Exam 12: Construction

During the construction phase of the SDLC the project manager must coordinate the programming activities performed by the programmers. Identify three coordination activities and provide the advantages of each.

A reference document is designed so the user can learn how to perform a specific computer application function.

What are Hofstede's five dimensions of cultural differences? How could differences in them influence the effectiveness of an information systems development team?

Time required to develop and test user documentation should be built into the project plan.

Three recommended guidelines for writing documentation are to use an active voice, use consistent terms, and use parallel grammatical structures.

The type of documentation designed to be used when the user needs to learn how to perform a specific function is known as _____.

Sara has been assigned by the project manager to serve as the testing manager for the soon-to-be-completed systems project. The project manager has made it clear that this systems project is normal in every way and they are to design a plan that would be similar to the last. They have written a normal testing plan that is very similar to the testing plan followed on the last three projects. What are the four stages of tests Sara should include in their testing plan and what is the ideal type of test to be performed for each stage.

The number of errors found will be lowest in the unit testing stage of testing.

Unit test is the type of test performed to ensure that a class is performing the function as it is defined in the program specifications.

A reference document describes how to perform a business task that typically requires several computer functions or steps.

Integration tests focus on one unit, program, or class that performs a specific function.

Paper-based user documentation is simpler to use because it is more familiar to users, is easier to flip through to gain a general understanding of its organization and topics, and can be used far away from the computer itself.

Identify three types of user documentation. Contrast when each form of documentation should be used.

A(n) _____ defines a series of tests that will be conducted to identify errors in programming.

If cost is a critical issue, a reasonable solution is to assign lower cost programmers to the project.