Deck 3: Software Development and Project Management

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__________ relates to the physical resources used when the software is executed.

A)functionality.
B)maintainability.
C)reliability.
D)efficiency.
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Recruitment and training cost falls under _______ cost.

A)developmental.
B)data.
C)profit
D)setup.
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________ are commonly published as lists or charts.

A)resources.
B)work plans.
C)study plans.
D)budgets.
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Which type of risk factor is most likely to cause problems for a software project developing commercial software?

A)inadequate user documentation.
B)litigation expense.
C)low productivity.
D)cancellation of project.
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Defect prevention is defined as ____________.

A)finding and fixing errors after insertion.
B)finding and fixing errors before release but after insertion.
C)finding and fixing errors after release.
D)avoiding defect insertion.
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CPM is an acronym for _______.

A)control path method.
B)critical path method.
C)cohesion path method.
D)control path model.
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The time by which an activity may be delayed without affecting any subsequent activity is called _________.

A)action float.
B)terminal float.
C)free float
D)null float
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The objective of ________ is to avoid or minimize the adverse effects of unforeseen events.

A)risk management.
B)risk maintenance.
C)risk taking.
D)risky job.
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Which form of software development model is most suited to a systemwhere all the requirements are known at the start of a project and remainstable throughout the project?

A)waterfall model.
B)incremental model.
C)evolutionary model.
D)spiral model.
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__________ relates to the ability of the software to be transferred to a different environment.

A)portability.
B)maintainability.
C)reliability.
D)efficiency.
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Which of the following is NOT part of a software quality assurance plan?

A)reference documents.
B)configuration action.
C)supplier control.
D)customer control.
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Who is NOT usually present in a technical review?

A)user.
B)quality engineer.
C)the programming tools supplier.
D)specialist with knowledge of the application.
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The expectancy theory of motivation will focus on ________.

A)instrumentality.
B)reliability.
C)reward.
D)assignment specification.
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Herzberg's theory is ________.

A)3-factor theory.
B)6-factor theory.
C)2-factor theory.
D)1-factor theory.
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The saying "Cannot see the wood for the trees" is associated with ______.

A)information superhighway.
B)information overload.
C)information under load.
D)assumption.
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Closing the project involves _______.

A)identifying next project.
B)identifying the future ventures.
C)identifying the faults.
D)identifying follow-on actions.
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Ensuring that all the loose ends of a project are tied up is called as ___________.

A)demanding.
B)decomposing.
C)determining.
D)decommissioning.
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A Quality specification is otherwise known as ____________.

A)allocation specification.
B)alternate specification.
C)attribute specification.
D)assignment specification.
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USDP means ________.

A)unified software development process
B)uniform software development process
C)union software development process
D)union software deployment process
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The percentage of a particular time interval that a system is usable is called _____.

A)time interval.
B)availability.
C)utility.
D)mean time.
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BS EN ISO 9001:2000 is a _____.

A)external standard.
B)internal standard.
C)cmm standard.
D)tuv standard
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CMM is acronym of __________.

A)capability maturity model.
B)calculative maturity model.
C)collaborative maturity model.
D)continuous maturity model.
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The inspection is led by ________, who has had specific training in the technique.

A)an evaluator.
B)a testing professional.
C)a moderator.
D)a reader.
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Clean-room software development is created by _______.

A)henry mills.
B)henry ford.
C)john mills.
D)harlan mills.
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_________ is a technique particularly associated with quality circles.

A)quality plans.
B)fire- fighting.
C)quality checking.
D)brain storming.
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__________ relates to the physical resources used when the software is executed.

A)functionality.
B)maintainability.
C)reliability.
D)efficiency.
efficiency.
2
Recruitment and training cost falls under _______ cost.

A)developmental.
B)data.
C)profit
D)setup.
setup.
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________ are commonly published as lists or charts.

A)resources.
B)work plans.
C)study plans.
D)budgets.
work plans.
4
Which type of risk factor is most likely to cause problems for a software project developing commercial software?

A)inadequate user documentation.
B)litigation expense.
C)low productivity.
D)cancellation of project.
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Defect prevention is defined as ____________.

A)finding and fixing errors after insertion.
B)finding and fixing errors before release but after insertion.
C)finding and fixing errors after release.
D)avoiding defect insertion.
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CPM is an acronym for _______.

A)control path method.
B)critical path method.
C)cohesion path method.
D)control path model.
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The time by which an activity may be delayed without affecting any subsequent activity is called _________.

A)action float.
B)terminal float.
C)free float
D)null float
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The objective of ________ is to avoid or minimize the adverse effects of unforeseen events.

A)risk management.
B)risk maintenance.
C)risk taking.
D)risky job.
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Which form of software development model is most suited to a systemwhere all the requirements are known at the start of a project and remainstable throughout the project?

A)waterfall model.
B)incremental model.
C)evolutionary model.
D)spiral model.
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__________ relates to the ability of the software to be transferred to a different environment.

A)portability.
B)maintainability.
C)reliability.
D)efficiency.
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Which of the following is NOT part of a software quality assurance plan?

A)reference documents.
B)configuration action.
C)supplier control.
D)customer control.
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Who is NOT usually present in a technical review?

A)user.
B)quality engineer.
C)the programming tools supplier.
D)specialist with knowledge of the application.
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The expectancy theory of motivation will focus on ________.

A)instrumentality.
B)reliability.
C)reward.
D)assignment specification.
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Herzberg's theory is ________.

A)3-factor theory.
B)6-factor theory.
C)2-factor theory.
D)1-factor theory.
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The saying "Cannot see the wood for the trees" is associated with ______.

A)information superhighway.
B)information overload.
C)information under load.
D)assumption.
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Closing the project involves _______.

A)identifying next project.
B)identifying the future ventures.
C)identifying the faults.
D)identifying follow-on actions.
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Ensuring that all the loose ends of a project are tied up is called as ___________.

A)demanding.
B)decomposing.
C)determining.
D)decommissioning.
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A Quality specification is otherwise known as ____________.

A)allocation specification.
B)alternate specification.
C)attribute specification.
D)assignment specification.
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USDP means ________.

A)unified software development process
B)uniform software development process
C)union software development process
D)union software deployment process
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The percentage of a particular time interval that a system is usable is called _____.

A)time interval.
B)availability.
C)utility.
D)mean time.
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BS EN ISO 9001:2000 is a _____.

A)external standard.
B)internal standard.
C)cmm standard.
D)tuv standard
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CMM is acronym of __________.

A)capability maturity model.
B)calculative maturity model.
C)collaborative maturity model.
D)continuous maturity model.
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The inspection is led by ________, who has had specific training in the technique.

A)an evaluator.
B)a testing professional.
C)a moderator.
D)a reader.
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Clean-room software development is created by _______.

A)henry mills.
B)henry ford.
C)john mills.
D)harlan mills.
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_________ is a technique particularly associated with quality circles.

A)quality plans.
B)fire- fighting.
C)quality checking.
D)brain storming.
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