Question 1

It is the responsibility of the ________ to translate suggestions and innovations into workable systems.

Accepted Answer

A) user 
B) analyst 
C) facilitator 
D) manager

Question 2

A risk to the adoption of agile methodologies for organizations is the cost involved in education and training of systems analysts and programmers in the new approach.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Analysts can best reflect all of the four values through an attitude of humility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

One reason that prototyping is useful is that user requirements are likely to change over time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Prototyping is very useful for eliciting user suggestions about changing the prototyped system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A regional blood inventory system that is instituted in one regional hospital with plans to install the system in the remaining hospitals is an example of a ________ prototype.

Accepted Answer

A) first-of-series 
B) patched-up 
C) nonoperational 
D) selected features

Question 7

One of the lessons learned from agile development is that short releases allow systems to communicate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A 60-hour work week improves effectiveness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Timeboxing is used in agile methodologies to encourage completion of activities in shorter periods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The agile philosophy suggests that system developers create a series of deadlines for many releases of the system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is not a basic activity of agile development?

Accepted Answer

A) coding 
B) listening 
C) documenting 
D) designing

Question 12

A disadvantage of prototyping is the relatively large expense associated with redirecting system plans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Some prototypes are nonworking models.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following statements is not a principle of agile modeling?

Accepted Answer

A) "Travel light." 
B) "Model with a purpose." 
C) "Code for tomorrow." 
D) "Software is your primary goal."

Question 15

Scrum is an agile approach based on rugby.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which type of prototyping would you recommend for an organization with multiple locations around the world, each with similar needs? Why would you choose this method?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which type of prototyping would you recommend...

Question 17

A patched-up prototype is likely to be:

Accepted Answer

A) controversial. 
B) inefficient. 
C) nonworking. 
D) standardized.

Question 18

________ software, such as Microsoft products or PeopleSoft may be used for prototyping.

Accepted Answer

A) POTS 
B) COTS 
C) DOTS 
D) MOTS

Question 19

Which of the following is not a component of the Scrum methodology?

Accepted Answer

A) product backlog 
B) daily scrum 
C) spring 
D) demo

Question 20

An example of ________ prototyping is building the first airplane of a series and then seeing if it flies before building a second.

Accepted Answer

A) first-of-series 
B) patched-up 
C) nonoperational 
D) selected features

Exam 6: Agile Modeling and Prototyping

It is the responsibility of the ________ to translate suggestions and innovations into workable systems.

A risk to the adoption of agile methodologies for organizations is the cost involved in education and training of systems analysts and programmers in the new approach.

Analysts can best reflect all of the four values through an attitude of humility.

One reason that prototyping is useful is that user requirements are likely to change over time.

Prototyping is very useful for eliciting user suggestions about changing the prototyped system.

A regional blood inventory system that is instituted in one regional hospital with plans to install the system in the remaining hospitals is an example of a ________ prototype.

One of the lessons learned from agile development is that short releases allow systems to communicate.

A 60-hour work week improves effectiveness.

Timeboxing is used in agile methodologies to encourage completion of activities in shorter periods.

The agile philosophy suggests that system developers create a series of deadlines for many releases of the system.

Which of the following is not a basic activity of agile development?

A disadvantage of prototyping is the relatively large expense associated with redirecting system plans.

Some prototypes are nonworking models.

Which of the following statements is not a principle of agile modeling?

Scrum is an agile approach based on rugby.

Which type of prototyping would you recommend for an organization with multiple locations around the world, each with similar needs? Why would you choose this method?

A patched-up prototype is likely to be:

________ software, such as Microsoft products or PeopleSoft may be used for prototyping.

Which of the following is not a component of the Scrum methodology?

An example of ________ prototyping is building the first airplane of a series and then seeing if it flies before building a second.