Deck 12: Construction

Question 1

The number of errors found will be highest in the _____ stage of testing.

A) unit test
B) integration test
C) system test
D) acceptance test (alpha)
E) acceptance test (beta)

Answer 1

B

Question 2

When programmers or project teams set up three areas on different disk drives in which the programmers can work, these areas are for _____.

A) development, goal setting, and testing
B) development, testing, and contracting
C) development, testing, and production
D) testing, filing, and printing
E) testing, printing, and program logging

Answer 2

C

Question 3

_____ allow hiding everything in a system behind a visible interface, making testing difficult.

A) Encapsulation and information hiding
B) Polymorphism and dynamic binding
C) Inheritance
D) Reuse
E) Object-oriented development processes

Answer 3

A

Question 4

_____ documentation is designed to help programmers and systems analysts understand the application software and maintain it after the system is installed.

A) Acceptance
B) Integration
C) Navigation
D) System
E) User

Question 5

A(n) _____ defines a series of tests that will be conducted to identify errors in programming.

A) object test
B) test script
C) stud test
D) test case
E) test plan

Question 6

_____ is the development of all parts of the new system including the software, documentation, and new operating procedures.

A) Construction
B) Design
C) Documentation
D) Management
E) Testing

Question 7

A(n) _____ is a navigation control for on-line documentation that provides access into topics using important keyword.

A) agent search
B) index
C) table of contents
D) text search
E) web-like links

Question 8

The cost of fixing one major bug after the system is installed can easily exceed the _____.

A) annual salary of a programmer
B) cost of one week's work as a programmer
C) cost of two weeks' work as a programmer
D) entire cost of the programming project
E) value of the entire systems team

Question 9

_____ is the test that is performed to ensure that all classes work together without error and meet the business requirements for usability, security, and performance.

A) Acceptance testing
B) Beta testing
C) Integration testing
D) System testing
E) Unit testing

Question 10

Which approach to system testing checks to see if the new system can handle high volumes of transactions?

A) requirements testing
B) usability testing
C) security testing
D) performance testing
E) documentation testing

Question 11

Which of the following statements is true about testing object-oriented systems?

A) testing can be minimized since we are reusing parts of systems that have been tested before
B) testing should be designed to prove there are no errors in the system
C) testing is more important than it was in systems developed before object-oriented development
D) encapsulation makes testing easier
E) most testing techniques have been developed to support object-oriented development

Question 12

_____ is the type of test performed to assess whether a set of classes that must work together do so without an error.

A) Acceptance testing
B) Beta testing
C) Integration testing
D) System testing
E) Unit testing

Question 13

Mary has written a message into her program to notify her when a particular class has been reached within the program. This message is commonly called a _____.

A) change item
B) error message
C) navigator
D) stub
E) unit

Question 14

_____ makes it impossible to know which implementation is going to be executed until the system actually does it.

A) Information hiding
B) Dynamic binding
C) Inheritance
D) Reuse
E) Encapsulation

Question 15

When information systems projects fail, the primary reason has traditionally been _____

A) improperly trained programmers
B) inadequate planning
C) poor analysis, design, installation, or project management
D) poor programming
E) shortened testing periods

Question 16

When assigning programmers to a programming team, the best size of the team is _____.

A) five
B) six
C) the largest number of people possible
D) the smallest number of people possible
E) twenty-two

Question 17

Regular meetings of a systems project team _____.

A) encourage communication
B) is not a simple approach
C) reduce communication
D) reduce discussion
E) should not be held unless necessary

Question 18

The type of documentation designed to be used when the user needs to learn how to perform a specific function is known as _____.

A) procedural cohesion
B) procedures manuals
C) reference documents
D) sequential cohesion
E) tutorials

Question 19

A classic mistake made during the implementation phase is to _____.

A) create a risk assessment
B) maintain control over the code
C) plan for the use of state-of-the-art technology
D) spend too much time in testing
E) use low cost personnel

Question 20

Topics in the text documentation should be written from the viewpoint of ______.

A) the programmers
B) the users
C) the sponsor
D) what the system can do
E) the objects

Question 21

Programming can be the greatest single component of any information systems development project in terms of time and cost.

Question 22

Hall identified several cultural differences, and cultural issues add a new wrinkle in the management of developing a successful information system. From an information systems development perspective, _______________ could influence the ability of a team member to see (or not see) potential creative solutions that are out of the box or affect a team member's ability (or inability) to understand the entire problem under consideration.

A) time
B) context
C) color
D) language
E) geography

Question 23

Integration tests focus on one unit, program, or class that performs a specific function.

Question 24

The programming process of a new systems project is considered completed prior to testing.

Question 25

In developing documentation use ______.

A) the active voice
B) e-prime style
C) consistent terms
D) parallel grammatical structures
E) all of the above

Question 26

Three common types of documentation are reference documents, help systems, and procedure manuals.

Question 27

If you use state-of-the-art technology, you can significantly decrease the project's time and cost estimates because the newer technologies are much faster and more efficient than older ones.

Question 28

Hofstede identified 5 dimensions on cultural differences. Which one in the following list is NOT the dimension Hofstede identified?

A) individualism and collectivism
B) time
C) power distance
D) religion
E) masculinity versus femininity

Question 29

In developing documentation use __________.

A) formal language
B) simple language
C) technical language
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Question 30

A test plan is often a short document (1 to 2 pages) that has one to two sentences about each test to be performed during the testing part of the implementation phase.

Question 31

If cost is a critical issue, you should assign the best, most expensive personnel to the implementation phase; never assign entry-level personnel in an attempt to save costs.

