How would a specification not conform?

How would a specification not conform?

• A. If it fails to satisfy one or more of the MUST, MUST NOT, REQUIRED, SHALL
• B. If it uses SHOULD
• C. If it includes a currency format
• D. If it contains more than 1000 lines

Answer: (A)

Conformance means meeting all mandatory requirements. In specification language, terms such as MUST, MUST NOT, REQUIRED, and SHALL mark obligations that must be followed. If a document fails to satisfy one of these mandatory statements, it does not conform. That’s why the scenario described—not meeting a required or obligatory directive—is a non-conforming specification. The other aspects aren’t about mandatory compliance: SHOULD expresses a recommendation, not a binding obligation, so following or not following it doesn’t by itself determine conformity. Including a currency format or having more than a certain number of lines are design or stylistic details rather than universal mandatory rules, so they don’t by themselves define conformity.

Conformance means meeting all mandatory requirements. In specification language, terms such as MUST, MUST NOT, REQUIRED, and SHALL mark obligations that must be followed. If a document fails to satisfy one of these mandatory statements, it does not conform. That’s why the scenario described—not meeting a required or obligatory directive—is a non-conforming specification.

The other aspects aren’t about mandatory compliance: SHOULD expresses a recommendation, not a binding obligation, so following or not following it doesn’t by itself determine conformity. Including a currency format or having more than a certain number of lines are design or stylistic details rather than universal mandatory rules, so they don’t by themselves define conformity.