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Midterm Exam Flashcards

1
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If it takes one pregnant woman nine months to make one baby - What is the shortest amount of time (in months) that nine pregnant women can make one baby?

1
None of the other answers are correct
0
3

A

None of the other answers are correct

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Adding additional people to a late project will make the project: (Select 2)

fail
imperfect
cost more.
later.
use a new production method

A

cost more.
later.

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3
Q

The Mythical Man Month was first published in what year?
1951
1986
1995
1975

A

1975

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What two element of the Computer Games Business are factors in the essays in the Mythical Man Month? (Pick 2)

User Interface
Technical Constraints
Cosplay
Fun
Profits

A

Technical Constraints
Profits

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Given that the textbook is outdated and not directly related to the computer games business, why do we (specifically Becker’s Game Production course) still use it and study it?

(Select all that apply.)
Because the games industry has not established a working production method - there is no ‘right’ way.
So that students will read the book before they enter the games industry
Game Project failures have a parallel in the book.
The essays in the book can predict failures and help prevent them.

A

All of them are correct

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A programmer’s estimate of 1 hour of programming required for a task actually represents how much effort for a completely documented, completely integrated, completely tested, and finalized programming systems product?

6 hours
3 hours
9 hours
1 hours

A

9 hours

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7
Q

In which phase of Computer Games Development should a team spend the majority of their initial development budget?

Production
Prototype
Demo
Beta

A

Demo

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To deliver the Prototype phase, you must be running on the _________ platform

console
test
target release
moving

A

target release

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The major thing to expect in the computer games industry is
Dating Opportunities
Fun
Change
Profits

A

Change

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This type of studio has control of a large, well loved IP (Intellectual Property) and will produce products on a regular cycle to maximize the profits from that IP.
Minor
Middleware
Major
Garage

A

Major

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The ____________ effect is the tendency of the project after the first success to fail.
Brooks
Sophomore Slump
Scheduling
Second System

A

Second System

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What key component of Production was removed and caused the Tower of Babel to fall.
Communication
Time
Planning
Resources

A

Communication

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Studies have shown that programmers spend 50% of their time working - In the book, several of the following were listed as factors taking up the other 50%. Choose all that are correct
TPS Reports
Higher Priority shorter unrelated jobs
Paperwork
Machine Downtime

A

Higher Priority shorter unrelated jobs
Paperwork
Machine Downtime

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The current best practice for Project communication on most gaming projects is:
Printed Design documents in Project books
Shared Design Wikis
Personal Communication
Design Meeting notes

A

Shared Design Wikis

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A dependency is a link between two _________ in CPM scheduling.
milestones
resources
pages
tasks

A

tasks

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16
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Which of the following are typical in Organic Development?

Choose all that are correct:
All work is internally QA’d
Single Point of Failures on the team
Daily standup meetings are held
All developers are highly productive

A

All work is internally QA’d
Single Point of Failures on the team
All developers are highly productive

17
Q

The CP in CPM scheduling stands for:
Clear Planning
Correct Path
Critical Path

A

Critical Path

18
Q

Before any production work has started, the best production method for determining a budget and planned project completion date is:

Kanban
Organic
Agile/Scrum
CPM

A

CPM

19
Q

Which team members are typically NOT involved in project plans and estimating the tasks when developing a project CPM schedule?
Executives
Individual Contributors
Producer
Team Leads

A

Individual Contributors

20
Q

In the book, a Heinlein story about building a rocket to the moon is used to illustrate the Producer and Director division of labor. However, Brooks uses different definitions of Producer and Director than I have taught in class.

According to the definitions you have learned in class - the Rocket Scientist Coster represents the _____________ of the project, and his underling Jock Berkeley represents the ___________.

Mario, Luigi
Marketing, Design
Director, Producer
Producer, Project Manager

A

Producer, Project Manager

21
Q

For this week, you were tasked with reading Chapter 14, Hatching a Catastrophe.

Which development method in this class directly addresses each of the concerns raised in this chapter?
Waterfall/CPM
Agile
Organic
Kanban

A

Agile

22
Q

For this week, you were tasked with reading Chapter 14, Hatching a Catastrophe.

As per this chapter and the government research it references - underestimates of a task’s duration first begin to surface about ________ weeks before the task is due.

This is why it is highly recommended that a sprint duration be no greater than ___________ weeks.
five
one
nine
three

A

three

23
Q

For this week, you were tasked with reading Chapter 14, Hatching a Catastrophe.

Given:
The knowledge worker knows best how to complete a task.
The manager is responsible if the task is late, and must intercede with the knowledge worker if a task is late.

There is a built in conflict for the worker to report an accurate status to the manager for any given task.

True
False

A

True

24
Q

For this week, you were tasked with reading Chapter 14, Hatching a Catastrophe.

The author describes his own ‘Plans and Controls’ group - a set of referees tasked only with updating the CPM schedule full time on his large scale software project.

The size of this group was:
Two to four full time Producers
Five full time managers
One to Three full time employees
One Part Time Manager

A

One to Three full time employees

25
Q

For this week, you were tasked with reading Chapter 14, Hatching a Catastrophe.

As has been mentioned before and is re-iterated in this chapter - the most valuable part of using a PERT (CPM) chart is:
using it to communicate status.
updating it daily.
monitoring it.
preparing it.

A

preparing it.

26
Q

A Kanban board refers to:
The certification required to manage Kanban
A white or peg board in the workspace
A group of people who make decisions
The usefulness of having a good solid piece of wood in your hand while managing software development.

A

A white or peg board in the workspace

27
Q

Which of these is not required to set up a Kanban board:
Task Description
Resources
Task Duration
Workflow sequence

A

Task Duration

28
Q

Kanban is best used to expose:
workflow problems
poor design decisions
expected project delays
budget projections

A

workflow problems

29
Q

The software used to track Kanban is:
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
none
Microsoft Project

A

none

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