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What is the purpose of building prototypes during the development process?
What is the purpose of building prototypes during the development process?
Which activity is involved in managing risks during the project phases?
Which activity is involved in managing risks during the project phases?
What is typically maintained for all important tasks during the development phase?
What is typically maintained for all important tasks during the development phase?
What is the correct order of tasks from high-level design to development?
What is the correct order of tasks from high-level design to development?
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How are development tasks organized and monitored?
How are development tasks organized and monitored?
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What is the goal of the high-level design review?
What is the goal of the high-level design review?
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What is analyzed to determine typical workflow during project execution?
What is analyzed to determine typical workflow during project execution?
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Which of the following tasks is part of the component-level design process?
Which of the following tasks is part of the component-level design process?
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What is the primary focus of the Personal Software Process (PSP)?
What is the primary focus of the Personal Software Process (PSP)?
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Which activity is NOT included in the framework activities of the Team Software Process (TSP)?
Which activity is NOT included in the framework activities of the Team Software Process (TSP)?
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What is the first step in the communication management process?
What is the first step in the communication management process?
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Which type of requirement is written in natural language for customers?
Which type of requirement is written in natural language for customers?
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What does the postmortem activity in the software process aim to achieve?
What does the postmortem activity in the software process aim to achieve?
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Which statement best describes the relationship between individual and team processes in software development?
Which statement best describes the relationship between individual and team processes in software development?
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What is the role of change control in configuration management?
What is the role of change control in configuration management?
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Which of the following statements is true regarding functional requirements?
Which of the following statements is true regarding functional requirements?
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How does the TSP framework approach software process improvement?
How does the TSP framework approach software process improvement?
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What must the requirements serve as a basis for in project management?
What must the requirements serve as a basis for in project management?
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What is one of the key aspects of process technology in software engineering according to the content provided?
What is one of the key aspects of process technology in software engineering according to the content provided?
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Which framework activity is primarily concerned with estimating size and resources?
Which framework activity is primarily concerned with estimating size and resources?
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What is an inevitable characteristic of an abstract statement of a service or system?
What is an inevitable characteristic of an abstract statement of a service or system?
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What is the expected outcome of creating a 'personal software process' as argued by Watts Humphrey?
What is the expected outcome of creating a 'personal software process' as argued by Watts Humphrey?
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In configuration management, what is the step that follows 'Identification'?
In configuration management, what is the step that follows 'Identification'?
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What does a Gantt Chart primarily illustrate in project management?
What does a Gantt Chart primarily illustrate in project management?
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What is indicated by a non-functional requirement like security?
What is indicated by a non-functional requirement like security?
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What could organizational requirements arise from?
What could organizational requirements arise from?
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Which classification of requirements specifies performance metrics like execution speed?
Which classification of requirements specifies performance metrics like execution speed?
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What is a challenge associated with non-functional requirements?
What is a challenge associated with non-functional requirements?
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What do external requirements arise from?
What do external requirements arise from?
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In structured analysis, how are data and processes viewed?
In structured analysis, how are data and processes viewed?
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Which analysis method emphasizes collaboration between classes?
Which analysis method emphasizes collaboration between classes?
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What is the consequence of having imprecise non-functional requirements?
What is the consequence of having imprecise non-functional requirements?
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What is the primary role of system maintenance engineers in relation to requirements?
What is the primary role of system maintenance engineers in relation to requirements?
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What purpose do appendices serve in a requirements document?
What purpose do appendices serve in a requirements document?
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Which of the following models is NOT mentioned as a possible system model?
Which of the following models is NOT mentioned as a possible system model?
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What do hardware requirements define in a systems development context?
What do hardware requirements define in a systems development context?
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What is a common use of UML diagrams in relation to requirements?
What is a common use of UML diagrams in relation to requirements?
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What aspect of system evolution is crucial for system designers to understand?
What aspect of system evolution is crucial for system designers to understand?
