Chapter 1 Quiz Questions

Which of the following are delivered after the completion of the implementation phase?

Code, documentation, training procedures, and support capabilities

Under the five critical factors "Thrives in a culture where people feel comfortable and empowered by having many degrees of freedom" is related to which factor?

Culture

Which of the following is NOT a general type of CASE tools?

Debuggers

Which of the following are delivered after the completion of analysis phase?

Description of current system and where problems and opportunities are with a general recommendation on how to fix, enhance, or replace current system

Which of the following are delivered after the completion of planning phase?

Description of current system and where problems and opportunities are with a general recommendation on how to fix, enhance, or replace current system

In which phase of the SDLC is the description of the recommended solution converted into logical and then physical system specifications?

Design

Which of the following CASE tools is useful in the project initiation and planning phase of the SDLC?

Documentation generators

________ are large, complex systems that consist of a series of independent system modules.

Enterprise-wide systems

Which of the following is NOT true regarding iterative development?

Feedback is not provided to developers and customers.

________ is/are the property that occurs when entity types or object classes are arranged in a hierarchy and each entity type or object class assumes the attributes and methods of its ancestors, that is, those higher up in the hierarchy.

Inheritance

Which of the following is NOT a feature of eXtreme Programming?

Long cycles

The structure that encapsulates attributes and methods that operate on those attributes is called a(n) ________.

Object

A logical grouping of objects that have the same attributes and behaviors is known as a(n) ________.

Object class

________ is/are often called the third approach to systems development, after the process oriented and data-oriented approaches.

Object-oriented analysis and design

Which of the following is NOT a part of the Evolutionary model of the SDLC process?

Procedure

Which of the following is the best known Agile development methodology?

eXtreme Programming

The first procedural, or third-generation, computer programming languages did not become available until the beginning of the ________.

1960s

A specialized systems development life cycle is mainly required for ________.

An organization that does not need all phases of the systems development life cycle or needs to modify phases

Which of the following CASE tools is useful in the analysis phase of the SDLC?

Diagramming

In the inception phase, which of the following is NOT performed by the analysts?

Implement the project

In which phase of the SDLC is the information system coded, tested, installed, and supported in the organization?

Implementation

Which of the following is a component of the Maintenance phase of the SDLC?

New versions or releases of software with associated updates to documentation, training, and support

Systems development methodologies and techniques which are based on objects rather than data or processes are known as ________.

Object-oriented analysis and design

In which phase of the SDLC are the system requirements studied and structured?

Analysis

________ is designed to support organizational functions or processes.

Application software

________ would be classified as software designed to support the payroll function.

Application software

Which is the fourth phase in a SDLC cycle?

Implementation

Which of the below is NOT a true statement regarding the SDLC?

It is a rapid method to prototype and develop an application.

In which design phase of the SDLC are all functional features of the system chosen for development in analysis described independently of any computer platform?

Logical design

Which of the following is one of three key principles shared by the Agile Methodologies?

NOT A focus on predictive methodologies OR A focus on roles

________ is/are the process(es) that an analyst will follow to help ensure that his work is complete, well-done, and understood by project team members.

NOT Data flow OR Methodologies

Which of the following is NOT a phase in the Rational Unified Process?

NOT Elaboration

Under eXtreme Programming, ________ and ________ are intimately related parts of the same process.

Coding; testing

Because computers were so expensive, computer memory was also at a premium, so system developers conserved as much memory as possible for ________.

Data storage

Which SDLC phase focuses on the business aspects of the design?

Logical

Which of the below is NOT considered as the principle as per the agile manifesto?

NOT Working software is the primary measure of progress. OR The best architectures, requirements, and designs emerge from self-organizing teams.

Which of the following activities happens during the SDLC planning phase?

NOT New system requirements are identified OR The high level design is prepared.

________ is/are the final output from the analysis phase.

NOT Physical system specifications OR Work plan for the project

There are five factors that separate agile from traditional approaches to systems development. The factor "Criticality" describes which of the following agile methods factors?

NOT Requires continuous presence of a critical mass of scarce experts

The critical factor "Personnel" is related to which of the following critical factors in distinguishing agile methods from traditional systems development?

NOT Thrives in a culture where people feel comfortable and empowered by having many degrees of freedom OR Well matched to small products and teams

One of the most popular realizations of the iterative approach for object-oriented development is the ________.

NOT eXtreme Programming

In which design phase of the SDLC are logical specifications of the system from logical design transformed into technology-specific details from which all programming and system construction can be accomplished?

Physical design

Compared to traditional coding practices, which of the below is NOT an advantage of pair programming?

Coding written in silos

In which part of the design phase of the SDLC are the logical specifications of the system from logical design transformed into technology-specific details from which all programming and system construction can be accomplished?

Physical design

The critical factor "Dynamism" refers to which of the following agile methods critical factors?

Simple design and continuous refactoring are excellent for highly dynamic environments but a source of potentially expensive rework for highly stable environments.

Which of the below is a true statement regarding the systems development life cycle?

The life cycle can be thought of as a circular process in which the end of the useful life of one system leads to the beginning of another project to develop a new version of or replace an existing system.

Which of the following is NOT a criticism of the traditional waterfall SDLC approach?

Prototypes do not work properly

An integrated and standard database called a ________ is the common method for providing product and tool integration, and has been a key factor in enabling CASE to more easily manage larger, more complex projects and to seamlessly integrate data across various tools and products.

Repository

Which of the below is a traditional methodology used to develop, maintain, and replace information systems?

SDLC

Who has the primary responsibility for the design and analysis of information systems?

Systems analyst

Most organizations find it beneficial to use a standard set of steps, called ________, to develop and support their information systems.

Systems development methodology

Attempts to make systems development less of an art and more of a science are usually referred to as ________.

Systems engineering

What are computer programs that make it easy to use and benefit from techniques and to faithfully follow the guidelines of the overall development methodology?

Tools

Which of the following is a drawback of the traditional waterfall SDLC approach?

Users are locked into requirements.