Lecture 1 - OO Analysis and Design Development Processes

Question 1

Software engineering is a discipline for…

Answer 1

the systematic production and maintenance of quality software in a team setting

Question 2

What are the characteristics of quality software? (4)

Answer 2

• (relatively) fault free
• delivered on time
• within budget
• satisfies user’s needs

Question 3

What are the 5 things SE is concerned with?

Answer 3

• Products
• Processes
• Power tools
• People
• Principles

Question 4

External deliverables and internal products concerns what aspect of SE?

Answer 4

Products

Question 5

TF: User manual and installation guide are examples of internal paper documents.

Answer 5

False. External paper documents

Question 6

TF: Requirements document, architectural design, interface specification are examples of internal paper documents

Answer 6

True

Question 7

TF: Processes aspect of SE are guiding lights offering permanence in a rapidly changing discipline

Answer 7

False. This concerns the Principles aspect of SE

Question 8

TF: Principles aspect of SE is concerned with how software is created, how quality is evaluated

Answer 8

False. This concerns the Processes aspect of SE

Question 9

TF: Configuration management, CASE tools, documentation are related to the Power Tools aspect of SE

Answer 9

True

Question 10

TF: Technical skills, managerial skills, and social skills are related to the People aspect of SE

Answer 10

True

Question 11

Critical issues and complexities that are inherent to the problem being solved is considered an…

Answer 11

Essential complexity

Question 12

TF: Essential complexities take up a small portion of developers’ time

Answer 12

False. Take up the majority of developers’ time

Question 13

Complexities that arise from the ways we develop software considered an

Answer 13

Accidental (incidental) complexity

Question 14

TF: Imperfect specification is not an example of accidental complexity

Answer 14

False

Question 15

Limitation on computer speed and memory is an example of which type of complexity?

Answer 15

Accidental complexity

Question 16

TF: How people are organized is an example of essential complexity

Answer 16

False. Example of accidental complexity

Question 17

What is the worst problem faced by IT managers?

Answer 17

Meeting deadlines

Question 18

What are the two types of maintenance?

Answer 18

• remedial maintenance
• adaptive maintenance

Question 19

Time spent fixing bugs is what type of maintenance?

Answer 19

remedial maintenance

Question 20

Changing user needs or accommodating new hardware and OS constraints is what type of maintenance?

Answer 20

adaptive maintenance

Question 21

Can you ever assume that a piece of software is bug free?

Answer 21

No

Question 22

The elements of the business cycle are… (4)

Answer 22

• Inspection
• Elaboration
• Construction
• Transition

Question 23

specify vision, business case is related to which part of the business cycle?

Answer 23

Inspection

Question 24

Plan activities and resources is related to which part of the business cycle?

Answer 24

Elaboration

Question 25

Building the product is related to which part of the business cycle?

Answer 25

Construction

Question 26

Delivery of the product to the user's community; training, support, maintenance are related to which part of the business cycle?

Answer 26

Transition

Question 27

What are Milestones?

Answer 27

Tangible indicators of progress

Question 28

The business cycle is related to which perspective?

Answer 28

Managerial perspective

Question 29

Milestones are related to which perspective?

Answer 29

Technical perspective

Question 30

What is one of the downsides of compromise in conflict resolution?

Answer 30

Often avoids the real issue

Question 31

In conflict resolution, when one person insists on getting his way, this is called...

Answer 31

Forcing

Question 32

The most effective strategy for conflict resolution which involves pinpointing the real issue of disagreement and discussing alternatives openly is...

Answer 32

Confrontation

Question 33

TF: Design involves engineering a solution to the problem

Answer 33

True

Question 34

TF: Requirements involves figuring out the problem and what the stakeholders want

Answer 34

True

Question 35

An emphasis on finding and describing the objects or concepts in the problem design is...

Answer 35

Object-oriented analysis

Question 36

An emphasis on defining software objects and how they collaborate to fulfill the requirements is...

Answer 36

Object-oriented design (object design)

Question 37

In team formation, which stage establishes the team purpose, membership, skills, and roles?

Answer 37

Forming

Question 38

In team formation, which stage develops a strategy or mode of working together?

Answer 38

Storming

Question 39

In team formation, which stage forms a coherent team that collects and processes information?

Answer 39

Norming

Question 40

In team formation, which stage produces?

Answer 40

Performing