SDD - Developmental Methodologies

Question 1

What are the 6 stages of the software development process

Answer 1

1. Analysis
2. Design
3. Implementation
4. Testing
5. Documentation
6. Evaluation

Question 2

What happens in the analysis stage

Answer 2

Given a problem, identify what a program is meant to do

Question 3

What happens in the design stage

Answer 3

Use tools such as pseudocode, strcuture diagrams, flowcharts and wireframes to set out the functionality and interface of the program

Question 4

What happens in the implementation stage

Answer 4

Write the program

Question 5

What happens in the testing stage

Answer 5

Check that the program works as exceted and has no errors

Question 6

What happens in the documentation stage

Answer 6

Collect the documents which are generated at each phase of the software development proess

Question 7

What happens in the evaluation stage

Answer 7

Review the program to check if it:
- is fit for purpose
-makes efficent use of code
-is robust
- is readable

Question 8

Why can the software design stage be described as iterative

Answer 8

Stages can be revisited upon completion.

Question 9

Give an example of the software development process of being iterative

Answer 9

testing the process may return to the implementation stage to fix any programming errors, or the design stage to fix any desogn errors