Deck 10: Approaches to System Development

Question 1

Agile Modeling principles suggest that CASE tools should be used whenever possible.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Adopting an Agile approach for a project is relatively easy.​

Answer 2

False

Question 3

The modified waterfall approach requires overlapping phases.​

Answer 3

True

Question 4

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

Question 5

A model is a representation of an important aspect of the real world.​

Question 6

The predictive waterfall SDLC explicitly includes a support phase,but the adaptive SDLCs do not.​

Question 7

​Anytime people need to either record or communicate information,it is useful to create a model.

Question 8

A project cannot have both predictive and adaptive elements.​

Question 9

​In Agile Modeling,change is seen as the exception,not the norm.

Question 10

Maintaining simplicity in Agile Modeling eliminates the need for validating the models with code.​

Question 11

The SDLC development approach taught in the textbook is a variation of the spiral model.​

Question 12

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

Question 13

An Agile Modeling practice used in incremental modeling is to create several models in parallel.​

Question 14

All adaptive approaches include iterations.​

Question 15

A project that has high technical risk should use the predictive approach.​

Question 16

In incremental development,an increment is always completed in each iteration.​

Question 17

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

Question 18

Agile Modeling emphasizes creating only models that are necessary.​

Question 19

A tool is a software support that helps create models or other components required in the project.​

Question 20

In Agile Development,contracts include options for the customer to cancel if the project is not progressing,as measured by the incremental deliverables.​

Question 21

The Scrum master sets the project schedule and assigns tasks.​

Question 22

A(n)_____ provides guidelines to follow for completing every activity in systems development,including specific models,tools,and techniques.​

A)predictive approach
B)​object-oriented analysis
C)system development methodology
D)​systems development life cycle

Question 23

The objective of the ____  is to keep the system running productively during the years following its initial installation.​

A)version release
B)​support phase
C)maintenance phase
D)deployment phase​

Question 24

Most iterations in the UP involve work in all disciplines.​

Question 25

Which of the following is NOT one of the major activities of the support phase?​

A)Training the users
B)​Maintaining the system
C)Enhancing the system
D)​Supporting the users

Question 26

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

Question 27

An approach to the SDLC where the phases overlap is often referred to as the _______ approach.​

A)modified waterfall
B)​waterfall
C)modified predictive
D)​spiral

Question 28

XP recommends that system code be written before test code.​

Question 29

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

Question 30

An approach to the SDLC that plans the project in advance and then progresses according to the plan is called what?​

A)A predictive approach
B)An adaptive approach​
C)​An Agile approach
D)A project management approach

Question 31

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

Question 32

The term "_______" is used to separate out some aspect of the real world that is important to understand when we build a model.​

A)brainstorm
B)​synthesis
C)analysis
D)abstraction​

Question 33

A(n)"_______" is a guideline to help an analyst complete a specific task and often includes step-by-step instructions to do something such as how to create a model.​

A)tool
B)technique​
C)methodology
D)​SDLC

Question 34

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

Question 35

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

Question 36

The term "____" means that work activities are done once,then again,and yet again.​

A)agile modeling
B)iteration​
C)waterfall approach
D)​incremental development

Question 37

An adaptive approach to a development project is best used when _______.​

A)the system has low technical risk
B)​the requirements are simple and the system is small
C)the requirements are well understood
D)​the requirements are uncertain

Question 38

Which of the following is a basic value of agile software development?​

A)Following a plan over responding to change
B)​Working software over comprehensive documentation
C)Processes and tools over individuals and interactions
D)​Contract negotiation over customer collaboration

Question 39

The _____ approach is an SDLC approach that assumes the output of each phase are frozen before moving on to the next phase.​

A)iterative
B)​spiral model
C)​waterfall model
D)prototyping

Question 40

The term ____ refers to an approach that completes parts of a system in one or more iterations and puts them into operation for users.​

A)incremental development
B)​adaptive development
C)bottom-up development
D)​predictive development

Question 41

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 42

In Scrum,the ____ maintains the product backlog list.​

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

Question 43

What is the primary goal in Agile Modeling?​

A)building model templates for future projects
B)​building multiple models
C)focusing on representation with good models
D)​developing software

Question 44

The first XP development activity is creating ____.​

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

Question 45

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 46

Scrum focuses primarily on the ____ level.​

A)team
B)​software
C)manager
D)​sprint

Question 47

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 48

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 49

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 50

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 code assignments among teams

Question 51

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 52

Which of the following is NOT an XP practice?​

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

Question 53

In Agile modeling what are the two important reasons for building models?​

A)To understand what you are building and to communicate the solution
B)​To document a solution and to instruct other developers
C)To communicate with the user and to obtain feedback
D)​To write good code and to design good databases

Question 54

Which of the following is NOT an Agile Modeling principle?​

A)Minimize your modeling activity
B)​Know your models and how to use them
C)Focus on content rather than representation
D)​Maintain core models to verify past decisions

Question 55

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 56

A(n)_____ approach to the SDLC is used when the exact requirements of a system or needs of users are not well understood.​

A)predictive
B)​persistent
C)incremental
D)​adaptive

Question 57

​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 58

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

A)use cases
B)​user stories
C)classes
D)​diagrams

Question 59

A(n)______ is a representation of an important aspect of the real world.​

A)methodology
B)​tool
C)technique
D)model​

Question 60

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

A)product backlog
B)​system metaphor
C)object framework
D)​meta model

Question 61

A method of executing the systems development life cycle (SDLC)which assumes rigid planning and final decision making at each step,is called the ____________________ approach.​

Question 62

Using a(n)____________________ approach to the SDLC assumes requirements and needs for the planned system are uncertain​

Question 63

The term "____________________" refers to related system development activities,which are grouped into categories of project planning,analysis,design,implementation,and support.​

Question 64

What is the term used to describe a guiding philosophy in which only the models that are necessary,with a valid need and the right level of detail,are created.​

Question 65

A development approach in which the complete system structure is built but with minimum functionality is called the _______.​

Question 66

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

Question 67

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

Question 68

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

Question 69

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

Question 70

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

Question 71

List and describe the four phases of the UP development methodology.​

Question 72

List at least 6 principles of Agile Modeling.​

Question 73

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

Question 74

What is the term used to describe an adaptive type of project that is both chaotic and controlled or ordered?​

Question 75

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

Question 76

An SDLC approach that completes portions of the system in small increments across iterations and integrates it into the whole is called _____.​

Question 77

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

Question 78

List the six main UP development disciplines.​

Question 79

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

Question 80

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