Software Development

• What is the first phase of an iterative development process?

  Analysis
• What is the main goal of the analysis phase in software development?

  Production of a software specification
• What is the purpose of the design phase in the iterative development process?

  Plan the program's design and user interface
• What happens during the implementation phase of software development?

  Write the code for the program
• What is the primary objective of the testing phase?

  Ensure all aspects work correctly
• What are the two main types of documentation produced in software development?

  Technical guide and user guide
• What is evaluated during the evaluation phase of the iterative process?

  Whether the program is fit for purpose
• Why is the software development process described as iterative?

  Stages may need to be revisited
• If the implementation stage reveals errors in the design, what should the developer do?

  Re-visit the design stage
• If issues are highlighted during the design stage, which phase might need to be re-done?

  The analysis phase
• What does it mean to iterate within a stage of the software development process?

  To revisit and refine the current stage
• What are the three key aspects to identify in the analysis phase of software development?

  Inputs, processes, and output
• What are 'inputs' in the context of the analysis phase?

  Data entered into the program
• In the analysis phase, what do 'processes' refer to?

  What the program does with data
• What constitutes 'output' in the analysis phase of software development?

  Data that is outputted to the user
• In the design phase, what are you identifying regarding data?

  Data types and structures
• What do structure diagrams help to achieve in program design?

  Breaks the problems down into sections
• What is the primary purpose of flowcharts in program design?

  Shows what is going on in program
• What is pseudocode used for in software development?

  Describing a program in structured English
• Who is intended to read pseudocode?

  A human
• What is a wireframe used for in user interface design?

  Provide a visual draft of interface
• What is the range of fidelity for a wireframe?

  Rough sketch to detailed image
• Which data type is used to store text and alphanumeric combinations?

  String
• Which data type stores a single letter, number or symbol?

  Character
• Which data type is used to store positive and negative whole numbers?

  Integer
• Which data type stores numbers with decimal places?

  Real/Single
• What values can a Boolean data type store?

  TRUE or FALSE only
• What kind of data does an array store?

  A list of related data
• What is the data type requirement for elements within an array?

  All data must be same type
• What is a key characteristic of an array's length?

  It has a fixed length
• What number does element indices start at in arrays?

  0
• What type of error occurs when trying to store data in an element which cannot be indexed?

  Index out of bounds error
• What error results from storing data of a different data type than declared in the array?

  Data type error
• What is a variable in programming?

  Locations in memory
• Which arithmetic operation is represented by the symbol *?

  Multiplication
• Which arithmetic operation is represented by the symbol ^?

  Exponentiation
• What is the purpose of concatenation?

  Joining two strings together
• What programming construct selects an action based on a variable's value?

  Selection
• What is the structure of a simple 'If...Then' statement?

  IF condition THEN action END IF
• What is the structure of an 'If...Then...Else' statement?

  IF condition THEN action_a ELSE action_b END IF