Question 1

What is the design phase in the SDLC?

Accepted Answer

A)  Involves establishing a high-level plan of the intended project and determining project goals. 
B)  Involves analyzing end-user business requirements and refining project goals into defined functions and operations of the intended system. 
C)  Involves describing the desired features and operations of the system. 
D)  Involves placing the system into production so users can begin to perform actual business operations with the system. 
A)  Involves establishing a high-level plan of the intended project and determining project goals. 
B)  Involves analyzing end-user business requirements and refining project goals into defined functions and operations of the intended system. 
C)  Involves describing the desired features and operations of the system. 
D)  Involves placing the system into production so users can begin to perform actual business operations with the system.

Question 2

Which of the following is not one of the four gates in the RUP methodology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Inception 
B)  Collaboration 
C)  Construction 
D)  Transition 
A)  Inception 
B)  Collaboration 
C)  Construction 
D)  Transition

Question 3

Which methodology uses small teams to produce small pieces of deliverable software using sprints,or 30-day intervals,to achieve an appointed goal?

Accepted Answer

A)  Scrum 
B)  XP 
C)  RUP 
D)  RAD 
A)  Scrum 
B)  XP 
C)  RUP 
D)  RAD

Question 4

Which of the following is not one of the primary principles an organization should follow for successful agile software development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slash the budget. 
B)  Keep requirements to a minimum. 
C)  Test and deliver infrequently. 
D)  Assign non-IT executives to software projects. 
A)  Slash the budget. 
B)  Keep requirements to a minimum. 
C)  Test and deliver infrequently. 
D)  Assign non-IT executives to software projects.

Question 5

What is an activity-based process in which each phase in the SDLC is performed sequentially from planning through implementation and maintenance?

Accepted Answer

A)  RAD methodology 
B)  Agile methodology 
C)  Waterfall methodology 
D)  Extreme programming 
A)  RAD methodology 
B)  Agile methodology 
C)  Waterfall methodology 
D)  Extreme programming

Question 6

A prototype is a smaller-scale representation or working model of the users' requirements or a proposed design for an information system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Explain why software problems are business problems.

Accepted Answer

Only 28 percent of projects are develope

Question 8

Which phase of the SDLC gathers business requirements?

Accepted Answer

A)  Plan 
B)  Analysis 
C)  Test 
D)  Design 
A)  Plan 
B)  Analysis 
C)  Test 
D)  Design

Question 9

Which gate in the RUP methodology includes building and developing the project?

Accepted Answer

A)  Inception 
B)  Elaboration 
C)  Construction 
D)  Transition 
A)  Inception 
B)  Elaboration 
C)  Construction 
D)  Transition

Question 10

What breaks a project into tiny phases,and developers cannot continue on to the next phase until the first phase is complete?

Accepted Answer

A)  RAD methodology 
B)  Agile methodology 
C)  Waterfall methodology 
D)  Extreme programming 
A)  RAD methodology 
B)  Agile methodology 
C)  Waterfall methodology 
D)  Extreme programming

Question 11

What emphasizes extensive user involvement in the rapid and evolutionary construction of working prototypes of a system to accelerate the systems development process?

Accepted Answer

A)  RAD methodology 
B)  Agile methodology 
C)  Waterfall methodology 
D)  Extreme programming
This is the definition of RAD. 
A)  RAD methodology 
B)  Agile methodology 
C)  Waterfall methodology 
D)  Extreme programming
This is the definition of RAD.

Question 12

Which methodology provides a framework for breaking down the development of software into four gates?

Accepted Answer

A)  Scrum 
B)  XP 
C)  RAD 
D)  RUP 
A)  Scrum 
B)  XP 
C)  RAD 
D)  RUP

Question 13

Which of the following is a business-related consequence of successful software?

Accepted Answer

A)  Increased revenues 
B)  Damage to brand reputation 
C)  Incurred liabilities 
D)  All of these 
A)  Increased revenues 
B)  Damage to brand reputation 
C)  Incurred liabilities 
D)  All of these

What is the design phase in the SDLC?

Which of the following is not one of the four gates in the RUP methodology?

Which methodology uses small teams to produce small pieces of deliverable software using sprints,or 30-day intervals,to achieve an appointed goal?

Which of the following is not one of the primary principles an organization should follow for successful agile software development?

What is an activity-based process in which each phase in the SDLC is performed sequentially from planning through implementation and maintenance?

A prototype is a smaller-scale representation or working model of the users' requirements or a proposed design for an information system.

Explain why software problems are business problems.

Which phase of the SDLC gathers business requirements?

Which gate in the RUP methodology includes building and developing the project?

What breaks a project into tiny phases,and developers cannot continue on to the next phase until the first phase is complete?

What emphasizes extensive user involvement in the rapid and evolutionary construction of working prototypes of a system to accelerate the systems development process?

Which methodology provides a framework for breaking down the development of software into four gates?

Which of the following is a business-related consequence of successful software?

Business Driven Technology

Identifying Competitive Advantages

Strategic Initiatives for Implementing Competitive Advantages

Measuring the Success of Strategic Initiatives

Organizational Structures That Support Strategic Initiatives

Valuing Organizational Information

Storing Organizational Information Databases

Accessing Organizational Information Data Warehouse

Enabling the Organization Decision Making

Extending the Organization Supply Chain Management

Building a Customer-Centric Organization Customer Relationship Management

Integrating the Organization From End-To-End Enterprise Resource Planning

Creating Innovative Organizations

E-Business

Creating Collaborative Partnerships

Integrating Wireless Technology in Business

Managing Organizational Projects

Outsourcing in the 21st Century

Developing a 21st-Century Organization

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Exam 17: Building Software to Support an Agile Organization

What is the design phase in the SDLC?

Which of the following is not one of the four gates in the RUP methodology?

Which methodology uses small teams to produce small pieces of deliverable software using sprints,or 30-day intervals,to achieve an appointed goal?

Which of the following is not one of the primary principles an organization should follow for successful agile software development?

What is an activity-based process in which each phase in the SDLC is performed sequentially from planning through implementation and maintenance?

A prototype is a smaller-scale representation or working model of the users' requirements or a proposed design for an information system.

Explain why software problems are business problems.

Which phase of the SDLC gathers business requirements?

Which gate in the RUP methodology includes building and developing the project?

What breaks a project into tiny phases,and developers cannot continue on to the next phase until the first phase is complete?

What emphasizes extensive user involvement in the rapid and evolutionary construction of working prototypes of a system to accelerate the systems development process?

Which methodology provides a framework for breaking down the development of software into four gates?

Which of the following is a business-related consequence of successful software?

Business Driven Technology

Identifying Competitive Advantages

Strategic Initiatives for Implementing Competitive Advantages

Measuring the Success of Strategic Initiatives

Organizational Structures That Support Strategic Initiatives

Valuing Organizational Information

Storing Organizational Information Databases

Accessing Organizational Information Data Warehouse

Enabling the Organization Decision Making

Extending the Organization Supply Chain Management

Building a Customer-Centric Organization Customer Relationship Management

Integrating the Organization From End-To-End Enterprise Resource Planning

Creating Innovative Organizations

E-Business

Creating Collaborative Partnerships

Integrating Wireless Technology in Business

Managing Organizational Projects

Outsourcing in the 21st Century

Developing a 21st-Century Organization

Filters