Software Development Approaches

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  • 1. 

    What must a user have before he decides to use an END USER approach ?

    • A.

      Skills in computer programming

    • B.

      Skills with a software package that will suit his purpose

    • C.

      Lots of time and money

    • D.

      Access to existing code that can be adapted or inserted into his own solution.

    Correct Answer
    B. Skills with a software package that will suit his purpose
    Explanation
    B is correct as users need to be able to adapt a software application to solve his problem

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  • 2. 

    Which SDD approach is likely to take the longest time ?

    • A.

      Structured Approach

    • B.

      Prototyping

    • C.

      RAD

    • D.

      End User

    Correct Answer
    A. Structured Approach
    Explanation
    A is correct because the structured approach is very time consumming because it is meticulous, and follows a step by step proceedure.

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  • 3. 

    An EVOLUTIONARY prototype can be described as?

    • A.

      One that is only used once

    • B.

      One that will change after it has been used for a few years

    • C.

      One that might be changed during the development process

    • D.

      The final model of the software solution

    Correct Answer
    C. One that might be changed during the development process
    Explanation
    C is correct because the idea is that the prototype EVOLVES into newer better versions during the development process.

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  • 4. 

    When a prototype is used to establish early user expectations but is not further developed, this is known as a ?

    • A.

      Concept prototype

    • B.

      Evolutionary prototype

    • C.

      Theoretical prototype

    • D.

      First prototype

    Correct Answer
    A. Concept prototype
    Explanation
    It is a concept prototype because it is an idea only at this stage

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  • 5. 

    How many approaches to software development do we study ?

    • A.

      1

    • B.

      5

    • C.

      3

    • D.

      2

    • E.

      4

    Correct Answer
    B. 5
    Explanation
    There are 5 approaches
    Structured
    End User
    Agile
    Prototype
    Rapid

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