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Software Engineering Vocab

Subjects : engineering, it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Each team member given set of features to work on






2. Ways to express the system's subsystems and their relationship






3. 4th step of requirements gathering






4. 1st step of requirements gathering






5. The process of eliminating data redundancy by ensuring that tables in a database pertain to a single topic






6. Series of phases through which software is developed






7. Single step in a lifecycle






8. People who care about the outcome






9. Formal testing against end user specifications






10. Each condition is covered twice (true - false)






11. (smell) Classes using things that should be private in other classes






12. A guess of the ability to complete a task or solve a problem. Typically the possible benefits and risks are considered. Some factors would be benefit of completion - risks of incompletion and costs to approach completion.






13. (smell) many parameters are being passed into a method






14. Part of compiler reads the sequence of characters and outputs a sequence of lexemes.






15. Force software to fail in order to see how it recovers






16. Small - behaviour- preserving - source- to- source transformation






17. Test whether or not tasks can be accomplished efficiently by all levels of users






18. Improve the internal design and implementation of code without affecting external behavior






19. JQuery is a lightweight JavaScript library that emphasizes interaction between JavaScript and HTML.






20. Evaluates upper limits of operational parameters






21. (smell) If a set of variables are used together in multiple places






22. Description of possible sequences of interactions between a user and the system.






23. 1. A language feature that supports prototype- based programming. 2. Originally: One object relying upon another to provide a specified set of functionalities. 3. In .NET: A way of telling which method to call when an event is triggered






24. Freezing the state of the source code at a particular point






25. Reusable - abstract 'blocks' of design






26. Test the run - time performance of the system






27. A few sentences summarizing a use case






28. Testing where modules are combined and tested as a group






29. Executes system in a manner that demands abnormal amounts of resources






30. (smell) Making one change requires changes in multiple places






31. Absence of lifecycle






32. Degree to which the system meets the specified requirements and development standards






33. Word - logo or symbol used to distinguish one organization's wares and services from another's






34. How developed code is (testing - documentation etc)






35. Simple Object Access Protocol. Specification for exchanging structured information. Uses XML. Usually relies on other Application Layer protocols (HTTP - SMTP)






36. (smell) code is repeated in multiple places






37. Delaying the creation of an object - calculation of a value or another expensive process until first needed.






38. Models ->code work is done to keep models in sync with code






39. A method that initializes a newly instantiated object






40. Comprehensive description of software's intended purpose






41. Figuring out what the requirements are






42. Verifies that system is protected against improper penetration






43. The degree to which code is free of defects






44. A subjective set of rules or guidelines used when writing source code. Example: The use of whitespace to consistently group and space out statements.






45. (smell) A method using another class more than its own






46. Constraints on the design due to external factors






47. 3rd step of requirements gathering






48. AKA: Lexical Closure or Function Closure - A function together with a referencing environment for the non - local variables of that function. The key aspect of a ______ is variables from outside the function retain there value from the time the closu






49. (smell) One class delegates all of its requests to another class






50. A design pattern that allows behaviour to be added to an existing object dynamically.