Rapid Application Development

2015-(1) past paper questions with answers

Questions

1. state what is Rapid Application Development in your words. 
2. Describe briefly four advantages of RAD. 
3. Explain why an Air Traffic Control System cannot be developed using RAD methodology. 
4. Explain the need of software version control systems in RAD. 
5. Compare GIT with CVS using three valid points. 
6. State the license you choose for a RAD project and Explain the reason behind your choice.
7. State three usability heuristics proposed by Jakob Nielsen and describe them briefly using suitable examples. 
8. Describe a software design pattern using suitable application. 
9. Discuss pros and cons of iterative development approach compared to the Water-fall approach. 
10. Write briefly what are Pair Programming and Refactoring in Extreme Programming. 
11. Compare the visibility of progress of projects which use an efficient RAD approach and are a typical water-fall approach. 
12. Joint Application Development (JAD) is a requirements definition and user-interface design methodology in which end-users, executives and developers attend intense off-site meetings. 
1. Describe briefly four advantages of JAD.
2. Explain in detail how a JAD planning meeting is conducted.
3.  List five outputs of a JAD planning phase. 
4. List two risks associated with RAD approach and describe how it can be managed.

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