Deck 18: Methodologies for Supporting Agile Organizations

Question 1

Iterative development consists of a series of tiny projects.It has become the foundation of multiple agile methodologies.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The oldest and the best known methodology is the waterfall methodology, a sequence of phases in which the output of each phase becomes the input for the next.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Prototyping is a modern design approach in which the designers and system users use an iterative approach to building the system.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Gate two of the rational unified process (RUP) methodology is elaboration and this phase expands on the agreed-upon details of the system, including the ability to provide an architecture to support and build it.

Question 5

Gate four of the rational unified process (RUP) methodology is transition and the primary questions answered in this phase address ownership of the system and training of key personnel.

Question 6

Extreme programming (XP) methodology, like other agile methods, breaks a project into four phases, and developers cannot continue to the next phase until the previous phase is complete.

Question 7

The oldest and the best known methodology is the agile methodology, a sequence of phases in which the output of each phase becomes the input for the next.

Question 8

Scrum is a sequential, activity-based process in which each phase in the SDLC is performed sequentially from planning through implementation and maintenance.

Question 9

Discovery prototyping builds a small-scale representation or working model of the system to ensure that it meets the user and business requirements.

Question 10

A prototype is a smaller-scale representation or working model of the users' requirements or a proposed design for an information system.

Question 11

The scrum methodology uses small teams to produce small pieces of software using a series of sprints, or 30-day intervals, to achieve an appointed goal.

Question 12

Rapid application development (RAD) methodology (also called rapid prototyping) emphasizes extensive user involvement in the rapid and evolutionary construction of working prototypes of a system, to accelerate the systems development process.

Question 13

The rational unified process (RUP) methodology, owned by IBM, provides a framework for breaking down the development of software into four gates.

Question 14

A methodology is a set of policies, procedures, standards, processes, practices, tools, techniques, and tasks that people apply to technical and management challenges.

Question 15

Gate three of the rational unified process (RUP) methodology is construction and this phase includes building and developing the product.

Question 16

The traditional waterfall methodology is a sequential, activity-based process in which each phase in the SDLC is performed sequentially from planning through implementation and maintenance.

Question 17

Plunge implementation is a set of policies, procedures, standards, processes, practices, tools, techniques, and tasks that people apply to technical and management challenges.

Question 18

An agile methodology aims for customer satisfaction through early and continuous delivery of useful software components developed by an iterative process using the bare minimum requirements.

Question 19

Waterfall development consists of a series of tiny projects.It has become the foundation of multiple agile methodologies.

Question 20

Gate one of the rational unified process (RUP) methodology includes inception and this phase ensures that all stakeholders have a shared understanding of the proposed system and what it will do.

Question 21

SOA ensures that MIS systems can adapt quickly, easily, and economically to support rapidly changing business needs.

Question 22

A web service is an open-standards way of supporting interoperability.

Question 23

A web service is a markup language for documents, containing structured information.

Question 24

SOA promotes a scalable and flexible enterprise architecture that can implement new or reuse existing MIS components, creating connections among disparate applications and systems.

Question 25

It is important to understand that SOA is not a concrete architecture, it is thought that leads to a concrete architecture.It might be described as a style, paradigm, concept, perspective, philosophy, or representation.That is, SOA is an approach, a way of thinking, a value system that leads to decisions that design a concrete architecture allowing enterprises to plug in new services or upgrade existing services in a granular approach.

Question 26

A web service is an open-standards way of supporting interoperability.Web services are application programming interfaces (API) that can be accessed over a network, such as the Internet, and executed on a remote system hosting the requested services.

Question 27

Which of the following describes agile?

A)Fast and efficient
B)Small and nimble
C)Lower cost
D)All of the above

Question 28

A service is the capability of services to be joined together on demand to create composite services, or disassembled just as easily into their functional component.

Question 29

A service is a business task.

Question 30

Interoperability is the capability of two or more computer systems to share data and resources, even though they are made by different manufacturers.

Question 31

Loose coupling is the capability of services to be joined together on demand to create composite services, or disassembled just as easily into their functional component.

Question 32

Loose coupling is the capability of two or more computer systems to share data and resources, even though they are made by different manufacturers.

Question 33

The waterfall approach is a business-driven enterprise architecture that supports integrating a business as linked, repeatable activities, tasks, or services.

Question 34

Interoperability is a business task.

Question 35

An SOA service is simply a business task, such as checking a potential customer's credit rating when opening a new account.

Question 36

What consists of a series of tiny projects?

A)Waterfall methodology
B)Iterative development
C)Agile methodology
D)All of these

Question 37

Extensible Markup Language is an open-standards way of supporting interoperability.

Question 38

Which methodology aims for customer satisfaction through early and continuous delivery of useful software components developed by an iterative process with a design point that uses the bare minimum requirements?

A)RAD methodology
B)Agile methodology
C)Waterfall methodology
D)Extreme programming

Question 39

Service-oriented architecture (SOA) is a business-driven enterprise architecture that supports integrating a business as linked, repeatable activities, tasks, or services.

Question 40

Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a markup language for documents, containing structured information.

Question 41

Which gate in the RUP methodology includes building and developing the product?

A)Gate one
B)Gate two
C)Gate three
D)Gate four

Question 42

What is an activity-based process in which each phase in the SDLC is performed sequentially from planning through implementation and maintenance?

A)RAD methodology
B)Agile methodology
C)Waterfall methodology
D)Extreme programming

Question 43

Which of the following is not a primary form of agile methodology?

