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Viewpoints — Independence
publish date: 2026/06/06 20:00:11.881801 UTC
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True or False: Different viewpoints on a system problem are completely independent of each other with no shared or overlapping requirements.
Correct Answer
False
Explanation
Different viewpoints see the problem in different ways, but their perspectives are NOT completely independent — they usually overlap so that they have common requirements. This overlap can be used to structure both the discovery and the documentation of the system requirements.
Reference
Software Engineering, Ian Sommerville, 9th edition