Deck 14: Current Trends in System Development

Question 1

Once a Scrum team has agreed on a goal and has selected items from the backlog list,the scope of the sprint is frozen.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The purpose of a Scrum daily meeting is to find solutions for any issues that have arisen since the last meeting.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Large open-source software projects are usually staffed by a staff of experienced developers who work together in one or two primary locations.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The UP should not be tailored to the needs of a specific organization or system project.

Question 5

Software development has turned into a cottage industry for much of the world's new applications.

Question 6

In the UP life cycle,some working software is tested and reviewed with system users at the end of each iteration.

Question 7

XP recommends that system code be written before test code.

Question 8

The elaboration phase of the UP is usually completed in one iteration.

Question 9

Which of the following methodologies use an adaptive approach to systems development?

A)Unified Process"
B)Extreme Programming"
C)Scrum"
D)All of them"

Question 10

For many people -both at work or at home -the Web browser is the computer program they use the most.

Question 11

The Scrum master sets the project schedule and assigns tasks.

Question 12

The Unified Process (UP)life cycle has four phases: inception,elaboration,construction,and conversion.

Question 13

The future of open-source software looks bleak because of an unworkable revenue model to generate sufficient funds.

Question 14

Blog hosting and photograph hosting are examples of software as a service.

Question 15

In a Scrum project users can change the items being worked on whenever necessary..

Question 16

UP disciplines are involved in each iteration,which is typically planned to span ____.

A)one week"
B)two weeks"
C)four weeks"
D)eight weeks"

Question 17

In XP,each programmer is responsible for her or her own code.

Question 18

The UP ____ discipline involves setting up the guidelines to manage releases and versions.

A)project management"
B)configuration and change management"
C)deployment"
D)environment"

Question 19

Most iterations in the UP involve work in all disciplines.

Question 20

The UP life cycle model includes all of the following:

A)phases, activities, and artifacts"
B)phases, disciplines, and iterations"
C)activities, iterations, and processes"
D)analysis, design, and implementation phases"

Question 21

Another name for software as a service is ______.

A)networked applications"
B)on demand applications"
C)networking software"
D)on demand software"

Question 22

Which of the following is NOT a question that is asked in a Scrum meeting?

A)What have you done since last meeting?"
B)What will you do by the next meeting?"
C)What obstacles are hindering you?"
D)Are you meeting your scheduled deliverables?"

Question 23

A Scrum sprint is a firm ____ time box,with a specific goal or deliverable.

A)7 day"
B)14 day"
C)30 day"
D)60 day"

Question 24

A Web site,such as a store or business,that includes capabilities,such as a Mapquest map location and a Google search capability can be called _____.

A)a Web mini-app"
B)an RIA"
C)open-source software"
D)a mashup"

Question 25

In XP development,a(n)____ can guide members toward a vision and help them understand the system.

A)sprint"
B)system metaphor"
C)object framework"
D)metamodel"

Question 26

Which of the following characteristics applies to a free-standing Internet application?

A)It requires a Web browser."
B)It only requires a local computer."
C)It requires Internet connectivity."
D)It can execute without Internet connectivity."

Question 27

An example of a free-standing Internet application is _____.

A)Google docs"
B)Yahoo email"
C)Microsoft Word"
D)iTunes"

Question 28

MySQL,Wordpress,Aptana,and Apache are all examples of _____ .

A)open-source software"
B)Internet applications"
C)browser-based software"
D)proprietary software"

Question 29

The most challenging and difficult problem of providing Internet connectivity to a home or computing device continues to be the ______.

A)bandwidth requirements"
B)denial of service attacks"
C)last mile connection"
D)diversity of computing devices"

Question 30

Which of the following is NOT an RIA development tool?

A)Adobe Flash"
B)Microsoft Silverlight"
C)HTML 2.0"
D)Javascript and Ajax"

Question 31

Which of the following is completed in the inception phase of the UP?

A)Prepare the deployment"
B)Resolve high risks"
C)Design and implement the core architecture and functions"
D)Produce rough estimates of cost and schedule"

Question 32

In Scrum,the ____ maintains the product backlog list.

A)product owner"
B)Scrum master"
C)Scrum team"
D)project manager"

Question 33

The two biggest uses of the Internet today are ______.

