Question 1

Agile software development values contract negotiations over customer collaboration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT an eXtreme Programming advantage?

Accepted Answer

A)  More communication among developers 
B)  Higher levels of productivity 
C)  Higher-quality code 
D)  Reinforcement of the other practices in eXtreme Programming 
E)  Little testing required 
A)  More communication among developers 
B)  Higher levels of productivity 
C)  Higher-quality code 
D)  Reinforcement of the other practices in eXtreme Programming 
E)  Little testing required

Question 3

Conceptual modeling is performed during systems design.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The dependence of nonprimary key attributes on other nonprimary key attributes best describes a:

Accepted Answer

A)  relationship dependency. 
B)  transitive dependency. 
C)  weak attribute. 
D)  weak entity. 
E)  weak relationship. 
A)  relationship dependency. 
B)  transitive dependency. 
C)  weak attribute. 
D)  weak entity. 
E)  weak relationship.

Question 5

If for every valid value of A the value of B is determined by the value of A, then B is functionally dependent on A.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A static object diagram is an instance of a class diagram.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A binary 1 to many relationship in an ER Diagram is represented by adding the primary key of the entity on the one side of the relationship as a foreign key to the entity on the many side.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A graph of instances that are compatible with a given class diagram is a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  object diagram. 
B)  sequence diagram. 
C)  use-case diagram. 
D)  collaboration diagram. 
E)  component diagram. 
A)  object diagram. 
B)  sequence diagram. 
C)  use-case diagram. 
D)  collaboration diagram. 
E)  component diagram.

Question 9

Which of the following is a True statement about eXtreme Programming?

Accepted Answer

A)  After a programmer has written the code, it is immediately given to a tester for testing. 
B)  Code is tested at the end of the coding phase. 
C)  Pair programming requires one person to type in the code and another person to watch as the code is entered. 
D)  The overall philosophy behind eXtreme Programming is that code will be integrated into the system it is being developed for and tested within a few hours after it has been written. 
E)  eXtreme is a traditional design approach. 
A)  After a programmer has written the code, it is immediately given to a tester for testing. 
B)  Code is tested at the end of the coding phase. 
C)  Pair programming requires one person to type in the code and another person to watch as the code is entered. 
D)  The overall philosophy behind eXtreme Programming is that code will be integrated into the system it is being developed for and tested within a few hours after it has been written. 
E)  eXtreme is a traditional design approach.

Question 10

During the Planning Game's exploration phase:

Accepted Answer

A)  business sorts Story Cards based on feature requirements. 
B)  business creates a Story Card for something it wants the new system to do. 
C)  development sorts the Story Cards based on risk. 
D)  programmers convert Story Cards into Task Cards. 
E)  programmers accept responsibility for tasks and balance their workloads. 
A)  business sorts Story Cards based on feature requirements. 
B)  business creates a Story Card for something it wants the new system to do. 
C)  development sorts the Story Cards based on risk. 
D)  programmers convert Story Cards into Task Cards. 
E)  programmers accept responsibility for tasks and balance their workloads.

Question 11

Which of the following multiplicities indicates a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1?

Accepted Answer

A)  1..0 
B)  0..1 
C)  1 ∙ 0 
D)  1:M 
E)  1:1 
A)  1..0 
B)  0..1 
C)  1 ∙ 0 
D)  1:M 
E)  1:1

Question 12

Each of the following describes engineering-based methods EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  methods evolved to handle highly critical products. 
B)  methods evolved to handle large products and teams. 
C)  needs a critical mass of scarce experts during project definition but can work with fewer later in the project, unless the environment is highly dynamic. 
D)  thrives in a culture where people feel comfortable and empowered by having their roles defined by clear practices and procedures. 
E)  simple design and continuous refactoring are excellent for highly dynamic environments but are a source of potentially expensive rework for highly stable environments. 
A)  methods evolved to handle highly critical products. 
B)  methods evolved to handle large products and teams. 
C)  needs a critical mass of scarce experts during project definition but can work with fewer later in the project, unless the environment is highly dynamic. 
D)  thrives in a culture where people feel comfortable and empowered by having their roles defined by clear practices and procedures. 
E)  simple design and continuous refactoring are excellent for highly dynamic environments but are a source of potentially expensive rework for highly stable environments.

Question 13

eXtreme Programming:

Accepted Answer

A)  relies on predictive planning. 
B)  thrives on order. 
C)  is best used in the development of critical systems. 
D)  has as a key emphasis the use of two-person teams. 
E)  focuses on fixed contract systems. 
A)  relies on predictive planning. 
B)  thrives on order. 
C)  is best used in the development of critical systems. 
D)  has as a key emphasis the use of two-person teams. 
E)  focuses on fixed contract systems.

