Software Development

Question 1

Waterfall

Answer 1

Linear
\+ 
simple
Easy to time scale 
-
Lack of flexibility 
End use not involved in development

Question 2

Rapid Application Development

Answer 2

Successive prototypes each time
Iterative 
\+
User involved
End product match requirement 
-
Regular contact with client 
Not good for large projects or small timescale

Question 3

Spiral Model

Answer 3

Risk driven approach
Risk analysis, prototype, how can we reduce risk, prototype etc 
\+
Focuses on risk
Good for large projects
-
Risk management is specialised
Costly

Question 4

Agile Methodologies and Extreme Programming

Answer 4

Agile is group of methodologies
Iterative

XP: 
Frequent software versions made in short development cycles
Paired programming 
\+
Quality of end code is high 
Efficient 
-
High cost of development 
Heavy collaboration 
Embedded end user in team needed

Question 5

Order of software development

Answer 5

Analysis
Design
Implementation 
Evaluation
Maintenance

ADIEM

Question 6

Documentation

Answer 6

Waterfall, spiral, rapid, extreme

Most to least documentation

Question 7

Addressing Modes

Answer 7

Immediate
Direct
Indirect
Indexed

IIID
(3D)

Question 8

Programming paradigms

Answer 8

Procedural
Object orientated
Declarative (describe problem and computer solves it, SQL)
Functional