To pass this unit, please study the 17 vocabulary words below.
- Agile
- Alpha
- Beta
- Development cycle
- Freemium
- Help file
- MVP (minimum viable product)
- Patch
- Perform a meaningful task
- Productive
- RC (release candidate)
- Rest at ease
- SDLC (software development life cycle)
- Trial version
- Upgrade
- Waterfall
- You should be wary
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an iterative and incremental software development approach with work divided into sprints of a predetermined length
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"The first book on Agile methodologies is the Manifesto for Agile Software Development written in 2001."
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the first version of a software application that is "feature ready" but still very far from "production ready"
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"Alpha versions are rarely released to the public and frequently contain serious bugs."
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a software version which is feature-ready, has passed early testing, and ready for more widespread testing
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"The beta version of the new program was released yesterday, but final release is still months away."
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the process of taking a piece of software from initial concept to final delivery
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"The two most popular methodologies in the software development cycle are Waterfall and Agile."
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functioning software distributed free of charge with the possibility to buy more features later if desired
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"The freemium model is increasingly seen because people are very reluctant to buy something without testing it first."
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electronic documentation included with a program
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"The help file often contains useful program shortcuts."
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an early release with only the most important features included
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"MVP releases allow a company to get to market quickly by maintaining focus on the core feature set without wasting time on extra features that add little value to the average user."
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a software update intended primarily to fix bugs or security holes in a software release
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"Software patches and other updates should be available on a software publisher's web site."
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to do something useful as opposed to waste time
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"Without a CPU a computer is unable to perform any meaningful task."
Adjective
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able to deliver a high number of something efficiently
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"Office suites such as MS Office or Google Docs are designed to make users more productive at their jobs."
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a piece of software that has passed its testing stages and is close to release
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"Apple refers internally to a release candidate as "the golden master"."
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to be free from worry
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""Rest at ease, my boy," said the salesman, "this new graphics card will have you pwning alien worlds for years to come.""
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a formalized approach to creating and maintaining software
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"The SDLC consists of: requirements gathering, design, programming, testing, deployment, and maintenance."
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a piece of software which is available for evaluation by customers free of charge, normally for a limited amount of time
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"Much to the annoyance of potential customers, sometimes a company "cripples" their trial versions by offering less features than the full version."
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to replace an older version of software or hardware with a newer version
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"The man needed to upgrade his office suite so he could export his document files as XML and JSON."
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a top down approach to software development with everything decided up front with milestones and distant deadlines
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"Waterfall is best suited for projects where there is a clear goal and requirements are unlikely to change."
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to be careful because something might be dangerous or disastrous
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"You should be wary of bugs in beta versions and not use them on production servers."