Large-Scale Systems Development Practices

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What is the author's opinion about developing a system to print out the day of the week for a user's next birthday?

It may have unsolved bugs due to its simplicity (correct)
It requires a team of architects and designers to develop
It is highly inconvenient to execute the program again if it fails
It is particularly useful for small-scale systems

What is the problem with maintaining a system that asks for the user's birth date and prints out the day of the week for their next birthday?

It has a high likelihood of having unsolved bugs (correct)
It requires a team of architects and designers for maintenance
It is particularly inconvenient to execute again if it fails
It is not particularly useful for medium-scale systems

What is the author's view on the usefulness of a system that stores customers and products in a database and provides a GUI for browsing?

It is highly likely to have unsolved bugs due to its complexity
It is particularly inconvenient to execute again if it fails
It requires a team of architects and designers to be useful
It is particularly useful for medium-scale systems (correct)

What does the author imply about writing a program that stores customers and products in a database and provides a GUI for browsing?

It is not particularly useful for small-scale systems (C) Signup and view all the answers

Why is modularizing the program important for a team of 4 or 5 developers?

To allow developers to work independently on different parts of the program (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is a challenge when a program's code is hard to follow?

It can make it very difficult for new developers to expand the program or fix bugs (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is a common characteristic of large-scale systems?

Duplicate code likely exists all over the place (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is a key requirement during the 'Requirements capture/determination' stage in software development?

Analyzing the functionality required by the customers (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of analysis in object-oriented analysis and design?

User requirements (C) Signup and view all the answers

Who is typically responsible for performing analysis in a software development project?

Systems analyst (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is an architect's primary focus during the design phase of software development?

Overall system structure (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which term best describes recurring themes in many types of software systems?

Design patterns (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of design patterns in software systems?

Provide solutions to common challenges (C) Signup and view all the answers

Who typically looks at system structure at lower levels during the design phase of software development?

Designer (C) Signup and view all the answers

In which stage of software development is the overall system structure determined?

System design (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the Unified Process in software development?

To introduce a methodology with significant overlap between phases (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of iterations in the Unified Process?

To revisit earlier phases and add/update components (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is a limitation of the Waterfall Model for software development?

It allows for poor use of human resources due to mutual exclusivity of phases (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is determined during the implementation stage of software development?

The design converted into an implementation using a programming language (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the benefit of testing during the software development process?

To test for coding and integration errors, as well as conformity to requirements and design (C) Signup and view all the answers