Question: Packaged systems are used when:

Answer Options:

The business need is not core to the business
There is a desire to build in-house skills
The time frame is flexible
The project has a project manager who can coordinate vendor efforts
The decision to outsource is strategic

Answer: The business need is not core to the business

 

Question: System design is the determination of the overall system architecture consisting of a set of physical processing components, ________, and the communication among them that will satisfy the system’s essential requirements.

Answer Options:

Workmanship
Order entry methods, HR feedback
Hardware, Software, People
Engineering data plans, fiber optic specifications
None of these

Answer: Hardware, Software, People

 

Question: What makes systems integration so difficult?

Answer Options:

Finding the original data to install on the new server
Creating a ghost drive to house the old information
Installing new software packages on older machines
Bringing legacy system data and new data together
None of these

Answer: Bringing legacy system data and new data together

 

Question: When reviewing the “maximize user effort” factor, most interface designers follow the ________.

Answer Options:

Two-clicks rule
Three-clicks rule
Four-clicks rule
User Experience rule
The menu option rule

Answer: Three-clicks rule

 

Question: Typically, the first step in the user interface design process is:

Answer Options:

Design interface standards
Creating an interface design prototype
Do an interface evaluation
Examine DFDs and use cases to develop use scenarios
Develop the interface structure diagram (ISD)

Answer: Examine DFDs and use cases to develop use scenarios

 

Question: Which is NOT listed as an RUP best practice?

Answer Options:

Iterative Development
Test-Driven Development
Component-Based Architecture
Visual Modeling

Answer: Test-Driven Development

 

Question: Which statement is true about the Spiral model?

Answer Options:

Risk management is neglected in the Spiral model.
Iterations in the Spiral model are identical.
It is a hybrid approach that uses both Waterfall and Iterative approaches.
It is a slower approach that uses both Waterfall and SEI approaches.

Answer: It is a hybrid approach that uses both Waterfall and Iterative approaches.

 

Question: The Crystal Methods approach brought forward the point that the software development approach you select is dependent on the size of the effort and risks involved.

Answer Options:

True
False

Answer: True

 

Question: According to Feature-Driven Development (FDD), a feature is defined as ______.

Answer Options:

user story
software requirement specification
high-level system design
working functionality with business value

Answer: working functionality with business value

 

Question: Timeboxing is one of the techniques mentioned in DSDM. What is timeboxing?

Answer Options:

It is a time management technique where an entire software system has to be built in a certain timeframe.
It is a time management technique where an activity is allocated a maximum time period.
It is a time management technique where an activity is allocated a maximum time period that can be extended if there is a business need.
It is a time management technique where an activity is allocated a minimum time period.

Answer: It is a time management technique where an activity is allocated a maximum time period.

 

Question: What does DevOps attempt to accomplish?

Answer Options:

Use of software tools for software deployment.
Extension of agility to the entire product delivery pipeline.
Development of common vocabulary for developers, testers, and operations staff.
Scaling of common Agile approaches applicable to smaller teams.

Answer: Extension of agility to the entire product delivery pipeline.

 

Question: Which is NOT a key Extreme Programming Practice?

Answer Options:

pair programming
test-driven development
branching and merging code in source control systems
continuous integration

Answer: branching and merging code in source control systems

 

Question: According to Little’s Law, if you want to work at a higher efficiency, what do you need to do?

Answer Options:

Increase the time spent on each item.
Increase the number of WIP items.
Decrease the number of WIP items in the work queue.
Reduce the quality standards.

Answer: Decrease the number of WIP items in the work queue.

 

Question: According to Little’s Law, if you want to work at a higher efficiency, what do you need to do?

Answer Options:

Increase the time spent on each item.
Increase the number of WIP items.
Decrease the number of WIP items in the work queue.
Reduce the quality standards.

Answer: Decrease the number of WIP items in the work queue.

 

Question: According to Little’s Law, if you want to work at a higher efficiency, what do you need to do?

Answer Options:

Increase the time spent on each item.
Increase the number of WIP items.
Decrease the number of WIP items in the work queue.
Reduce the quality standards.

Answer: Decrease the number of WIP items in the work queue.

 

Question: An advantage of custom development might be:

Answer Options:

You get a system that is tailored to the current business and meets specific needs.
The risk factor
Low cost compared to buying a package
The ability to hire developers who can work on this system

Answer: You get a system that is tailored to the current business and meets specific needs.

 

Question: Application service providers might be best associated with:

Answer Options:

In-house development
Packaged software
Unique and strategic systems
Outsourcing
Internet Service Providers

Answer: Outsourcing

 

Question: Fixed-price contracts are considered:

Answer Options:

Very flexible
Very rigid
Always cheaper than any other option
Useless when considering a systems design
Always the best option for any project

Answer: Very rigid