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Four Configuration Management Activities

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There are four fundamental configuration management activities. Match each activity to its description.

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Activity

Problem tracking
System integration
Release management
Version management

Description

Support is provided to keep track of the different versions of software components and to coordinate development by several programmers - stops one developer overwriting code submitted by another
Support is provided to help developers define what versions of components are used to create each version of a system; this description is used to build the system automatically by compiling and linking required components
Support is provided to allow users to report bugs and other problems, and to allow all developers to see who is working on these problems and when they are fixed
New versions of a software system are prepared and released to customers; concerned with planning the functionality of new releases and organising software for distribution

Correct Answer

(1) Version management,Support is provided to keep track of the different versions of software components and to coordinate development by several programmers - stops one developer overwriting code submitted by another
(2) System integration,Support is provided to help developers define what versions of components are used to create each version of a system; this description is used to build the system automatically by compiling and linking required components
(3) Problem tracking,Support is provided to allow users to report bugs and other problems, and to allow all developers to see who is working on these problems and when they are fixed
(4) Release management,New versions of a software system are prepared and released to customers; concerned with planning the functionality of new releases and organising software for distribution

Explanation

The four CM activities: Version management - tracks component versions and coordinates multi-programmer development (e.g., Git, Subversion); System integration - defines which component versions create each system version, used to automatically build the system; Problem tracking - bug/issue reporting and tracking (e.g., Bugzilla); Release management - plans and organises new releases for distribution to customers.

Reference

Software Engineering, Ian Sommerville, 10th edition

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