OCR GCSE Computer Science - Standards for Development

?
What are some software development standards?
Knowing what the system needs to accomplish, keeping track of changes, and the finding and correcting of errors
1 of 9
What does the waterfall method do?
Breaks down the development project into a series of manageable steps
2 of 9
What is prototyping?
Allowing the user to test the system and provide feedback on how it could be improved
3 of 9
Give an advantage to Rapid Application Development (RAD)
Code can be created rapidly
4 of 9
Give a disadvantage to RAD
The tools used are expensive and users need to be trained
5 of 9
Name some of the tools used in RAD
GUI interface builder and CASE (Computer Aided Software Engineering) tools
6 of 9
What is a 'development environment'?
A separate system where changes to the software are coded - users don't have access to these
7 of 9
What is the use of 'version control'?
To allow many different development environments to exist simultaneously
8 of 9
What is the 'production system'?
The final system to be used by the users - usually an amalgamation of lots of development environments
9 of 9

Other cards in this set

Card 2

Front

What does the waterfall method do?

Back

Breaks down the development project into a series of manageable steps

Card 3

Front

What is prototyping?

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

Give an advantage to Rapid Application Development (RAD)

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

Give a disadvantage to RAD

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
View more cards

Comments

No comments have yet been made

Similar Computing resources:

See all Computing resources »See all Systems development lifecycle resources »