Software Development Process

The Software Development Cycle

Software Life-cycle

​SDLC

The software development lifecycle (SDLC) is the cost-effective and time-efficient process that development teams use to design and build high-quality software. The goal of SDLC is to minimize project risks through forward planning so that software meets customer expectations during production and beyond. This methodology outlines a series of steps that divide the software development process into tasks you can assign, complete, and measure.

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The cost-effective and time-efficient process that development teams use to design and build high-quality software.

• The software development lifecycle (SDLC)

• Hardward development.

• Computer class.

• Mouse development process.

Why is SDLC important?

Software development can be challenging to manage due to changing requirements, technology upgrades, and cross-functional collaboration. The software development lifecycle (SDLC) methodology provides a systematic management framework with specific deliverables at every stage of the software development process. As a result, all stakeholders agree on software development goals and requirements upfront and also have a plan to achieve those goals.

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Why is the SDLC important?

• It isn't.

• It provides a systematic management framework with specific deliverables at every stage of the software development process.

• It makes it harder for software to be accepted.

Planning

The planning phase typically includes tasks like cost-benefit analysis, scheduling, resource estimation, and allocation. The development team collects requirements from several stakeholders such as customers, internal and external experts, and managers to create a software requirement specification document.

The document sets expectations and defines common goals that aid in project planning. The team estimates costs, creates a schedule, and has a detailed plan to achieve their goals.

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This is the earliest phase and includes describing features of the application.

• Planning

• Design

• Coding

• Testing

​Design

In the design phase, software engineers analyze requirements and identify the best solutions to create the software. For example, they may consider integrating pre-existing modules, make technology choices, and identify development tools. They will look at how to best integrate the new software into any existing IT infrastructure the organization may have.

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In this phase, the developer create a detailed plan for developments. It might include brainstorming different ways to create necessary features.

​Coding/Implementation

In the implementation phase, the development team codes the product. They analyze the requirements to identify smaller coding tasks they can do daily to achieve the final result.

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This is the phase in which developer write Source Code

• Design

• Coding

• Testing

• Release

​Testing

The development team combines automation and manual testing to check the software for bugs. Quality analysis includes testing the software for errors and checking if it meets customer requirements. Because many teams immediately test the code they write, the testing phase often runs parallel to the development phase.

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During the testing phase they test the software for errors and check if it meets customer requirements

• True

• False

​Deploy

When teams develop software, they code and test on a different copy of the software than the one that the users have access to. The software that customers use is called production, while other copies are said to be in the build environment, or testing environment.

Having separate build and production environments ensures that customers can continue to use the software even while it is being changed or upgraded. The deployment phase includes several tasks to move the latest build copy to the production environment, such as packaging, environment configuration, and installation.

​Maintainance

In the maintenance phase, among other tasks, the team fixes bugs, resolves customer issues, and manages software changes. In addition, the team monitors overall system performance, security, and user experience to identify new ways to improve the existing software.

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The deployment phase includes several tasks to move the latest build copy to the production environment, such as packaging, environment configuration, and installation.

• False

• True

The Software Development Cycle

Software Life-cycle

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This is the final phase of the software development lifecycle

• Release

• User Experience Testing

• Polling

• Maintenance

The Software Development Cycle

Software Life-cycle

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Which of these represents the order of the design process?

• design, planning, testing, coding, release, maintenance

• maintenance, coding, planning, design, release, testing

• design, planning, maintenance, coding, release, testing

• planning, design, coding, testing, release, maintenance