A)RAD
B)SDLC
C)RUP
D)scrum

Question 44

How many days is a typical sprint in the scrum methodology?

A)2 days
B)10 days
C)30 days
D)90 days

Question 45

What is the success rate for a project using the waterfall methodology?

A)1 in 10
B)2 in 10
C)4 in 10
D)8 in 10

Question 46

What breaks a project into tiny phases, each of which must be completed before developers can continue on to the next phase?

A)RAD methodology
B)Agile methodology
C)Waterfall methodology
D)Extreme programming

Question 47

Which of the following is not one of the four gates in the RUP methodology?

A)Inception
B)Collaboration
C)Construction
D)Transition

Question 48

Which gate in the RUP methodology includes building and developing the project?

A)Inception
B)Elaboration
C)Construction
D)Transition

Question 49

What emphasizes extensive user involvement in the rapid and evolutionary construction of working prototypes of a system to accelerate the systems development process?

A)RAD methodology
B)Agile methodology
C)Waterfall methodology
D)Extreme programming

Question 50

Which methodology ends each day or begins with a stand-up meeting to monitor and control the development effort?

A)scrum
B)XP
C)RUP
D)RAD

Question 51

Which gate in the RUP methodology expands on the agreed-upon details of the system, including the ability to provide an architecture to support and build it?

A)Gate one
B)Gate two
C)Gate three
D)Gate four

Question 52

Which gate in the RUP methodology expands on the agreed-upon details of the system, including the ability to provide an architecture to support and build it?

A)Inception
B)Elaboration
C)Construction
D)Transition

Question 53

Which methodology is owned by IBM?

A)scrum
B)XP
C)RAD
D)RUP

Question 54

Which methodology uses small teams to produce small pieces of deliverable software using sprints, or 30-day intervals, to achieve an appointed goal?

A)scrum
B)XP
C)RUP
D)RAD

Question 55

Which methodology provides a framework for breaking down the development of software into four gates?

A)scrum
B)XP
C)RAD
D)RUP

Question 56

Which gate in the RUP methodology is elaboration?

A)Gate one
B)Gate two
C)Gate three
D)Gate four

Question 57

Which of the following is a fundamental of the RAD methodology?

A)Focus initially on creating a prototype that looks and acts like the desired system.
B)Actively involve system users in the analysis, design, and development phases.
C)Accelerate collecting the business requirements through an interactive and iterative construction approach.
D)All of the above.

Question 58

Which gate in the RUP methodology answers questions addressing ownership of the system and training of key personnel?

A)Gate one
B)Gate two
C)Gate three
D)Gate four

Question 59

Which gate in the RUP methodology ensures that all stakeholders have a shared understanding of the proposed system and what it will do?

A)Gate one
B)Gate two
C)Gate three
D)Gate four

Question 60

Which gate in the RUP methodology is inception?

A)Gate one
B)Gate two
C)Gate three
D)Gate four

Question 61

Which of the following is a business task?

A)Service-oriented architecture
B)Service
C)Loose coupling
D)Interoperability

Question 62

Which gate in the RUP methodology is transition?

A)Gate one
B)Gate two
C)Gate three
D)Gate four

Question 63

What is loose coupling?

A)A business-driven enterprise architecture that supports integrating a business as linked, repeatable activities, tasks, or services.
B)A business task.
C)The capability of services to be joined together on demand to create composite services, or disassembled just as easily into their functional component.
D)The capability of two or more computer systems to share data and resources, even though they are made by different manufacturers.

Question 64

What is a business-driven enterprise architecture that supports integrating a business as linked, repeatable activities, tasks, or services?

A)Service-oriented architecture
B)Service
C)Loose coupling
D)Interoperability

Question 65

What is a markup language for documents, containing structured information?

A)Service-oriented architecture
B)Service
C)Extensible markup language
D)Interoperability

Question 66

Summarize the different software development methodologies.

Question 67

What is a service?

A)A business-driven enterprise architecture that supports integrating a business as linked, repeatable activities, tasks, or services.
B)A business task.
C)The capability of services to be joined together on demand to create composite services, or disassembled just as easily into their functional component.
D)The capability of two or more computer systems to share data and resources, even though they are made by different manufacturers.

Question 68

What is the capability of two or more computer systems to share data and resources, even though they are made by different manufacturers?

A)Service-oriented architecture
B)Service
C)Loose coupling
D)Interoperability

Question 69

Which gate in the RUP methodology is construction?

A)Gate one
B)Gate two
C)Gate three
D)Gate four

Question 70

What is interoperability?

A)A business-driven enterprise architecture that supports integrating a business as linked, repeatable activities, tasks, or services.
B)A business task.
C)The capability of services to be joined together on demand to create composite services, or disassembled just as easily into their functional component.
D)The capability of two or more computer systems to share data and resources, even though they are made by different manufacturers.

Question 71

What is a service-oriented architecture?

A)A business-driven enterprise architecture that supports integrating a business as linked, repeatable activities, tasks, or services.
B)A business task.
C)The capability of services to be joined together on demand to create composite services, or disassembled just as easily into their functional component.
D)The capability of two or more computer systems to share data and resources, even though they are made by different manufacturers.

Question 72

What is the capability of services to be joined together on demand to create composite services, or disassembled just as easily into their functional component?

A)Service-oriented architecture
B)Service
C)Loose coupling
D)Interoperability