311 FINAL PRACTICE QUESTIONS

Which is NOT one of the primary areas for risk and feasibility analysis?​

Deployment risks​

Which is NOT a criterion that is used to determine how to define tasks for a work breakdown structure.​

A logical way to determine its predecessor

Which of the following statements best defines what a project is?​

A planned undertaking with a start and stop and that produces a result.

What technique is used to control the scope in an Agile project?​

Keep a prioritized list of required functions

​A(n) ____ version is a system that is stable enough to be tested by end users.

beta

Which of the following best describes the reason why projects fail?​

Undefined project management practices

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

30 days

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

Four weeks

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

System metaphor

The present value of $200,000 development costs in year 0 assuming a 10% discount rate is:

$200,000

According to the Dr Dobbs report on project success what is the approximate percent of Agile or iterative projects that can be considered completely successful?​

65%

​Which of the following is NOT a condition describing a test case?

A set of input data

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

Abstraction

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

All of them (Scrum, Extreme Programming, Unified Process)

When the project team asks "Are our working relationships with the user effective?" it is doing what?

An end of iteration review

The net present value for a year is calculated by _______.​

Applying the discount factor to the combination of benefits and costs

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

Are you meeting your scheduled deliverables?

Drivers are used extensively in ____ development, because called methods and child modules are developed and unit-tested before their parents are developed.

Bottom up

​Most organizations use a(n) ____ form to propose and document a maintenance change.

Change request

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

Complete beta test

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

Configuration and change management

​The creation of a work breakdown structure is helpful in the development of what?

Detailed work schedule

What is the primary goal in Agile Modeling?​

Developing software

Which of the following is NOT one of the PMBOK knowledge areas?​

Documentation management

​Often the deployment of a new system will require training. What groups typically may require training?

End users and system operators

Which of the following is NOT one of the activities of the second core process to plan and monitor the project.​

Estimate the project length

​Which is NOT a reason that a full parallel deployment and operation may not be practical?

Insufficient training for the new system while using old system

​If one class calls a method in another class, but uses the wrong API method names, this is would be an error that would first be identified by what kind of test?

Integration test

​An error condition consisting of an error in the passing of parameters -- a method passes or returns an unexpected value such as a negative price -- is usually found in what kind of testing?

Integration testing

Which is NOT one of the primary characteristic of unit testing:

It requires the use of a test driver.

Under input, process, output (IPO) development order, programs or methods that ____ are developed first.

Obtain external input

The fear of using a computer (computer phobia) is a type of _______ risk.​

Organizational risk

Which of the following is also called a steering committee?

Oversight committee

Which of the following is also called a steering committee?​

Oversight committee

The time from the deployment of a new system until the break-even point is reached is sometimes called the ______.​

Payback period

A stress test is also called a _____ test.

Performance

Which of the following principles of project management evaluates Requests for Proposals?​

Procurement Management

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

Produce rough estimates of cost and schedule​

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

Product owner

​Which of the following is a disadvantage of top-down program development order as compared to bottom-up program development order?

Programming staff are not immediately put to work.

The organization and direction of other people to achieve a planned result within a predetermined schedule and budget is called what?​

Project management

​Another common name for a production version is a(n) ______.

Release version

Usually the highest cost for the development and deployment of a new system is _____.​

Salaries of the development team

Missing milestones on a project may be an indication of project that has high _______ risk.​

Schedule

Which of the following is NOT one of the activities associated with staffing the project team?​

Setting up programming rules and guidelines.

A build and smoke test is often performed how frequently?

Several times a week

The acronym SCCS is an abbreviation of ____.

Source code control system

A ____ combines three components: the problem description, the business benefits, and the system capabilities.​

System vision document

Scrum focuses primarily on the ____ level

Team

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.​

Technique

​Which of the following is a major advantage of input, process, output development order?

Testing is more straightforward

​Estimating the effort required and identifying task dependencies is usually part of the work to create what?

The detailed work schedule

Under which of the following circumstances might a direct deployment be a good choice?

The new system is not replacing an older system.

Project Quality Management is different for Agile projects because they place heavy emphasis in what additional area?​

The quality of the project processes

Which of the following is an advantage of top-down program development order as compared to bottom-up program development order?

There is always a working and testable version.

Which of the following is NOT a standard reason for initiating a system development project.​

To reduce staffing requirements

​Which would be the least desirable reason to initiate a new development project?

To take advantage of new technology

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

To understand what you are building and to communicate the solution

​A principle of iterative development is to implement the high-risk components of the system first. This approach best falls into what kind of development paradigm?

Use-case-driven development

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

User stories

The first XP development activity is creating ____.​

User stories

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

Waterfall Model

Which of the following is NOT a common question asked by the client before giving project approval?​

Who is the project manager?

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

Working software over comprehensive documentation

​A(n) ____ test is a test performed to determine whether the system fulfills user requirements.

acceptance

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

adaptive

​A(n) ____ version is a system that is incomplete but ready for some level of rigorous testing.

alpha

​A maintenance change typically skims or skips the ____ activities of the system development life cycle (SDLC).

analysis

Which of the following is NOT one of the external responsibilities of a project manager?​

assess project risks

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

configuration and change management

​The primary advantage of ____ deployment is its simplicity.

direct

Which is NOT an activity associated with establishing the project environment?​

identify staffing requirements

____ testing tests the behavior of a group of modules or methods.

integration

​Which is NOT one of the types of items that is tested during system testing?

interfaces

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

iteration

Which of the following is NOT a typically used development order for program modules?

left-to-right

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

maintain core models to verify past decisions

A minor production release, called a(n) ____ version, provides bug fixes and small changes to existing features.

maintenance

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

model

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

modified waterfall

Which of the following is NOT an XP practice?​

no required coding standards

​In a ____ deployment, the system is installed and brought into operation in a series of steps.

phased

​The primary disadvantage of ____ deployment is increased complexity.

phased

The UP life cycle model includes all of the following:​

phases, disciplines, and iterations​

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

planning a series of iterations

​A(n) ____ version is a system version created for long-term release to users.

production

​Complex modifications to database structure for a new system may require ____ the data after the changes.

reloading

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

support phase

​____ testing examines the behavior of an entire subsystem or independent subsystem with respect to technical and user requirements.

systems

​A ____ system is a copy of the production system that is modified to test a maintenance change.

test

The primary purpose and benefit of a build and smoke test is to _______ .

test integration problems

Given a project schedule with all tasks connected with one-way arrows and task durations. The critical path is _____.​

the longest path through the network

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

the requirements are uncertain

The goal of _______ is to identify and fix as many errors as possible before units are combined into larger software units.

unit testing

Which of the following is NOT one of the internal responsibilities of a project manager?​

​Develop specifications

Which of the following is a disadvantage of parallel deployment?

​The need to acquire extra space for computer equipment and personnel

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

​Training the users

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

​incremental development

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

​system development methodology