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Assueme a project is following sequensial lifecycle model. Which of the following gives an example of applying a static analysis tool at the earliest possible point in the project?

  1. Grammatical Ananlysis of a requirement specification

  2. Performace Simulation of the network and database design

  3. security Risk analysis of the application code and database design.

  4. AUTOMATED UNIT TESTING WITH j-Unit test frameworks.
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Explanation

In a sequential lifecycle model, the earliest artifact available for static analysis is the requirements specification document. Grammatical analysis (checking for completeness, consistency, ambiguity) can be applied immediately after requirements are written. Performance simulation, security analysis, and unit testing all require designs or code to exist first, which come later in the sequential model.

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Static analysis tools can examine artifacts like a requirement specification for grammar, structure, and consistency issues before any code exists, making this the earliest point in a sequential lifecycle where such a tool could be applied. Performance simulation, security risk analysis of code, and automated unit testing all require design or code to already exist, so they occur much later in the lifecycle.

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