Deck 12: Moving Into Implementation

Question 1

The process of coordinating a program as it changes through construction (like keeping files and programs in different places)is called:

A)Change control
B)Separation of duties
C)Judicial control
D)Scope creep
E)None of these

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which is generally the best understood component of the SDLC and may offer the fewest problems?

A)Developing the database design
B)Developing the system's software
C)Writing onscreen documentation
D)Changing the data into third normal form
E)Doing interviews

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The authors suggest that:

A)"All testing must include live production data"
B)"All testing must include both alphabetic and numeric data"
C)"It is impossible to test every possible combination of input and situation"
D)"Testing rarely pays for itself"
E)"Testing should only be used for complex programs and situations"

Answer 3

C

Question 4

A program is not considered finished until:

A)It has been used successfully for six months
B)The cost of developing the program 'breaks-even' with the benefits of the program
C)The ROI is positive
D)It has passed its testing
E)It 'dies' and is replaced by a newer version

Question 5

The term 'bug' in software came from:

A)An English translation of the word for defect in German
B)The story of a moth getting caught inside an early computer
C)The acronym BUG - for binary unknown glitch
D)No one knows the reason
E)None of these

Question 6

Test plans:

A)Are generally developed by the programmers informally
B)Generally only cover main processing and not the various sub-processes
C)Often have 20 to 30 pages
D)Can be massive with over 200 pages of very explicit plans and directions
E)Can generally be written in three pages or less

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a general test stage?

A)Unit tests
B)Module tests
C)Integration tests
D)System tests
E)Acceptance tests

Question 8

A major credit card company has an hour of system downtime on the Friday after Thanksgiving (generally one of the biggest shopping days of the year).Which might be a good estimate of the amount of income lost from this outage?

A)Under $50,000
B)From $50,000 to $99,999
C)From $100,000 to $249,999
D)From $250,000 to $500,000
E)Over $500,000

Question 9

During the implementation phase of the SDLC:

A)Analysts will write programs
B)Programmers will develop user interfaces
C)Project managers will convert logical ERDs into physical DFDs
D)Champions will do the data management design
E)None of these

Question 10

According to the textbook,which of the following is not a cause of project failure?

A)Flaws in analysis
B)Flaws in aesthetics
C)Flaws in user interface design
D)Flaws in database design
E)Flaws in developing correct system specifications

Question 11

The authors describe "writing programs" as:

A)A fun,creative activity
B)A tedious process
C)A very mathematical and logical process
D)An excellent learning process for end-users
E)Answers B and C

Question 12

If a program module is taking longer to develop than expected,the recommended action is:

A)Put more programmers on the staff
B)Force the developers to work weekends to catch up
C)Move the expected completion date back
D)Incorporate scope creep into the requirements
E)Change the development environment into an object-oriented language

Question 13

Unit tests focus on:

A)All modules (all units)
B)Users and their acceptance of how a specific unit works
C)A program or a program module
D)Interact screen forms
E)How the overall system functions

Question 14

When testing individual modules,it sometimes happens that some modules are not finished when testing starts,so the programmer usually writes _______ for the unfinished modules to enable the modules around them to be tested.

A)"By-passes"
B)"Temporary Modules"
C)"Placeholder Modules"
D)"Stub Modules"
E)"End Modules"

Question 15

During the implementation phase of the SDLC:

A)System is built
B)System is tested
C)System is documented
D)All of these

Question 16

On test plans:

A)Each individual test has a specific objective and describes a set of very specific test cases to examine
B)Each user must contribute to the specific goals of the test plan
C)Each member of the project team,plus all developers (programmers)must identify one specific application that they will test
D)Only the master project manager tests,and only after all coding has been completed in what is called the "Omega" test
E)The use of multiple choice options has been shown to effectively assess to a 99.9% accuracy rate

Question 17

Bridget is managing a systems development project.The programmers have gotten farther and farther behind in the schedule.One thing she should NOT do is:

A)Use a code generator that comes with high-end CASE tools
B)Add more programmers to the development team
C)Keep communication channels open
D)Hold weekly meetings
E)Keep close tabs on the process so it doesn't slip farther

Question 18

The test objective is taken directly from:

A)The results of the JAD session
B)The program specification
C)The use-cases
D)The project sponsor
E)The questions raised in a focus-group application

Question 19

Generally,most errors (defects)are found in which two testing periods?