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What is the purpose of mathematical specifications in requirements documents?
What is the purpose of mathematical specifications in requirements documents?
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Which index may NOT typically be found in a requirements document?
Which index may NOT typically be found in a requirements document?
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What is the primary focus of the Personal Software Process (PSP)?
What is the primary focus of the Personal Software Process (PSP)?
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Which activity in the PSP framework involves developing both size and resource estimates?
Which activity in the PSP framework involves developing both size and resource estimates?
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What is the purpose of creating high-level designs in PSP?
What is the purpose of creating high-level designs in PSP?
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What happens during the high-level design review in the PSP?
What happens during the high-level design review in the PSP?
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What is the main goal of the development activity in PSP?
What is the main goal of the development activity in PSP?
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How are project schedules created in the PSP framework?
How are project schedules created in the PSP framework?
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What role do process technology tools play in software organizations?
What role do process technology tools play in software organizations?
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What is the outcome of conducting a postmortem in the PSP model?
What is the outcome of conducting a postmortem in the PSP model?
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Study Notes
Software Engineering Midterm Review
- Software Engineering Process Models: Umbrella activities are defined by a set of actions within a framework. Quality assurance points and milestones track progress. Various process models exist: incremental, prototyping, spiral, component-based, and formal methods are highlighted. The Unified Process (UP) is described as an iterative and incremental approach, drawing on aspects of traditional and agile models. The UP has phases: inception, elaboration, construction, transition, and production.
Unified Process (UP) Phases
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Inception Phase: Focuses on customer communication and planning, defining business requirements, proposing architecture, and outlining iterative development.
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Elaboration Phase: Further refines use cases, expanding the architecture with various views (use case, requirements, design, implementation, and deployment).
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Construction Phase: Builds software components based on elaboration phase architecture to make use cases operational.
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Transition Phase: Finalizes construction, moves to user beta testing and feedback for defects and requested changes.
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Production Phase: Continuous monitoring, operating system/infrastructure support, and evaluating defect reports and change requests are ongoing aspects here.
Personal and Team Process Models
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Personal Software Process (PSP): Focuses on personal measurement of both work product and resultant quality to improve the process. Five activities: Planning, High-level Design, High-level Design Review, Development, and Postmortem.
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Team Software Process (TSP): Aims to build self-directed teams producing high-quality software. Focuses on process improvement, and team performance. Processes: Project launch, High-level design, Implementation, Integration and test, and Postmortem.
Process Technology
- Tools allow software organizations to automate process frameworks, manage tasks, control progress, and manage technical quality.
Product and Process
- Software increment releases are reviewed, compiled, and tested. Metrics are important. Transition and production phases manage delivery and feedback.
Requirements Engineering
- Establishing customer needs and constraints. Requirements can range from high-level descriptions to detailed specifications.
Types of Requirements
- User Requirements: Natural language, diagrams of system services, operational constraints. For end-users and customers.
- System Requirements: Structured documentation of system functions, services, and constraints, often contractual.
- Functional Requirements: Statements of system services, reactions to inputs, and behavior in situations.
- Non-functional Requirements: Constraints on services, process and development standards, also time, performance, and quality related constraints, often system-wide.
- Domain Requirements: Constraints specific to the system's operating environment/area.
Requirements Modeling
- Structured Analysis: Models data and processes to transform data.
- Object-Oriented Analysis: Focuses on classes and their collaboration. Utilizes UML and other object oriented diagrams.
Requirements Specification
- Natural Language: Simple, numbered sentences.
- Structured Natural Language: Form-based descriptions (templates).
- Design Description Languages: Programming-like notations for operational models.
- Graphical Notations: Diagrams and annotations for visual representation (UML), including use cases and sequence diagrams.
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Prepare for your Software Engineering midterm with this comprehensive review. Explore different software process models, focusing on the Unified Process (UP) and its key phases: inception, elaboration, construction, transition, and production. Test your understanding and boost your confidence for the upcoming exam.
