CSE 3310 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026 VERIFIED.

CSE 3310 MIDTERM EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
VERIFIED.



Four fundamental process activities - ANS - Software specification
- Software development
- Software validation
- Software evolution


Software Process Model - ANS A representation of software process from a specific
perspective


4 Software Process Models - ANS - Waterfall model
- Evolutionary development
- Formal systems development
- Reuse-based development


2 Hybrid Software Process Models - ANS - Incremental development
- Spiral development


Waterfall Model - ANS




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, Waterfall Advantages and Challenges - ANS Advantages:
- Simple to follow and relatively simple to track progress
Challenges:
- Often phases overlap
- Hard to modify and implement changes


Evolutionary development - ANS Develop an initial implementation, expose to users
comments, refine until satisfied


Two Types of Evolutionary Development - ANS - Exploratory development
- Throw-away prototyping


Evolutionary development advantages and challenges - ANS Advantages:
- Happier customers
- Flexibility in modifying requirements
Challenges:
- Hard to trace the process due to ad-hoc nature


Formal Systems Development - ANS Development is based on formal mathematical
transformation of system specification to an executable program


Reuse-oriented Development - ANS Relies on a large base of reusable software components


Reuse-oriented advantages and challenges - ANS Advantages:
- Reduced cost and risk
Challenge:
- Requires a large enough component base
- Control over system evolution is lost



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