Challenges in Software Development Projects
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What does software include as per the text?

  • A set of items or objects forming a configuration with at least three things (correct)
  • Data storage devices
  • Hardware components
  • Only codes and programming languages

    • What does the 'bathtub curve' refer to in the context of hardware?

  • No failure rate at all
  • Failure after a long period of time
  • High failure rate early in life, followed by a decrease and then an increase (correct)
  • Consistent failure rate throughout its lifetime

    • Why does software not suffer from the same maladies as hardware according to the text?

  • It is easier to maintain
  • It doesn't require continuous testing
  • It does not have a lifespan like hardware (correct)
  • It is less prone to defects

    • What term is used to describe the initial high failure rate of hardware?

    <p>Infant mortality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why does the failure rate of hardware decrease after defects are corrected?

    <p>Defects reduce cumulative effects over time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is software considered according to the text?

    <p>A set of items forming a configuration including software failure rate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Wear out' in the context of the 'bathtub curve' refers to:

    <p>'Wearing out' of hardware components over time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What drives application programs according to the text?

    <p>'Data used to test application'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is data considered in relation to software development according to the text?

    <p>'Data as s.e.' is used to drive application programs</p> Signup and view all the answers

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