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ZIMSEC A-Level Computer Science

5Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) in ZIMSEC A-Level Computer Science: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Overview

Form 5 (competency matrix 8.5, software development, waterfall model) and Form 6 (8.14, object-oriented methodology and prototyping). No share of Paper 1 is printed for this topic in the specification grid.

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Lessons

  • Development life cycles: waterfall, iterative and RAD

    45 min

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  • Preliminary investigation, fact finding and feasibility

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  • System analysis, design, implementation, documentation and evaluation

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  • Testing, errors and maintenance

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  • Prototyping and object-oriented methodology

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Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC): sample question

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Which changeover method runs the old and new systems together for a period?

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