Question

The iceberg principle of the systems development life cycle depicts which of the following stages as relatively the largest:

a) Planning

b) Analysis

c) Design

d) Implementation

e) Maintenance

Answer 1

Analysis

Iceberg principle says that when a ship touches a iceberg, the extent of damage depends on the iceberg ratio which is hidden inside teh sea surface. Thus, similarly, the operations, strategy, technology which are involved in Analysis (which the customer is not able to see from the surface). Analysis depicts the largest stage of the Software development lifecycle.