CBAP · Question #432
A health insurance provider undertakes enhancements to its mobile application platform and finalizes the following capabilities as part of the scope of the next release:
The correct answer is D. Atomic. An Atomic requirement represents a single, indivisible need that cannot be further decomposed without losing meaning, which is a key quality characteristic of well-formed requirements.
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A health insurance provider undertakes enhancements to its mobile application platform and finalizes the following capabilities as part of the scope of the next release:
Options
- AFeasible
- BConcise
- CConsistent
- DAtomic
- IAbility to integrate online maps and global positioning system (GPS) technology with the mobile
How the community answered
(37 responses)- A3% (1)
- B3% (1)
- C5% (2)
- D78% (29)
- I11% (4)
Why each option
An Atomic requirement represents a single, indivisible need that cannot be further decomposed without losing meaning, which is a key quality characteristic of well-formed requirements.
Feasible refers to whether a requirement can realistically be implemented given constraints such as budget, time, or technology - it describes implementation practicality, not the structural unity of the requirement.
Concise means the requirement is stated without unnecessary or redundant wording - it is a characteristic of how the requirement is expressed rather than whether it represents a single indivisible unit.
Consistent means the requirement does not contradict other requirements - it is a relational quality measured across the full requirements set, not a property of the requirement as a standalone unit.
An Atomic requirement is one that expresses exactly one need or condition and cannot be split into smaller requirements without losing its integrity. The GPS and maps integration capability represents a single, self-contained feature, satisfying the atomic quality attribute by not combining unrelated needs into one requirement statement.
Concept tested: Requirements quality characteristics - Atomic requirement
Source: https://www.iiba.org/standards-and-resources/babok/
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