Problem 1
Explain why a defective requirement could be 100 times more expensive to fix after software is deployed versus being fixed during requirements analysis.
Problem 2
Give an example of a software application in which the customer is the same as the end user. Give an example in which they are different. In each case, identify the customer and end user.
Problem 3
In your own words, explain the difference between high-level and detailed requirements. Give an example of a high-level and detailed requirement for a typical word processing application.
Problem 4
In your own words, describe the difference between functional and nonfunctional requirements.
Problem 5
Explain why the following requirement is not sufficient. How would you amend it? "The order entry system shall not crash more than 5 times per year. The system shall recover from each crash as quickly as possible to avoid down time."
Problem 7
Agile requirements gathering calls for a customer representative to work continually with the development team generating requirements. Describe a scenario in which this type of arrangement may produce poor requirements.
Problem 8
What are three major advantages and disadvantages of describing detailed requirements with unit tests?
