities, Design activities, Implementation activities

Question 10

are performed by people who define the architecture and structure
of a new system to satisfy requirements.

Answer 10

Design activities

Question 11

involves the actual construction, testing, and installation
of a functioning information system

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Implementation activities

Question 12

are carried out by people who provide a thorough understanding
of the business’ information needs and requirements.

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Analysis activities

Question 13

ENUMERATION: 5 Phases of SDLC

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1. Systems Planning
2. Systems Design
3. Systems Analysis
4. Systems Implementation
5. Systems support and security

Question 14

ENUMERATION: 6 Popular SDLC Models

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1. Waterfall Model
2. Incremental Model
3. V-Model
4. Agile Model
5. Spiral Model
6. Big bang Model

Question 15

a widely recorgnized SDLC Model. In this approach, the entire process of
the developing software is divided into various phases. In SDLC model, the output of one phase
acts as the input for the succeeding phase. This SDLC model is documentation-intensive,
every phase and next steps are documented accordingly.

Answer 15

Waterfall Model

Question 16

not a separate model. It is primarily a series of waterfall cycles. At the
start of the software project, the requirements are divided into groups. The SDLC model is
followed for each team to create the software,. This SDLC is repeated, with each release
adding more functionality until all requirements are met. In this approach, every cycle acts
as the maintenance phase for the previous software release.

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Incremental Model

Question 17

In this SDLC model, the testing and the development phases are planned in
parallel. So, there are verification steps on the side and the validation steps on the other side. It is accompanied by Coding phase.

Answer 17

V-Model

Question 18

With little or very little planning, it relies on all forms
of capital in software creation and coding. The criteria are known and applied according
to the situation. This approach works best for small projects with smaller size
development team which are working together. It is also common for academic software
development projects. It is an ideal model where requirements are either unknown or release
date is not specified.

Answer 18

Big bang Model

Question 19

This approach is a practice promoting continued interaction of development and testing during the SDLC process of any project. In this approach, the whole project is divided into small incremental builds. All of these builds are present in iterations, and each iteration lasts from one to three weeks.

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Agile Model

Question 20

This model is a risk-driven process. This SDLC helps the team to adopt
elements of one or more process models like a waterfall, incremental, waterfall, etc. This model
embraces the best features of the prototyping model and the waterfall model. This
approach involves rapid prototyping and concurrency in design and development practices.

Answer 20

Spiral Model

Question 21

Seeks to balance the focus between process and data by combining both into things
called objects

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Object-oriented Analysis

Question 22

Object-oriented uses the ____________________, is a strong modeling
method that can enhance the quality of the system analysis and design and the final
product.

Answer 22

UML

Question 23

UML stands for

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Unified Modeling Language

Question 24

allows the systems analysts to specify, visualize,
and construct the details of information systems, as well as business models. It builds on
the semantics and notations of leading object-oriented techniques and has been accepted as an
industry standard and unifies them.

Answer 24

UML

Question 25

Structured design creates an overall plan for the information system, just like a
developer might use a plan to create a house. In comparison,
Agile method approaches aim to build a program incrementally by building a set of
prototypes and continuously adapting them to the user requirements.

Answer 25

Agile Methods or Adaptive Methods

Question 26

Three Methodologies

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1. Structured Analysis
2. Object-Oriented (O-O) Analysis
3. Agile Techniques

Question 27

3 Guidelines for system development

Answer 27

1. Group activities into phases
2. Involve users.
3. Define Standards.