Software Development and UML Fundamentals

Software Engineering

An overview of software development lifecycles, methodologies, and the use of Unified Modelling Language (UML) for system design and visualization.

Software Development UML System Design

15 Questions Medium Ages 18+ Apr 8, 2026

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1 What does SDLC stand for?

A Software Development Life Cycle
B System Design Life Cycle
C Software Deployment Logic Control
D Standard Development Life Cycle

2 Which approach to SDLC is described as traditional?

A Agile
B Waterfall
C Kanban
D Scrum

3 Which of the following is considered an Agile methodology?

A Waterfall
B Deployment
C Scrum
D Specification

4 What is the primary objective of UML?

A To write program code
B To provide tools for analysis, design, and implementation
C To replace all programming languages
D To manage project budgets

5 How many diagrams does the UML specification generally mention?

A ~5
B ~10
C ~15
D ~20

6 Which UML diagram is used to represent how a user interacts with software?

A Class diagram
B Use case diagram
C Deployment diagram
D Activity diagram

7 Which diagram is used to show how business processes work?

A Activity diagram
B Component diagram
C Use case diagram
D Deployment diagram

8 Which diagram provides a detailed look at software implementation?

A Deployment diagram
B Component diagram
C Class diagram
D Use case diagram

9 What diagram depicts how software is deployed?

A Deployment diagram
B Activity diagram
C Class diagram
D Component diagram

10 UML diagrams can be used as which of the following?

A A sketch
B A blueprint
C Both as a sketch and a blueprint
D Neither a sketch nor a blueprint

11 What are the three perspectives of UML mentioned in the content?

A Conceptual, Specification, Implementation
B User, Developer, Manager
C Input, Process, Output
D Design, Coding, Testing

12 Which of the following is a common Agile methodology?

A Waterfall
B Kanban
C Spiral
D Linear

13 Why is system visualization difficult according to the text?

A It requires too much paper
B Cross-discipline complexity
C Lack of computers
D It is too cheap

14 What can a class diagram assist with?

A Database design
B Conceptual domain models
C Documenting concrete structure
D All of the above

15 Which of the following is NOT an attribute of UML?

A A consistent set of diagrams
B A set of graphical notations
C A single diagram for all purposes
D A modeling language

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