Cambridge AS & A Level Computer Science
12.1Program development life cycle
Program development life cycle in Cambridge AS & A Level Computer Science: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives
What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.
- 12.1.1Explain the purpose of a development life cycle and its analysis, design, coding, testing and maintenance stages.
- 12.1.2Describe the principles, benefits and drawbacks of the waterfall, iterative and rapid application development models.
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Development life cycles: waterfall, iterative and RAD
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