A)Unit testing and integration testing
B)Integration testing and system testing
C)System testing and acceptance testing
D)Unit testing and acceptance testing
E)Alpha testing and beta testing

Question 20

The largest single component of any systems development project in terms of both time and cost could be:

A)Conducting JAD sessions
B)Gamma testing
C)Developing the user interface
D)Writing programs
E)Having meetings

Question 21

The goal of acceptance testing is:

A)That modules and units work together with each other
B)That the databases are properly organized for both efficiency in storage and access
C)To confirm that the system is complete and meets the business needs
D)That both black-box and white-box tests have been approved by upper management
E)To verify that the use-cases,ERDs and DFD's have been properly converted

Question 22

This type of documentation is designed to be used when the user needs to learn how to perform a specific function (such as updating a field or adding a new record):

A)Reference documentation
B)Procedures manuals
C)Tutorials
D)Systems documentation
E)Final documentation

Question 23

Which of the following is NOT a general type of navigation control for help topics?

A)Table of contents
B)Index
C)Inverted pointer
D)Text search
E)Intelligence agents

Question 24

During program design - and again here in the actual programming coordination,we find that it is best to have modules that overlap and have high coupling and low cohesion.

Question 25

Integration testing focuses on ___________;while system tests focus on _______________.

A)Modules working together;meeting business requirements
B)Black-box tests;white-box tests
C)End-users acceptance;project sponsor acceptance
D)DFDs;ERDs
E)Beta tests;alpha tests

Question 26

Which of the following is NOT an approach to integration testing?

A)Use-case testing
B)User interface testing
C)Use scenario testing
D)Data flow testing
E)System interface testing

Question 27

When creating the index,which of these will probably NOT be a place to find terms to include in the index:

A)The set of commands in the user interface (like open file,modify,etc. )
B)The set of user interface design standards (like aesthetics,layout,consistency,etc. )
C)The set of major concepts in the system (like in the Tune Source example of artist,tune,music genre,etc. )
D)The set of business tasks (like ordering,returns,adjustments,etc. )
E)The set of synonyms for other sets (like 'quit','stop','end' for 'exit' or 'erase' for 'delete')

Question 28

System tests are usually conducted by:

A)Programmers (developers)
B)Project managers
C)Users
D)Systems analysts
E)Project sponsors or project champions

Question 29

As compared to integration testing,system testing:

A)Is much broader in scope
B)Uses production data (rather than test data)
C)Is done by hand-picked end-users (rather than systems analysts)
D)Involves both black-box and red-box testing
E)Makes more extensive use of stubs

Question 30

Acceptance tests are done primarily by:

A)Programmers
B)Users
C)Developers
D)Systems Analysts
E)Project Managers

Question 31

During the implementation phase of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC),systems analysts spend their time writing programs and coding applications.

Question 32

Which of the following is probably something that system testing WILL NOT verify?

A)Systems documentation
B)Ability to perform under heavy load
C)Conformance to Sarbanes-Oxley requirements
D)How well the system meets business requirements
E)The systems usability

Question 33

The authors suggest a book on managing programming projects called "The Mythical Mountain" written by Roberta Roth.

Question 34

If the system being analyzed,designed and developed requires programming (as compared to a package or outsourcing),developing the software may be the single largest component of any systems development activity in terms of both time and money.

Question 35

Acceptance testing is generally done in two stages:

A)Alpha tests and beta tests
B)Black-box tests and white-box tests
C)Integration tests and systems tests
D)Unit tests and module tests
E)Inductive tests and deductive tests

Question 36

Black-box testing:

A)Is reserved for special circumstances in which the tester wants to review the actual program code
B)Is reserved for NASA space missions
C)Is reserved for very complex systems
D)Is only used by highly skilled testers
E)None of these

Question 37

This particular type of documentation control lists the information in a logical form,as though the users were to read the reference documentation from start to finish:

A)Index
B)Text search
C)Content sensitive help
D)Intelligence agents
E)Table of contents

Question 38

Generally when assigning programming development tasks,the project manager will analyze skill levels and capabilities of programming staff and also analyze the modules for complexity and try to match complex modules to more experienced and skilled programming developers.

