Praxis Computer Sciences (5652) Practice Test

This question is about a linear, one-way software development workflow. In this approach, work progresses through a fixed sequence of stages—conception, initiation, analysis, design, construction, testing, deployment, and maintenance—with each stage typically completed before the next begins. There’s little backtracking to earlier phases, so the path flows in a single direction from start to finish. That makes the process predictable and easy to manage when requirements are well understood from the outset and unlikely to change much.

This is the Waterfall software development model. It contrasts with iterative or agile approaches, which cycle back and revisit earlier phases as needed to accommodate change.

The other options aren’t about a development lifecycle at all: an interpreted code is a way of running programs, not how software is developed; RJ-45 is a type of connector; Assembly Language is a low-level programming language.