Question 1

1. In the following four groups of three terms, which does NOT contain all terms that indicate a phase of the system development life cycle (SDLC):

1. integration, design, acceptance test
2. requirements, test, implementation

• maintain, plan, decommission

1. deployment, design, specification

1. What phase of the SDLC is the most difficult? Why?

Question 2

1. What is the “what vs. how” dilemma?
2. What percentage of the system requirements specification document should relate to what and what percentage of the system requirements specification document should relate to how?
3. Why might design information be included in a system requirements specification document?

Question 3

1. Provide a list of four terms or phrases that describe characteristics of evolutionary prototyping.
2. Provide a list of four terms or phrases that describe characteristics of rapid prototyping.
3. Which type of prototyping would you rather use for the semester Project? Why?

Question 4

1. Compare and contrast the waterfall and spiral models of system development.
2. Which model would you use for a system collecting tax information for a new business?
3. Which model would you use for a system measuring the gravitational effect of a planet on a star?

Question 5

1. Why is the use of system development methodologies more important in large projects than in small projects?  Select all of the following phrases that apply:

1. reduced cost
2. more tasks

• reduced schedule

1. more people
2. increased complexity
3. improved performance

1. Name three primary advantages of system development methodologies.
2. Name three primary disadvantages of system development methodologies.