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Combined Exercises

Here are some exercises that combine multiple topics.

Choose the correct statement about requirements.

Choose the correct statement

a. A non-functional requirement is a requirement that hasn’t been fully implemented yet.
b. Functional requirements are always more important than non-functional ones.
c. In a green field project, one must start by studying the existing product.
d. Prototyping can be used to discover as well as record requirements.
e. Users know how the product should be. They just don’t know how to communicate it to us.

Class Diagrams vs Object Diagrams vs Sequence Diagrams

Choose the incorrect statement.

Which one of these is the most useful to describe a workflow?

Which one of these is the most useful to model a workflow?

Pick the odd one out of these project management tools/techniques.

Pick the odd one out.

Choose the least correct statement about principles and patterns.

Choose the least correct statement

a. Principles are typically more general than patterns.
b. Both patterns and principles are ways for us to benefit from experiences of others.
c. Patterns gives us a higher-level vocabulary to talk about design.
d. Most design patterns and design principles try to reduce coupling and increase cohesion.
e. The more patterns we apply, the better the design becomes.

Are you able to interpret CD/OD notations?

Study the following class and object diagrams. Are you able to interpret all notations?