Question 32

Documentation should be written in long paragraphs so that users get large amounts of detail quickly.

Question 33

The larger the number of programmers assigned to a programming team, the shorter the time will be for programming to be completed.

Question 34

System tests are conducted by the systems analysts to ensure that all classes work together without error.

Question 35

Which one in the following is NOT in the state of the system testing?

A) Requirements Testing
B) Usability Testing
C) Security Testing
D) Performance Testing
E) System Interface Testing

Question 36

Implementation is the development of all parts of the system, including the software development, documentation creation, and new operating procedures generation.

Question 37

The number one reason for project failure during implementation is testing in which the programmers and analysts test the system without formal test plans.

Question 38

From an information systems development perspective, the common language today tends to be ____________, Java, SQL, C++, Objective-C, and Visual Basic.

A) English
B) Formal language like Finite State Machines
C) technical language
D) UML
E) Graphical language

Question 39

Three recommended guidelines for writing documentation are to use an active voice, use consistent terms, and use parallel grammatical structures.

Question 40

On large projects, programmers must coordinate changes to the program source code, and the best way to avoid mistakes is to use a source code library, which requires programmers to check out programs and prohibits others from working on them at the same time.

Question 41

Unit testing includes two kinds of tests: white box testing and black box testing.

Question 42

Acceptance testing is done in two stages: alpha testing, where users test the system using made-up data, and beta testing, where users begin to use the system with real data but are carefully monitored for errors.

Question 43

Time required to develop and test user documentation should be built into the project plan.

Question 44

One of the most common causes for schedule problems is scope creep

Question 45

The four approaches to unit testing are user interface testing, use scenario testing, data flow testing, and system interface testing; most projects use all four approaches.

Question 46

Beta testing is part of performance testing.

Question 47

Unit test is the type of test performed to ensure that a class is performing the function as it is defined in the program specifications.

Question 48

The type of navigation control for topics that organizes the information into a logical form (as though the users were to read the material from start to finish) is known as table of contents.

Question 49

System documentation consists of user's manuals, training manuals, and on-line help systems.

Question 50

If cost is a critical issue, a reasonable solution is to assign lower cost programmers to the project.

Question 51

Interaction testing is one type of integration testing. In interaction testing, the entire system starts as a set of stubs, and each class is added in turn and tested.

Question 52

Performance testing (examining the ability of the system to perform under high loads) is an example of integration testing

Question 53

A reference document is designed so the user can learn how to perform a specific computer application function.

Question 54

The general structure used in most on-line documentation for documents, procedures manuals, or tutorials is called documentation items.

Question 55

A reference document describes how to perform a business task that typically requires several computer functions or steps.

Question 56

System documentation is intended to help programmers and systems analysts understand the application software and enable them to build it or maintain it after the system is installed.

Question 57

A tutorial will teach people how to use a major component of the system by providing a step-by-step or sequence of entries.

Question 58

A classic mistake made during the implementation phase is to coordinate changes to the source code, since that increases the development time.

Question 59

Paper-based user documentation is simpler to use because it is more familiar to users, is easier to flip through to gain a general understanding of its organization and topics, and can be used far away from the computer itself.

Question 60

The type of documentation designed to describe how to perform business tasks is known as procedures manuals.

Question 61

The goal of acceptance testing is to confirm that the system is complete, meets the business needs that prompted the system to be developed, and is acceptable to the users.

Question 62

In polychronic time cultures, deadlines are critical. This is probably why timeboxing has been relatively successful as a method to control projects.

Question 63

One has to execute the system under test to know which implementation to be used when dynamic biding is implemented in the system.

Question 64

Omitting all forms of the verb "to be" from documentation to create a more active writing style follows the documentation guideline "use active voice."

Question 65

An index is a navigation control for on-line documentation that provides the ability to search through the topics with user generated text.

Question 66

Given the context dimension identified by Hall on cultural difference, the level of detail in direction could be varied between cultures.

Question 67

Understanding cultural issues is extremely important to successfully manage international / multicultural development teams..

Question 68

White-Box testing is used when complexity of the system under testing is high.

Question 69

The guideline for crafting documentation that when followed permits the user to quickly scan text to find the information needed is "use e-prime style".

Question 70

When writing documentation, all commands contain two parts, an index and an action.

Question 71

Changing the headings from "Calling the Help Desk", "How to Dial the Phone," and "Provide Important Details" to "Calling the Help Desk", "Dialing the Phone", and "Providing Important Details" is an example of implementing the "use parallel grammatical structures" guideline for crafting documentation.

Question 72

Identify three types of user documentation. Contrast when each form of documentation should be used.

Question 73

Terms for the index and search engine can come from technical terms the analyst used in creating the system.

Question 74

The change from "Select the text you want to copy. Pressing the copy button will copy the marked text to the new location." to "Select the text you want to copy. Pressing the copy button will copy the selected text to the new location." is an application of the guideline "use consistent terms" for crafting documentation?

Question 75

The number of errors found will be lowest in the unit testing stage of testing.

Question 76

Comparing managing programmers in a feminine culture than in a masculine culture, it is more important to ensure that the workplace is a supportive, non-competitive, and nurturing environment in a feminine culture.

Question 77

The guideline for crafting documentation that creates a more readable text by putting the subject at the start of the sentence, the verb in the middle, and the object at the end of the sentence is "use the active voice".

Question 78

Testing Object-oriented system is same as difficult as testing non-object-oriented systems.

Question 79

During the construction phase of the SDLC the project manager must coordinate the programming activities performed by the programmers. Identify three coordination activities and provide the advantages of each.

Question 80

System interface testing is performed at the system testing state .