1. Which phase of the system life-cycle is usually the most expensive?
A. Analysis and specification of the task
B. Design
C. Implementation
D. Maintenance
2. Of all the stakeholders in a system project, who needs to be most involved during the analysis stage?
A. System owner
B. System user
C. System designer
D. System developer
3. Which of the following tools focuses on WHAT the system does, but not HOW it works?
A. Use Case Model
B. Collaboration Diagram
C. Class Model
D. Relational Model
4. Which of the following errors is the most expensive to fix?
A .A mistake in database design
B. A mistake in the collaboration diagram
C. A mistake in the use case model
D. A mistake in the Java code that is used to build the system
5. You need to meet with your clients for the first time to conduct system planning. You have little information on their business or their current systems. Which of the following interview strategy should you use?
A. Funnel
B. Diamond
C. Pyramid
D. None of the above
6. Which of the following decisions must be defined during the system analysis stage?
A. What platform the new system will be running on
B. Build or buy
C. What classes to include in the system
D. The portability of the system
7. If you want to heavily involve your end uses in your system project, which of the following SDLC would you use?
A. Waterfall
B. Spiral
C. RAD
D. JAD
8. What’s NOT the benefit of a spiral model compared to a waterfall model?
A. It has better risk management features
B. It ensures robust architecture design
C. It reduces development time
D. It allows the developers to “divide and conquer”
9. During program design, which of the following models is used to assign operations to classes?
A. Use Case
B. Sequence Diagram
C. Scenario
D. Relational model.