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Project Initiation and Problem Analysis - Quiz

Each question is worth one point. Select the best answer for each question.
1. What elements make up a software development methodology?
Please select the correct answer:
  A. Standardized project phases and associated deliverables
  B. Standardized process and phases
  C. Standardized notation and deliverables
  D. Standardized process and notation

2. What is the Unified Modeling Language (UML)?
Please select the correct answer:
  A. A notation standard for object-oriented programming
  B. An object-oriented standardized process
  C. A notation standard for object-oriented modeling
  D. An object-oriented development methodology

3. What are the phases making up the software development process?
Please select the correct answer:
  A. Project initiation, problem analysis, architectural analysis, object design, construction, installation, and maintenance
  B. Problem analysis, use case analysis, architectural analysis, construction, testing, and implementation
  C. Project initiation, architectural analysis, problem analysis, object design, construction, and maintenance
  D. Project analysis, problem analysis, object design, construction, architectural analysis, installation, and maintenance

4. What is the purpose of the project initiation phase?
Please select the correct answer:
  A. To define the project timeline
  B. To define the problem to be worked on
  C. To define the project tasks to be worked on
  D. To define the resources required by the problem domain

5. What is the scope of project initiation?
Please select the correct answer:
  A. To define the resources that make up the problem domain
  B. To define the problem to be solved and the user expectations for the solution
  C. To define the problems that the users are having with the current system
  D. To define the terminology of the problem domain

6. What is the purpose of problem analysis?
Please select the correct answer:
  A. To define the resources that make up the problem domain
  B. To define the problem to be solved and the user expectations for the solution
  C. To define the problems that the users are having with the current system
  D. To define the terminology of the problem domain

7. What is the scope of problem analysis?
Please select the correct answer:
  A. To discover and define the users' expectations of the solution
  B. To discover and define the resources that the problem domain requires for an automation solution
  C. To discover and define the resources that the problem domain uses regardless of automation choices
  D. To discover and define the resources required for the transition to an automated solution

8. What is meant when a methodology is described as an “iterative” process?
Please select the correct answer:
  A. It is a process that can be used over and over again in many environments
  B. It is a process that is repeated a specified number of times to achieve a goal
  C. It is a process that is performed repeatedly in whole or in part, adding more information with each repetition
  D. It is a process that repeats each step to verify the results