Deck 30: Agile Development

Question 1

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

Answer 1

False

Question 2

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

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Agile development methodologies welcome changes in requirements.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

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

Question 5

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 6

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

Question 7

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

Question 8

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

Question 9

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

Question 10

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 11

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

Question 12

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 13

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

Question 14

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

Question 15

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 16

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 17

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

Question 18

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

Question 19

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

Question 20

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 21

Scrum essentials encourage minimal documentation.

Question 22

Agile development methodologies discourage interaction between developers and customers.

Question 23

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 24

Briefly outline the scrum essentials.

Question 25

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 26

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

Question 27

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

Question 28

What are the principles of agile development methodologies?

Question 29

Who are considered scrum team members?

Question 30

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

Question 31

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 32

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 33

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

Question 34

In a scrum, who is a product owner?

Question 35

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 36

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

Question 37

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

Question 38

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

Question 39

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 40

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

Question 41

What are the characteristics that make the SCRUM method not "hocus-pocus"?

Question 42

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 43

The SDLC assumes ________.

A) requirements do not change
B) the government will sponsor all projects
C) people do not adapt
D) it is better than the SCRUM method

Question 44

Which of the following is NOT considered a SCRUM essential?

A) work periods of 9-12 weeks
B) frequent testing
C) minimal documentation
D) tasks selection

Question 45

The ________ is not the boss but more of a coach or referee.

A) manager
B) scrum master
C) team leader
D) CIO

Question 46

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

Question 47

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 48

All of the following are principles of agile development EXCEPT ________.

A) welcoming changes
B) testing as you go
C) designing in the beginning
D) deliver working versions of the product

Question 49

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.

Question 50

All of the following are agile development methodologies EXCEPT ________.

A) waterfall
B) scrum
C) the unified process
D) extreme programming

Question 51

Teams assess how it's doing at the end of each milestone in agile development.

Question 52

Higher ranked requirements are completed last because they take the most time.

Question 53

Software, information systems, and business processes are physical.

Question 54

Overtime the number of requirements that can be completed during a SCRUM cycle will get better because of ________.

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

Question 55

Scrum teams can become larger when there is a large amount of tasks to be completed.