Quiz 6

Front 1

The process of creating workable systems in a very short period of time is called ________.

. rapid application development

. joint application design

. rapid outsourcing

. object-oriented development

Back 1

rapid application development

Front 2

To adequately respond to new opportunities, companies need to use development processes that ________.

. utilize components which can be assembled into a complete set of services

. are tailor-made specifically for a project

. require more resources to construct than past processes

. are more formal than their predecessors

Back 2

utilize components which can be assembled into a complete set of services

Front 3

The specific term for expediting the delivery of software by breaking a project into smaller projects is ________.

. JAD

. RAD

. agile development

. component based development

Back 3

agile development

Front 4

Structured methodologies cannot handle which of the following?

. modeling processes

. modeling data

. separation of data and processes

. utilization of a data flow diagram

Back 4

modeling data

Front 5

Which of the following terms corresponds with OOD?

. object

. process specifications

. structure chart

. DFD

Back 5

object

Front 6

In OOD, similar objects are grouped together to form a(n) ________.

. inheritance

. hierarchy

. class

. attribute

Back 6

class

Front 7

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of OOD?

. The information system only needs to be evaluated minimally.

. Time spent writing software is reduced because objects are reusable.

. Creation of new software is facilitated by using already developed building blocks.

. Costs are reduced because objects can be reused from one project to another.

Back 7

The information system only needs to be evaluated minimally.

Front 8

Extreme programming is a type of ________.

. joint application design

. agile development

. service-oriented computing

. web redesign

Back 8

agile development

Front 9

Extreme programming does all of the following EXCEPT ________.

. introducing checkpoints to allow customer requirements to be considered

. avoiding programming of features until they are needed

. eliminating code review

. programming in pairs

Back 9

eliminating code review

Front 10

Which of the following is a drawback to extreme programming?

. limited overall design specs

. lack of clarity in code

. programmers and end users do not communicate

. user requirements are somewhat predictable

Back 10

limited overall design specs

Front 11

Which of the following is NOT one of the four basic development activities in XP?

. coding

. testing

. listening

. finalizing

Back 11

finalizing

Front 12

Which of the following is NOT true about testing in XP?

. More testing is preferable to less testing.

. Programmers perform tests by attempting to break the code they have written.

. Code is written for all of the features before testing commences.

. Acceptance tests verify whether customer requirements have been met.

Back 12

Code is written for all of the features before testing commences.

Front 13

The technique of building, trying, refining, and trying again is called a(n) ________ process.

. prototyping

. model building

. acceptance testing

. iterative

Back 13

iterative

Front 14

A preliminary model is called a(n) ________.

. experimental system

. prototype

. end-user interface

. systems life cycle

Back 14

prototype

Front 15

Which of the following is a benefit of prototyping?

. If the prototype is received well by end users, redesign and documentation needs are minimal.

. Large quantities of data can be accommodated.

. Systems are likely to fulfill user requirements. . Since users have been involved in the prototyping, managers can be confident that the system can handle large numbers of users.

Back 15

Systems are likely to fulfill user requirements.

Front 16

What is the first step of prototyping?

. Develop an initial prototype.

. Identify the user's basic requirements.

. Enhance the prototype.

. Use the prototype.

Back 16

Identify the user's basic requirements.

Front 17

Systems life cycle, prototyping, and end-user development are all ________ approaches.

. structured

. object-oriented

. rapid

. alternative systems-building

Back 17

alternative systems-building

Front 18

In OOD, the system is modeled as ________.

. a collection of procedures that are developed according to process specifications

. a top-down oriented structure, with the most detail at the lowest level

. a set of data objects and processes which are logically separate entities

. a collection of objects and the relationships among them

Back 18

a collection of objects and the relationships among them

Front 19

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of RAD?

. capitalizes on user involvement in the development process

. is highly suited for broad-based solutions

. works best with projects of limited scope

. typically does not require a lot of manual coding

Back 19

is highly suited for broad-based solutions

Front 20

A primary differentiator of agile versus predictive methods is that ________.

. predictive methods are more intuitive

. predictive methods are more adaptive

. agile methods are more intuitive

. agile methods are more adaptive

Back 20

agile methods are more adaptive