Technical debt management in Software Engineering - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the sentence to define technical debt.

Software Engineering

Technical debt is the [1] cost of choosing an easy solution now instead of a better approach that takes longer.

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Aimmediate

Bfinancial

Cfuture

Doptional

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Common Mistakes

Confusing immediate cost with future cost.

Thinking technical debt is optional or financial only.

Technical debt refers to the future cost or extra work caused by taking shortcuts or quick fixes today.

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medium

Complete the sentence to identify a common cause of technical debt.

Software Engineering

One common cause of technical debt is [1] pressure that forces quick delivery over quality.

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Ateam

Bbudget

Ctechnology

Dtime

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Common Mistakes

Choosing budget or team instead of time.

Thinking technology itself causes technical debt.

Time pressure often leads teams to choose faster but less ideal solutions, creating technical debt.

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hard

Fix the error in the statement about technical debt.

Software Engineering

Technical debt always [1] the software to stop working.

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Acauses

Bdoes not cause

Cmakes

Dforces

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Common Mistakes

Assuming technical debt breaks software immediately.

Confusing technical debt with bugs or errors.

Technical debt does not always cause software to stop working; it often causes slower development or harder maintenance.

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hard

Fill both blanks to describe how to manage technical debt.

Software Engineering

To manage technical debt, teams should [1] it regularly and [2] time to fix it.

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Aassess

Bignore

Callocate

Davoid

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Common Mistakes

Ignoring technical debt instead of assessing it.

Avoiding fixing technical debt completely.

Regularly assessing technical debt and allocating time to fix it helps keep software maintainable.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to complete the statement about technical debt impact.

Software Engineering

Technical debt can [1] development speed, [2] code quality, and [3] maintenance costs.

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Aincrease

Breduce

Craise

Dlower

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Common Mistakes

Thinking technical debt increases speed or quality.

Confusing maintenance costs direction.

Technical debt usually reduces development speed and code quality, while raising maintenance costs.