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Two Perspectives for Legacy System Assessment

publish date: 2026/06/24 21:07:15.666459 UTC

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When assessing a legacy system to decide its future, two perspectives must be combined. What are they?

A marketing perspective and a legal perspective

A business perspective (does the business need the system) and a technical perspective (quality of the software, support software, and hardware)

A historical perspective and a futuristic perspective

An emotional perspective and a financial perspective

Correct Answer

A business perspective (does the business need the system) and a technical perspective (quality of the software, support software, and hardware)

Explanation

Legacy system assessment requires combining a business perspective - whether the business genuinely needs the system - with a technical perspective - the quality of the application software and its supporting hardware and software. Together these inform the decision about what to do with the system.

Reference

Software Engineering, Ian Sommerville, 10th edition

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