Software development approaches

An enactable model of a software systems is best known as:

• An operational solution

• A prototype

• a system model

• an operational model

Implementing the solution is the stage where:

• testing of the solution takes place.

• determining the requirements takes place.

• coding in a programming language takes place.

• modification of the solution takes place.

A software solution that is high in complexity, requiring absolute reliability coupled with extensive development timeframes would most likely be developed using which approach?

• The structured approach.

• The prototyping approach.

• The RAD approach.

• The end user approach.

For the prototyping approach to be successful, which element may be considered to be the most important?

• Precisely known requirements prior to commencement of the project.

• expert programming skills

• strong communication between developer and the users

• a detailed system analysis proper to commencement of project

keeping accurate documentation with regards to the development of a software projects is especially important in the case of which approach?

• The structured approach.

• The prototyping approach.

• Both the structured and the prototyping approach.

• No documentation is required.

The software development approach that is characterised by distinct stages Is the?

• Structured approach

• rapid application development approach

• prototyping approach

• end user approach.

Pseudocode is an example of a(n):

• data structure

• algorithm description language

• flowchart

• programming language

With regards to the structured approach, the relative timing allocated to each step of the project would form part of which stage of development?

• planning and designing

• implementing

• testing and evaluating

• defining and understanding the problem.

which approach produces a series of operational versions of the product.

• RAD approach

• structured approach

• agile approach

• prototyping approach

Hilda and jack are employed by a software company that has gained the contract to develop a highly complex, large-budget software development project. Their particular tasks are to compile a list of outputs, examine these and then create various models detailing the flow of data through the proposed system. Hilda and jack could be described as:

• System programmers

• system analysts

• end users

• system testers