Question 39

The authors suggest a good time to start the documentation process is:

A)Once the interface design and program specifications are complete
B)Once the system test is complete
C)Once the alpha acceptance test is complete
D)Once the beta acceptance test is complete
E)Once the logical ERDs and DFDs have been translated into physical ERDs and DFDs

Question 40

The two fundamental documentation types are:

A)System documentation and integration documentation
B)Screen documentation and batch documentation
C)User documentation and online documentation
D)System documentation and user documentation
E)Acceptance documentation and integration documentation

Question 41

The two basic types of documentation are: portfolio documentation and assessment documentation.

Question 42

Alpha and beta tests are part of systems testing.

Question 43

With some software systems,a day of down-time caused by a software bug can cost more than several programmers' annual salaries.

Question 44

By the time the design phase is started,all time estimates should be within 5% of the actual completion time.

Question 45

When creating a project plan,project analysts normally figure out the 'critical path'.

Question 46

System documentation takes all the processes,notes,diagrams from systems analysis and systems design and puts it in a project binder for future reference.

Question 47

If a program module is taking longer to develop than expected,generally the most appropriate approach is to move the expected completion date back by the same amount of time that the module will be late.

Question 48

Adding new requirements to a project after the system design has been finalized is called "requirements creep".

Question 49

The critical path is the fine line between the alpha test and the beta test as you change from test data to real production data.

Question 50

If a mismatch exists between available programming skills and the programming staff,the best method to solve this is to put more programmers on the project so that it comes in on time,and within budget!!!!

Question 51

Testing is considered as a prized activity on a development project,and developers (programmers),analysts,and project managers frequently request being assigned to develop documentation.

Question 52

Testing and programming are tightly coupled.

Question 53

An ironic fact of systems development is that the more programmers that are involved in the development of the system,the longer the project will take.

Question 54

Analysts should not worry about the users' perceptions of the new system during acceptance testing.

Question 55

User documentation includes such things as logical ERDs,logical DFDs,use-cases,physical ERDs,physical DFDs and screen mockups.

Question 56

Change control in application development is a formal process for changing written documentation into online documentation,and frequently uses specialized 'cyber documentation agents' to create menus,screens and online user documentation.

Question 57

The main difference between integration testing and system testing is that integration testing looks to see if modules work together without errors;but system testing is more focused on meeting business requirements.

Question 58

Charles has been assigned to developing modules CRM_input_web;CRM_input_validation;CRM_database_retrieval;and CRM_database_update.He is two weeks behind and is only on the second module.This is definitely a serious issue and Charles should be reprimanded or even fired for incompetence.

Question 59

User documentation must be developed at the end of the project,after all programming,testing and approvals have occurred.To do it any earlier may risk not including changes in the system.

Question 60

Software bugs are estimated to cost the US economy $12.4 million dollars a year.

Question 61

Jing is a project manager developing a critical project that MUST be completed by December 31st.Due to some unforeseen issues early on,the project is now two weeks behind and it is mid-November.What can / should Jing do to get the project finished by December 31st?

Question 62

When developing navigational controls for online documentation,you should consider tables of contents,indices,text searches,intelligent agents (like context sensitive help),and web-like links between systems.

Question 63

Michael is working on online documentation.He has about ten menu items;twenty items in the index;and wants to have about ten tutorial pages.How much time should he allocate to developing the documentation for these items (menus,index and tutorials)?

Question 64

What is the difference between usability testing and performance testing?

Question 65

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

Question 66

Bruce is a senior project manager.What activities should he be doing in the programming / development phase?

Question 67

Myles is a systems analyst on a new project that involves significant programming.What is Myles doing while the programming is going on?