Which one of the following statements, related to the requirements phase in…

2015

Which one of the following statements, related to the requirements phase in Software Engineering, is incorrect ?

  1. A.

    “Requirement validation” is one of the activities in the requirements phase.

  2. B.

    “Prototyping” is one of the methods for requirement analysis.

  3. C.

    “Modelling-oriented approach” is one of the methods for specifying the functional specifications.

  4. D.

    “Function points” is one of the most commonly used size metric for requirements.

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Correct answer: A

“Requirement validation is one of the activities in the requirements phase.”

At first it looks correct, but according to many Software Engineering texts and exam viewpoints:

Why A is Incorrect

  • The requirements phase mainly includes:

    • Requirement elicitation

    • Requirement analysis

    • Requirement specification

  • Requirement validation is treated as a part of the Verification & Validation (V&V) phase, which comes after the requirements phase.

So validation is performed on the output of the requirements phase, not inside it.

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