Question 14

With Agile Methodologies, code is tested soon after it is written.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A relation corresponds to a computer file.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The overall philosophy behind eXtreme Programming is that code will be integrated into the system it is being developed for and tested within a few hours after it has been written.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Abstracting the common features among multiple classes, as well as the relationships they participate in, into a more general class is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  aggregation. 
B)  overlapping. 
C)  multiplicity. 
D)  generalization. 
E)  rejuvenation. 
A)  aggregation. 
B)  overlapping. 
C)  multiplicity. 
D)  generalization. 
E)  rejuvenation.

Question 18

In general, Agile Methodologies view people as interchangeable units.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A relation that contains a minimum amount of redundancy and allows users to insert, modify, and delete the rows in a table without errors or inconsistencies is a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  independent relation. 
B)  simple relation. 
C)  unnormalized relation. 
D)  well-structured relation. 
E)  derived relation. 
A)  independent relation. 
B)  simple relation. 
C)  unnormalized relation. 
D)  well-structured relation. 
E)  derived relation.

Question 20

Which of the following depicts the interactions among objects during a certain period of time?

Accepted Answer

A)  Class diagrams 
B)  Data-flow diagrams 
C)  Sequence diagrams 
D)  Collaboration diagrams 
E)  Use-case diagrams 
A)  Class diagrams 
B)  Data-flow diagrams 
C)  Sequence diagrams 
D)  Collaboration diagrams 
E)  Use-case diagrams

Agile software development values contract negotiations over customer collaboration.

Which of the following is NOT an eXtreme Programming advantage?

Conceptual modeling is performed during systems design.

The dependence of nonprimary key attributes on other nonprimary key attributes best describes a:

If for every valid value of A the value of B is determined by the value of A, then B is functionally dependent on A.

A static object diagram is an instance of a class diagram.

A binary 1 to many relationship in an ER Diagram is represented by adding the primary key of the entity on the one side of the relationship as a foreign key to the entity on the many side.

A graph of instances that are compatible with a given class diagram is a(n):

Which of the following is a True statement about eXtreme Programming?

During the Planning Game's exploration phase:

Which of the following multiplicities indicates a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1?

Each of the following describes engineering-based methods EXCEPT:

eXtreme Programming:

With Agile Methodologies, code is tested soon after it is written.

A relation corresponds to a computer file.

The overall philosophy behind eXtreme Programming is that code will be integrated into the system it is being developed for and tested within a few hours after it has been written.

Abstracting the common features among multiple classes, as well as the relationships they participate in, into a more general class is known as:

In general, Agile Methodologies view people as interchangeable units.

A relation that contains a minimum amount of redundancy and allows users to insert, modify, and delete the rows in a table without errors or inconsistencies is a(n):

Which of the following depicts the interactions among objects during a certain period of time?

The Systems Development Environment

The Sources of Software

Managing the Information Systems Project

Systems Planning and Selection

Determining System Requirements

Structuring System Requirements: Process Modeling

Structuring System Requirements: Conceptual Data Modeling

Designing the Human Interface

Systems Implementation and Operation

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Exam 9: Designing Databases

Agile software development values contract negotiations over customer collaboration.

Which of the following is NOT an eXtreme Programming advantage?

Conceptual modeling is performed during systems design.

The dependence of nonprimary key attributes on other nonprimary key attributes best describes a:

If for every valid value of A the value of B is determined by the value of A, then B is functionally dependent on A.

A static object diagram is an instance of a class diagram.

A binary 1 to many relationship in an ER Diagram is represented by adding the primary key of the entity on the one side of the relationship as a foreign key to the entity on the many side.

A graph of instances that are compatible with a given class diagram is a(n):

Which of the following is a True statement about eXtreme Programming?

During the Planning Game's exploration phase:

Which of the following multiplicities indicates a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1?

Each of the following describes engineering-based methods EXCEPT:

eXtreme Programming:

With Agile Methodologies, code is tested soon after it is written.

A relation corresponds to a computer file.

The overall philosophy behind eXtreme Programming is that code will be integrated into the system it is being developed for and tested within a few hours after it has been written.

Abstracting the common features among multiple classes, as well as the relationships they participate in, into a more general class is known as:

In general, Agile Methodologies view people as interchangeable units.

A relation that contains a minimum amount of redundancy and allows users to insert, modify, and delete the rows in a table without errors or inconsistencies is a(n):

Which of the following depicts the interactions among objects during a certain period of time?

The Systems Development Environment

The Sources of Software

Managing the Information Systems Project

Systems Planning and Selection

Determining System Requirements

Structuring System Requirements: Process Modeling

Structuring System Requirements: Conceptual Data Modeling

Designing the Human Interface

Systems Implementation and Operation

Filters