CCS Software Development Lifecycle 3

Question 1

In the Waterfall SDLC model, what is the primary disadvantage when applied to health IT projects?

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Requirements changes late in the project are costly and difficult to incorporate

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It does not include a testing phase

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It requires too many simultaneous developers

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It cannot be used for database-driven applications

Question 2

Which SDLC artifact maps system inputs, processes, outputs, and data stores?

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Data flow diagram (DFD)

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Gantt chart

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Network topology map

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PERT chart

Question 3

User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for a coding workflow system is primarily performed by:

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The end users who will operate the system daily

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The developers who built the system

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External cybersecurity auditors

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Database administrators

Question 4

What is 'technical debt' in the context of health information system development?

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The accumulated cost of shortcuts taken during development that must be fixed later

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The financial cost of hardware procurement

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Unpaid vendor invoices for software licenses

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The backlog of unresolved helpdesk tickets

Question 5

In Scrum (an Agile framework), who is responsible for prioritizing the product backlog?

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Product Owner

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Scrum Master

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Development Team

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Project Sponsor

Question 6

A 'sprint' in Agile development typically lasts:

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1–4 weeks

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3–6 months

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1 full year

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As long as needed until features are complete

Question 7

Which phase of the SDLC produces the System Requirements Specification (SRS) document?

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Requirements analysis

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Implementation

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Testing

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Maintenance