A)Web searching and social networking"
B)Social networking and pornography"
C)Gaming and pornography"
D)Web searching and gaming"

Question 34

Which of the following is NOT an XP practice?

A)Simple designs"
B)Anyone can change the code"
C)Small releases"
D)No required coding standards"

Question 35

The basis of an XP plan is a set of ____ that users develop.

A)use cases"
B)stories"
C)classes"
D)diagrams"

Question 36

Scrum focuses primarily on the ____ level.

A)team"
B)software"
C)manager"
D)process"

Question 37

The first release-level activity in an XP development approach is ____.

A)performing acceptance testing"
B)creating acceptance tests"
C)planning a series of iterations"
D)dividing the code units among teams"

Question 38

The first XP development activity is creating ____.

A)a system metaphor"
B)a development plan for releases"
C)a set of acceptance tests"
D)user stories"

Question 39

Companies that host and deliver static content from locations around the world that are closer to the end users are called ______ .

A)network services companies"
B)content delivery networks"
C)colocation hosting companies"
D)on demand software networks"

Question 40

Which of the following is completed in the transition phase of the UP?

A)Complete beta test"
B)Resolve high risks"
C)Implement the core functions"
D)Make the plans to deploy"

Question 41

In XP,a system is delivered to users in multiple stages called _________.

Question 42

A client/server application that executes locally within the control of a browser is called a ______.

Question 43

Every day during the sprint,the Scrum master holds a daily ____________________ which is a meeting of all members of the team.

Question 44

______ is a loosely defined,nonstandard term that is used to refer to Web sites that permit user-generated content and user interaction,such as social networking.

Question 45

A(n)____________ is a prioritized list of user requirements used to choose work to be done during a Scrum project.

Question 46

A computer application that is built to execute on a local computer without requiring a client/server connection is called a _______.

Question 47

The basic idea behind the ____________________ development methodology is to respond to a current situation as rapidly and positively as possible.

Question 48

The primary data routes between large,strategically interconnected networks and major routers on the Internet is called the ______.

Question 49

________ is a method of developing,delivering,and licensing software that makes the application source code freely available.

Question 50

Adding the capability to post a Tweet from your blog is an example of what?

A)A mashup"
B)A plug-in"
C)A toolbar"
D)A widget"

Question 51

A(n)________ is a set of functionally related activities that combine to enable the develop process in a UP project.

Question 52

The _________ is a small group of developers who work together on a Scrum project.

Question 53

In Scrum,a(n)________ is the client stakeholder for whom a system is being built.

Question 54

A software component that adds specific capabilities to a larger software application is called a(n)______.

Question 55

The final leg that delivers Internet connectivity from the Internet to the customer is called the ______ .

Question 56

_______ is the technique of revising,reorganizing,and rebuilding part of a system so that it is of higher quality.

Question 57

A Scrum _______ is a time-controlled mini-project that implements a specific portion of a system.

Question 58

A software delivery model similar to a utility in which the application and its associated data are accessed over the Internet without locally installed programs is called _____.

Question 59

_______ is an XP practice in which two programmers work together on designing,coding,and testing.

Question 60

The key element that is required to develop and provide RIAs is ______.

A)powerful computing on the local computer"
B)powerful servers to provide quick turnaround"
C)fast Internet connection to provide quick responses"
D)content delivery networks to provide extended multimedia delivery"

Question 61

A type of add-on to an application that allows the look and feel,such as colors and layouts,to be changed is called a(n)______ .

Question 62

A software application that provides a complete set of functions but must be executed within the confines of another Web application is called a(n)______.

Question 63

________ is a type of Web site that provides active user interaction as well as delivering rich multimedia.

Question 64

A type of Web site that combines the functionality of several other Web sites through the use of predefined APIs is called a(n)______.

Question 65

A type of plug-in software,often found on Web applications,that focuses on enhancing the user interface by adding more capabilities is referred to as a(n)______.

Question 66

A(n)______ is a type of application add-on,usually comprised of iconic menu items,that accesses the capabilities of the application.

Question 67

Describe the four core values of XP.

Question 68

List and briefly describe at least four of the six criteria required (by OSI)for open source software to be licensed as such.

Question 69

_____ is the new HTML specification that standardizes RIA specifications for built-in browser delivery.

Question 70

Web applications have evolved through three major changes over the last twenty years.Briefly describe each of these three evolutionary changes.