Software Development Methodologies Quiz

What does SDLC stand for?

• Software Development Life Cycle

• System Development Life Cycle

• Software Design and Life Cycle

• System Design and Life Cycle

Which stage of the software life cycle involves working out what the finished system needs to do?

• Analysis and Design

• Requirements

• Feasibility

• Implementation

What is the main characteristic of the waterfall model?

• Short time-boxed periods

• Well-defined start and end points

• Risk-driven approach

• Iterative development

Which methodology involves producing successive prototypes of the software until a final version is produced?

• Rapid Application Development

• Agile

• Spiral

• Waterfall

What is the main focus of the spiral model?

• Producing high quality code

• Iterative development

• Short time-boxed periods

• Risk-driven approach

What is the core concept of agile methodologies?

• Continuous integration

• Building each iteration in a sprint cycle

• Producing high quality code

• Collective code ownership

Which methodology aims to produce very high quality code and promote developers' quality of life?

• Extreme Programming

• Spiral

• Agile

• Waterfall

What is the idea behind collective code ownership in extreme programming?

• Every team member being of equal value

• Having two programmers sat side by side

• Producing successive prototypes

• Building each iteration in a sprint cycle

How many stages are there in the software development life cycle according to the video?

• 12

• 5

• 7

• 8

What is the main takeaway regarding the stages of the software development life cycle?

• There are 12 stages

• There are 7 stages

• There are 8 stages including maintenance

• The stages vary depending on the project