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

______________ is a multistep process that focuses on four distinct attributes of a program; data structure, software architecture, interface representations and procedural details.

  1. Software design

  2. Software testing

  3. Software engineering

  4. Either software testing or software engineering

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Software design is actually a multistep process that focuses on four distinct attributes of a program; data structure, software architecture, interface representations and procedural details.

Multiple choice

_______________ is a high speed adaptation of the linear sequential model in which the rapid development is achieved by using component-based construction.

  1. Spiral model

  2. Incremental model

  3. RAD (Rapid Application Development) model

  4. Either spiral model or incremental model

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

RAD (Rapid Application Development) model is a high speed adaptation of the linear sequential model in which the rapid development is achieved by using component-based construction.

Multiple choice commercial studies classification of commercial organisations public, private and joint sector private and public sector sectoral organisation of business departmental undertakings meaning and features of departmental undertaking

If you want to recommend that your company upgrade its equipment, it would be most likely that you would write a _____________.

  1. Feasibility report

  2. Closure report

  3. Justification report

  4. Formal proposal
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Justification Report is a document which serves as an annexure to the notice sent to the deductor. Also, Justification Report is made available in the TRACES portal. The user has to request and download the file from the TRACES portal.

Multiple choice

Software used to create expert systems.

  1. IDE

  2. Knowledge base

  3. Expert System Shell

  4. Bespoke
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

An expert system shell is a software development environment that provides the framework for building an expert system. It includes the inference engine and user interface, allowing developers to input domain-specific knowledge.

Multiple choice commercial studies computerised accounting system accounting systems - manual and computerized difference between manual and computerised accounting meaning and importance of computerised accounting system

General controls will be ineffective when EDP department.

  1. Participates in computer software acquisition decisions

  2. Design Documentation for computerized operations

  3. Originate changes in master files

  4. Provide physical security for programme files
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

General controls are designed to protect the integrity of the system. If the EDP department, which operates the system, also originates changes in master files, it creates a conflict of interest and bypasses the segregation of duties, rendering general controls ineffective.