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| What's the definition of software life cycle? |
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| Set of activities and their relationships to each other to support the development of a software system |
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| What's the definition of software development methodology |
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| A collection of techniques for building models applied across the software life cycle |
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| Describe build-and-fix model |
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Definition
1. Modify the code until customer is satisfied
2. no planning
3. only product is working code at the end |
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1. linear sequence
2. documentation-driven |
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| What are problems with v-waterfall model? |
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Definition
| 1. no iteration 2. developer's perspective = user perspective |
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| Describe rapid prototyping model |
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Definition
1. create a prototype
2. then waterfall model |
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| Describe incremental model |
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Definition
| new version is begun before previous out is finished |
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| What are 4 pros of waterfall model?(what are 4 reasons managers like this) |
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1. well-defined milestones
2. no need to re-visit past phases
3. always one activity at a time
4. easy to check progress |
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| What is a con of waterfall model |
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| What are 2 pros of rapid prototyping model? |
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1. can easily discard prototypes
2. get to know what customers want early |
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| What are 2 cons of rapid prototyping model? |
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1. may have too much change requests
2. make users believe the product is ready |
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| What are 2 pros of incremental model? |
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Definition
1. have working software easily
2. easy to test and debug |
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| what are 2 cons of incremental model? |
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Definition
1. mapping requirement to increments is not easy
2. dependency issue |
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| Describe evolutionary delivery model |
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Definition
| develop multiple versions overtime, each refined based on customer feedback(cycle) |
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| Describe Boehm's Spiral Model's 4 steps |
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1. Determine objectives, alternatives, constraints
2. Evaluate alternatives, identify, resolve risks
3. Develop and verify next level product using waterfall
4. plan next phase and review |
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| How are risks resolved in Spiral model? |
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Resolve risks by assigning priorities to risks
Develop a series of prototypes for the risks
If risk is resolved, then review and go to next round, else terminate project |
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| describe v-waterfall model |
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| 1. each stage is validated |
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