Software Development Approaches

A real estate agent has been keeping information on rentalproperties in a spreadsheet. The real estate agency would now like to convert all of the data to a database system as quickly as possible.

What would be the most appropriate system conversion method?

• Direct conversion

• Parallel conversion

• Pilot conversion

• Phased conversion

Under what circumstances is it necessary to create a prototype?

• When only some of the system’s requirements are known

• When only one copy of the program is created

• When the program is not going to be updated

• When the project team does not know where to start

A software developer produces database applications for small businesses operating in a changing environment.

What is an appropriate software development approach they would use?

• Structured approach

• End-user approach

• Event-driven approach

• Rapid applications development

One approach to systems development uses well-defined phases with set tasks and deliverables from each phase.

What is this approach called?

• End-user development

• Phased approach

• Rapid application development

• Structured approach

Which are the two most important roles in determining the requirements for a new system?

• Programmer and systems analyst

• Project manager and systems analyst

• User and programmer

• User and systems analyst

If a small team of developers was employed to solve a computer problem in a restricted amount of time, which software development approach would NOT be suitable?

• Structured

• Prototyping

• Rapid application development

• A combination of rapid application development and prototyping

A software development project involves ongoing communication and combined decision making between the software developer and the client.

Which of the following would best describe the approach used during software development?

• Client empowerment approach

• Data flow approach

• Prototyping approach

• Structured approach

A software development project for a small company is being outsourced. The project has a restricted budget.

Which of the following software development approaches would be the best to use in this situation?

• End user development

• Phased development

• Rapid application development

• Structured development

Which method of implementation is represented by the diagram?

• Pilot

• Phased

• Parallel

• Direct cut-over

Email, Internet Relay Chat, Internet telephony and high-bandwidth peer-to-peer networks allow programmers to communicate instantly around the world, allowing collaboration and the sharing of source code.

Which software technology most relies on these emerging communication methods?

• USB drives

• Graphics cards

• Open source software

• Off-the-shelf software