Software Quality Assurance Flashcards
All the planned and systematic activities implemented within the quality system, and demonstrated as needed, to provide adequate confidence that an entity will fulfill requirements for quality
Quality assurance
T/F There are both internal and external purposes for quality assurance
T
T/F Software quality assurance activities are not planned
F, they are planned
T/F Adherence of software products and activities to the applicable standards, procedures, and requirements is verified subjectively
F, objectively
T/F Some quality control and quality assurance actions are interrelated
T
T/F There are only internal purposes for quality assurance
F, both internal and external
T/F Software quality assurance activities are planned
T
T/F Unless requirements for quality fully reflect the needs of the user, quality assurance may not provide adequate confidence
T
T/F All quality control and quality assurance actions are interrelated
F, only some are
T/F The purpose of Software Quality Assurance is to
provide management with appropriate visibility into
the process being used by the software project and
of the products being built
T
T/F Affected groups and individuals are informed of software quality assurance activities and results
T
T/F Noncompliance issues that cannot be resolved within the software project are addressed by developers
F, by senior management
Provide staff and management with objective insight into processes and associated work products
Process and product quality assurance
T/F Product quality assurance, as described in PPQA, is against requirements
F
T/F Noncompliance issues that cannot be resolved within the software project are addressed by senior management
T
T/F Practices in the Verification process area ensure that specified requirements are satisfied
T
Objectively evaluate processes and work products and Provide objective insight are the two specific goals of what?
Process and product quality assurance
T/F Product quality assurance, as described in PPQA, is against applicable process descriptions, standards, and procedures
T
The totality of characteristics of an entity that bear on its ability to satisfy stated or implied needs
Quality
a category or rank given to entities having the same functional use but different technical characteristics
Grade
T/F Quality assurance and testing are equivalent
F
T/F Low maturity organizations typically have an independent SQA group and embed the SQA function in the process
F, hight maturity
What is one way to resolve a non-compliance?
Grant a waiver
