25.05 Overcoming Development Difficulties - Quiz¶
Section 25.5 Quiz: Overcoming Development Difficulties
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Which type of blocker is characterized by missing permissions or unavailable development tools?
- Technical blockers
- Resource blockers {data-correct}
- Process blockers
- Knowledge blockers
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What is the recommended first step when encountering a development blocker?
- Immediately escalate to management
- Identify and categorize the type of blocker {data-correct}
- Start searching for external consultants
- Abandon the current approach
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When researching solutions online, which search strategy is most effective for specific error messages?
- Use only general terms to get broad results
- Copy the exact error text into the search query {data-correct}
- Translate error messages into plain language
- Focus only on recent forum posts
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In pair programming, what are the two primary roles participants should take?
- Developer and tester
- Junior and senior
- Driver and navigator {data-correct}
- Designer and implementer
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Which platform is specifically mentioned as being excellent for programming questions and answers?
- Stack Overflow {data-correct}
- GitHub Issues
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What should be the primary consideration when evaluating the credibility of online information sources?
- The length of the article
- Author reputation and source domain trustworthiness {data-correct}
- Number of comments or likes
- Publication date only
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In a structured escalation process, what typically comes after peer consultation fails to resolve a blocker?
- Immediate external contractor hiring
- Senior developer or technical lead consultation {data-correct}
- Management decision to abandon the feature
- Switching to a different technology stack
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Which of these is NOT mentioned as a benefit of collaborative problem-solving approaches?
- Real-time code review
- Knowledge sharing between team members
- Reduced individual workload
- Guaranteed faster project completion {data-correct}
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When should external assistance (consultants, vendors) be considered in the escalation process?
- As the first step to save time
- Only when budget constraints don’t matter
- After internal expertise and senior guidance have been exhausted {data-correct}
- Never, teams should always solve problems internally
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What is a key advantage of systematically logging and categorizing development blockers?
- It eliminates the need for testing
- It helps choose appropriate resolution strategies and track patterns {data-correct}
- It automatically assigns blame to team members
- It guarantees faster problem resolution