Deck 29: Agile Development

Question 1

According to the systems development life cycle (SDLC), the progress from requirements to implementation is nonlinear.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

"Test as you go" is a principle of the SDLC.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Designing only the portions of the system that are needed to complete the current work being done is known as ________ design.

A)waterfall
B)scrum
C)just-in-time
D)frequent

Answer 3

C

Question 4

According to the systems development life cycle (SDLC), the linear progress from requirements to design to implementation is called the ________ method.

A)life cycle
B)waterfall
C)water cycle
D)scrum

Question 5

Extreme programming is one of the alternatives to the systems development life cycle (SDLC).

Question 6

Why is the systems development life cycle (SDLC)called the waterfall method?

A)It does not return to a development phase that has been completed.
B)It uses feedback from team members to schedule tasks.
C)It delivers a working version of the product at frequent intervals.
D)It can be used only for projects on information systems.

Question 7

Agile development methodologies advocate the design of the complete system at the beginning.

Question 8

In software development, where requirements change periodically, the waterfall model works well.

Question 9

The systems development life cycle (SDLC)gained popularity when the U.S.Department of Commerce stipulated that it would be used for all software development contracts.

Question 10

Which of the following is an advantage of using agile techniques over the SDLC?

A)In projects using agile techniques, customers test only the completed version of the product.
B)Changes in systems requirements are incorporated toward the end of the project.
C)System design is completed at the beginning of the project.
D)A working version of the product is delivered frequently during the project.

Question 11

The waterfall model used by the systems development life cycle (SDLC)is suitable for building physical things, such as a runway.

Question 12

The nature of the systems development life cycle (SDLC)denies the fact that system requirements are fuzzy and always changing.

Question 13

The systems development life cycle (SDLC)generates values ________.

A)in the beginning
B)after the design phase
C)at frequent intervals
D)at the very end

Question 14

Agile development methodologies welcome changes in requirements.

Question 15

The systems development life cycle (SDLC)gained popularity because it was stipulated that it would be used for all software development contracts by the U.S.Department of ________.

A)Defense
B)Education
C)Agriculture
D)Commerce

Question 16

The systems development life cycle (SDLC)is falling out of favor because it is very risky.

Question 17

Unlike agile techniques, the systems development life cycle (SDLC)delivers benefits early and often.

Question 18

Which of the following statements indicates why the SDLC is falling out of favor?

A)The system design is revised frequently.
B)It allows the team members to establish the project schedule.
C)It is risky, as no value is generated until the end of the project.
D)Systems requirements do not change during a project.

Question 19

Why is the systems development life cycle (SDLC)losing credibility?

Question 20

The systems development life cycle (SDLC)processes are designed to frequently deliver a working version of a product.

Question 21

According to agile development methodologies, testing never involves business customers.

Question 22

In a scrum, who is a scrum master? What are his or her responsibilities?

Question 23

In the scrum process, a stand-up is a 15-minute team meeting.

Question 24

Agile development methodologies are applicable only to team projects on information systems.

Question 25

In a scrum, who is a product owner?

Question 26

According to the scrum essentials, when is a project said to be done?

Question 27

Scrum essentials encourage minimal documentation.

Question 28

Briefly outline the scrum essentials.

Question 29

Agile development techniques assume that the development teams are unaware of their weaknesses.

Question 30

Which of the following development methodologies is associated with the scrum process?

A)agile development
B)systems development life cycle
C)V-Model
D)rapid application development

Question 31

Which of the following statements is true about the points system?

A)Points are assigned by the clients at the beginning of the project.
B)The most difficult task is assigned a point score of 1.
C)Consecutive integers are used to award point scores to tasks.
D)Points estimate the relative difficulty, rather than the relative duration of tasks.

Question 32

According to scrum essentials, the first step of each work period is to ________.

A)conduct team meets
B)determine tasks to perform
C)select requirements to consider
D)deliver a working version

Question 33

The function of a scrum master is to ________.

A)stop the misuse of meeting time
B)change product requirements and their priority
C)test programs on a regular basis
D)develop the database design

Question 34

What are the principles of agile development methodologies?

Question 35

In paired programming, two computers are used by the same programmer.

Question 36

Just-in-time design may lead to substantial revision of the work product produced previously in the project.

Question 37

Diana and her team are working on developing a software to manage accounting processes for a firm.Her team is following the scrum methodology, and Diana is the only person who has the authority to make changes in the requirements and priority of the project.This makes Diana the ________ of the team.

A)scrum master
B)product owner
C)database designer
D)business analyst

Question 38

Who are considered scrum team members?

Question 39

Agile development methodologies discourage interaction between developers and customers.

Question 40

Which of the following is true of paired programming?

A)Two team members get together and write two separate programs.
B)Two members share the same computer and write a program together.
C)A team member writes two programs.
D)A team member and the customer pair up to write a program.

Question 41

A team uses its ________ to determine how many requirements it can commit to accomplishing in the next scrum period.

A)velocity
B)capacity
C)momentum
D)vector

Question 42

Scrum is distinguished from other agile development methodologies, in part, by the way that it uses requirements to drive planning and scheduling.

Question 43

Which of the following is a characteristic that makes agile development a valid systems development process?

A)Team iteration and feedback are used for scheduling and tasking.
B)Process scheduling is performed by the scrum master.
C)Through iteration, team members decide when a project is complete.
D)Once a phase of development is completed, it is not revisited.

Question 44

Which of the following statements is true about velocity?

A)The customer sets the velocity of each scrum period.
B)When a project begins, the senior team members guess the velocity of the team.
C)After a scrum team commits to requirements in a scrum period, it estimates the velocity it can achieve.
D)A team approaches the scrum master to change the order of the requirements to which it has committed.