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 Rapid Application Development (RAD) transforms the data objects defined in data modelling phase to achieve the information flow necessary to implement a business function?

  1. Process modeling

  2. Business modeling

  3. Data modeling

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

Process modeling transforms the data objects defined in data modelling phase to achieve the information flow necessary to implement a business function.

Multiple choice

Which of the following phases in spiral model obtains customer feedback based on evaluation of the software representation created during the engineering stage and implemented during the installation stage?

  1. Customer communication

  2. Planning

  3. Customer evaluation

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

This phase obtains customer feedback based on evaluation of the software representation created during the engineering stage and implemented during the installation stage.

Multiple choice

What is/are the concept(s) of data binding?

  1. Creating source database tables

  2. Creating maximum and minimum bounds

  3. Pulling all data tables in one memory block

  4. Both 2 and 3

  5. Creating an HTML page
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Concept of data binding is Creating source data base tables for text boxes,drop down list ,radio buttons etc.

Multiple choice

Why are the Exception Handlers in ASP.NET program overlapped in many applications?

  1. The upcoming exception needs more than one handler.

  2. Different upcoming exceptions can be filtered out different types of problems.

  3. Single up coming exception can be filtered out different types of problems.

  4. Different upcoming exceptions can be combined to have one problem only.

  5. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Exception Handlers in ASP.NET program are overlapped in many applications since different upcoming exception can be filtered out different type of problems.

Multiple choice

There is a requirement to invoke the Orders form from the Customers form. Which of the following suggestions names a built-in that will meet the requirements and also offers a correct reason?

  1. CALL_FORM because NEW_FORM is no longer valid for Web-deployed forms due to the extra network traffic that is caused.

  2. CALL_FORM because it can be issued in Enter-Query mode and can be constrained to be Query only.

  3. CALL_FORM because the second form is invoked in a modeless state and it saves on memory resources.

  4. NEW_FORM because the second form is invoked in a modeless state and the user can navigate freely between the two running forms.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

CALL_FORM is the correct built-in for invoking the Orders form from Customers form because it can be issued while the calling form is in Enter-Query mode, and it can be constrained to query-only mode. This is important when you want to maintain query context in the calling form. CALL_FORM opens the second form in a modal state (not modeless as option C suggests), blocking navigation to the calling form until the called form closes. Option A incorrectly claims NEW_FORM is invalid for web deployment (it works but behaves differently). Option D is incorrect because NEW_FORM replaces the calling form entirely, preventing navigation between both.

Multiple choice

SMITH was running a form in the debug mode and begins to step through the code of a lengthy subprogram. After stepping through a few lines of its code, he realized that the error came not from the code in that particular subprogram but from code that is executed after it. At this point, how can he jump to the next line of code after the call to the subprogram?

  1. Clicking Step Over to step over the execution of the subprogram

  2. Opening the Stack panel, selecting the previous stack frame, and clicking Go

  3. Clicking Step Out to resume stepping through code after the subprogram is called

  4. Clicking Stop, setting a breakpoint immediately after the subprogram code is called, and running the form in debug mode again
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Clicking Step Over to step over the execution of the subprogram

Multiple choice

A team is designing the backup and recovery strategy for a company. Management's priority is to minimize downtime. Which of the following business requirements should they focus on?

  1. MTBF

  2. RMAN

  3. MTTR

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

MTTR (Mean Time To Recovery) measures the average time required to recover from a failure and restore normal operations. When management prioritizes minimizing downtime, focusing on MTTR is critical because it directly represents business disruption time. MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures) measures reliability, not recovery speed. RMAN is a tool, not a business requirement. Evolutionary Process is unrelated to backup/recovery strategy.

Multiple choice

There is a requirement to invoke the Orders form from the Customers form. Which of the following suggestions names a built-in that will meet the requirements and also offers a correct reason?

  1. CALL_FORM because NEW_FORM is no longer valid for Web-deployed forms due to the extra network traffic that is caused.

  2. CALL_FORM because it can be issued in Enter-Query mode and can be constrained to be Query only.

  3. CALL_FORM because the second form is invoked in a modeless state and it saves on memory resources.

  4. NEW_FORM because the second form is invoked in a modeless state and the user can navigate freely between the two running forms.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

CALL_FORM because it can be issued in Enter-Query mode and can be constrained to be Query only.