Chapter 8 Sample 2 Quiz

False

DeMarco and Lister's study on organizations and productivity found direct correlations between productivity and programming language, years of experience, and salary.

False

Integration testing involves testing of each individual component to ensure that it is as defect-free as possible.

False

Testing as a stage is important only at the end of an information technology product development.

True

The quality assurance process involves taking responsibility for quality throughout the project's life cycle.

True

Using Six Sigma principles is an organization-wide commitment and all employees must embrace its principles.

Reliability

_____ is the ability of a product or service to perform as expected under normal conditions.

Conformance To Requirements

_____ means the project's processes and products meet written specifications.

CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration)

_______ helps integrate traditionally separate organizational functions, set process improvement goals and priorities, provide guidance for quality processes, and provide a point of reference for appraising current processes.

Analyze

An important tool used in the _____ phase of the DMAIC process is the fishbone or Ishikawa diagram.

Appraisal Cost

_______ is the cost of evaluating processes and their outputs to ensure that a project is error-free or within an acceptable error range.