Problem 1
Suggest five possible problems that could arise if a company does not develop effective configuration management policies and processes.
Problem 2
In version management, what do codeline and baseline terminologies stand for? List the features included in a version control system.
Problem 3
Imagine a situation where two developers are simultaneously modifying three different software components. What difficulties might arise when they try to merge the changes they have made?
Problem 4
Software is now often developed by distributed teams, with team members working at different locations and in different time zones. Suggest features in a version control system that could be included to support distributed software development.
Problem 5
Describe the difficulties that may arise when building a system from its components. What particular problems might occur when a system is built on a host computer for some target machine?
Problem 6
With reference to system building, explain why you may sometimes have to maintain obsolete computers on which large software systems were developed.
Problem 7
A common problem with system building occurs when physical filenames are incorporated in system code and the file structure implied in these names differs from that of the target machine. Write a set of programmer's guidelines that helps avoid this and any other systembuilding problems that you can think of.
Problem 9
Describe six essential features that should be included in a tool to support change management processes.
Problem 10
Explain why preparing and distributing a system release for mass-market products is an expensive process.
