CompSci - Systems Analysis

Question 1

Waterfall Lifecycle

Answer 1

Development stages during system development are completed sequentially, and must be discussed and agreed on before moving on and the stage becoming fixed.

Question 2

Waterfall Benefits

Answer 2

Strong structure
Easier to plan
Clear responsibilities

Question 3

Waterfall Disadvantages

Answer 3

Rigidity
Large volume of documentation
Little ability to make changes
Relies on well understood user requirements (hard for users to fully articulate this without prototypes)

Question 4

Code of Conduct

Answer 4

Outlines the rules and guidelines that employees and stakeholders must follow.

Question 5

Code of Conduct Purpose

Answer 5

Physical and cyber security
Consistent and fair set of rules
Organisation’s goals and objectives are outlien

Question 6

Agile Lifecycle

Answer 6

The project is broken down into development cycles after each feedback is provided by stakeholders and acted upon, instead of completing each stage in blocks

Question 7

Agile Benefits

Answer 7

Flexibility
More stakeholder involvement
Better product due to feedback

Question 8

Agile Disadvantages

Answer 8

Unpredictable in resources needed
Customer communication required
Over-expand the scope

Question 9

Systems Analysis Documentation

Answer 9

Feasibility: Feasibility report
Systems analysis: Existing solutions, requirements specification
Design: UI design, flowcharts and pseudocode, algorithms
Testing: Test methods and results
Documentation: User documentation, technical documentation