Computer Knowledge

Software Development and Management

3,064 Questions

Software development and management focuses on the system development life cycle, enterprise architecture, and configuration management. It tests your familiarity with system analysis, design models, and IT project planning. This subject is essential for specialist and banking officer scale examinations.

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Software Development and Management Questions

Multiple choice

Which of the following phases in RAD model is the one in which the information flow that has been defined as part of the business modelling phase is refined into a set of data objects that are needed to support the business?

  1. Process modeling

  2. Business modeling

  3. Data modeling

  4. Application generation

  5. Testing and turnover
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This phase in RAD model is the one in which the information flow that has been defined as part of the business modelling phase is refined into a set of data objects that are needed to support the business.

Multiple choice

Which of the following phases in Rational Unified Process of software development mainly focuses on the management aspects of software development and gives lesser emphasis to engineering practices?

  1. Inception

  2. Scrum

  3. Transition

  4. Elaboration

  5. Construction
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This phase in Rational Unified Process of software development mainly focuses on the management aspects of software development and gives lesser emphasis to engineering practices.

Multiple choice

Which of the following levels in Capability Maturity Level model is to develop the capabilities of the project manager to obtain a project plan control project requirements and manage product modifications?

  1. Initial

  2. Defined

  3. Repeatable

  4. Managed

  5. Optimising
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This level in Capability Maturity Level model is to develop the capabilities of the project manager to obtain a project plan control project requirements and manage product modifications.

Multiple choice

Which of the following Extreme Programming (XP) practices states that every project contains a system of names and description which enables to guide the development process and communication between all parties?

  1. Planning game

  2. Small releases

  3. Metaphor

  4. Refactoring

  5. Pair programming
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This practice in Extreme Programming states that every project contains a system of names and description which enables to guide the development process and communication between all parties.

Multiple choice

Which of the following approaches in Structured Systems Analysis and Design (SSAD) of software development is a method based on the principle that the structure of the program should be similar to the data being processed?

  1. Checklist based method

  2. Form based method

  3. Data structure based method

  4. Data flow based method

  5. Computer based method
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This approach in Structured Systems Analysis and Design (SSAD) of software development is a method based on the principle that the structure of the program should be similar to the data being processed.

Multiple choice

Documentation, while developing a software for a bank, is required for

  1. correction

  2. auditihg

  3. editing

  4. all of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Documentation in bank software development serves multiple purposes: correction (fixing bugs and updates), auditing (regulatory compliance and verification), and editing (ongoing maintenance). The term 'auditihg' appears to be a typo for 'auditing.' All three purposes are valid and essential in banking software where accuracy and compliance are critical.

Multiple choice

System flowcharts

  1. evaluate and describe internal controls within a process

  2. show relationships that link the input, processing, and output of a system

  3. illustrate the sequence of logical operation performed by a computer while executing a program

  4. depict the arrangement of hardware components in a computer system
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

System flowcharts show the high-level relationships between input, processing, and output components of a system. Program flowcharts (C) describe internal logic. Hardware diagrams (D) show physical arrangement. Auditing procedures (A) use flowcharts to document controls.