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Reuse-Oriented Advantages and Disadvantages

publish date: 2026/05/30 13:51:28.783547 UTC

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Which statement correctly describes a trade-off of the reuse-oriented software engineering approach?

It reduces development cost and risk but requirements compromises are inevitable and some control over system evolution is lost

It eliminates all requirements compromise because components are always perfect matches

It is the most expensive model but guarantees complete control over the system

It offers no cost reduction because integration is as expensive as development from scratch

Correct Answer

It reduces development cost and risk but requirements compromises are inevitable and some control over system evolution is lost

Explanation

Reuse-oriented engineering reduces the amount of software to be developed and so reduces cost and risks, usually leading to faster delivery. However, requirements compromises are inevitable and some control over system evolution is lost as new versions of reusable components are not under the control of the organization using them.

Reference

Software Engineering, Ian Sommerville, 9th edition

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