Mitch is a newly hired manager for a company that outsources its application development. Which of the following best describes a practice that he should put into place?

The Capability Maturity Model has five different levels a software development company can achieve. Which of the following has an improper definition mapping?

i. Initial – Development process is ad hoc or even chaotic. The company does not use effective management procedures and plans. There is no assurance of consistency, and quality is unpredictable.
ii. Repeatable – A formal management structure, change control, and quality assurance are in place. The company can properly repeat processes throughout each project. The company does not have formal process models defined.
iii. Defined – The company has formal processes in place to collect and analyze qualitative data, and metrics are defined and fed into the process-improvement program.
iv. Managed – Formal procedures are in place that outline and define processes carried out in each project. The organization has a way to allow for quantitative process improvement
v. Optimizing – The company has budgeted and integrated plans for continuous process improvement.

Which of the following is the second level of the Capability Maturity Model?

Jack is responsible for the accreditation of applications and systems within his department. He has been told by one of his technicians that a system has to be re-accredited. Which of the following best describe why this needs to take place?

Which of the following is the third step in change control?

__________ is a software testing technique that provides invalid, unexpected, or random data to the inputs of a program.

Which of the following is not a benefit of software development prototyping?

There are several approaches to software development. Which of the following has an incorrect definition mapping?

Which of the following is not a component of the second phase of the SDLC process?

Which of the following has an incorrect SDLC phase definition?

i. Initiation. During this phase, the system is designed, purchased, programmed,developed, or otherwise constructed.
ii. Implementation/Assessment. After system acceptance testing, the system is installed or fielded.
iii. Operation/Maintenance. During this phase, the system performs its work. The system is almost always modified by the addition of hardware and software and by numerous other events.
iv. Disposal. Activities conducted during this phase ensure the orderly terminationof the system, safeguarding vital system information, and migrating data processed by the system to a new system, or preserving it in accordance with applicable records management regulations and policies.