CEN 4010 exam 1 questions and answers with solutions 2025

What is meant by the term "Understand the Problem" when related to software engineering? - ANSWER A concerted effort should be made to understand the problem before a software solution is developed From the following which would be the BEST definition to explain software? - ANSWER Software is a logical element of the system. George Polya outlined the essence of software engineering practice as: - ANSWER Understand the problem, plan a solution, carry out the plan, and examine the result for accuracy. What is meant by the term "prescriptive models"? - ANSWER Prescriptive models describe a set of process elements. The waterfall model is considered the oldest model for software development. What is considered this models greatest weakness? - ANSWER It can be difficult to completely determine all aspect of the start of the project which can cause an ill-designed or failed end project.