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2.1 Flashcards

1
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Business applications are often developed by …

A

extending and modifying existing systems

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2
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The 4 activities of software processes is …

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Specification, design and implementation, validation, and evolution

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3
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The ______ model takes the 4 fundamental process activities and represents them as separate process phases

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waterfall

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4
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Incremental development …

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interleaves the activities of specification, development, and validation

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5
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Reuse oriented software engineering is based on the existence of a significant number of ______ components

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reusable

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6
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The 3 development models are not _______ ________

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mutually exclusive

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What are the 5 principle stages of the waterfall model?

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  1. Requirements analysis and definition
  2. System and software design
  3. Implementation and unit testing
  4. Integration and system testing
  5. Operation and maintenance
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8
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The result of each phase in the waterfall model is usually _______

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signed-off

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9
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The following phases of the waterfall model should not start until the previous phase has been _______

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approved

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10
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Since redoing work is costly using the waterfall model, …

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it is normal to freeze after a certain amount of iterations and continue with the development process

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Frozen problems resulting from the waterfall model are either …

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left for later resolution, ignored, or programmed around

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12
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The waterfall model should only be used when the ______ are well understood and _________ is produced at each phase

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requirements, documentation

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Incremental development is based on developing an ________ implementation, _________ this to user comment, and then _________ it through several versions until and adequate system has been developed

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initial, exposing, evolving

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14
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Specification, development, and validation activities are ___________ in the incremental model

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interleaved

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15
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_________ software development, which is a fundamental part of agile approaches, is better than the ________ approach for most businesses

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Incremental, waterfall

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16
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Early stages of the system with incremental software development are the most ________ features

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important

17
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With the incremental model, the ____ of changing customer requirements is reduced

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cost

18
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With the incremental model, it is ______ to get customer feedback on the development work that has been done

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easier

19
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With the incremental model, useful software, though not necessarily complete, can be _______ faster

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deployed

20
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From a management perspective, a problem with the incremental approach is that the process is not _______

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visible

21
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From a management perspective, a problem with the incremental approach is that system _______ tends to degrade as new _______ are added

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structure, features

22
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Other than specification and validation, what are the 4 other stages in a reuse-oriented process?

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  1. Component analysis
  2. Requirements modification
  3. System design with reuse
  4. Development and integration
23
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During the component analysis phase of a reuse-oriented process, a _____ is made for components to implement the specification

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search

24
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During the _______ ________ phase of a reuse-oriented process, the requirements are modified to reflect the capabilities of the components. If they cannot be modified, _______ _______ is done again

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requirements modification, component analysis

25
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During the system design with reuse phase of a reuse-oriented process, the _______ of the system is ________

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framework, designed

26
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During the development and integration phase of a reuse-oriented process, the software that cannot be externally procured is _______

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developed

27
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What are the 3 types of software components that can be used in a reuse-oriented process?

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  1. Web services that are developed to a standard
  2. Collections of objects that are developed as a package to be integrated with a framework
  3. Stand-alone software systems

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