School of Computing / Skool vir Rekenaarkunde - Name

Assignment 1
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Submission date: 28 March 2009
Credits: 70 credits
Unique number: 523111 for INF305F; 150308 for SED401I; 536357 for SWE401I
Notice: This is one of the two possible assignments that you can complete
for examination admission. Assignment 1 relates to chapters 1–7.
Chapter 1
1 Software deteriorates rather than wears out because ______.
1 software suffers from exposure to hostile environments
2 defects are more likely to arise after software has been used often
3 multiple change requests introduce errors in component interactions
4 software spare parts become harder to order
2 Most software continues to be custom-built because ______.
1 component reuse is common in the software world
2 reusable components are too expensive to use
3 software is easier to build without using someone else’s components
4 off-the-shelf software components are available in many application domains
3 The nature of software applications can be characterised by their information ______.
1 complexity
2 content
3 determinacy
4 Both 2 and 3.
4 Modern software applications are so complex that it is hard to develop mutually exclusive
category names.
1 true
2 false
5 The so-called “new economy” that gripped commerce and finance during the 1990s died
and no longer influences decisions made by businesses and software engineers.
1 true
2 false