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This set of Software Engineering Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Software Engineering Set 14

Q1 | A computer program is a
  • Software
  • Hardware
  • System
  • None of these
Q2 | Software system consists of
  • Programs
  • Configuration files
  • Documentation
  • All of the above
Q3 | User documentation defines
  • Computer program
  • Computer system
  • Use of computer systems
  • Structure of computer system
Q4 | System documentation defines
  • Computer programs
  • Computer systems
  • Use of computer systems
  • Structure of computer system
Q5 | System engineering is concerned with
  • Hardware development
  • System development
  • Software engineering
  • All of the above
Q6 | Software process involves
  • Software specification and developments
  • Software validation and evolution
  • A and B both
  • None of these
Q7 | Mutable requirements are
  • Requirements that change due to the environment in which the organization is operating
  • Emerges due to user’s understanding of system
  • Dependent on particular system
  • None of these
Q8 | Requirement Engineering process does not involves
  • Feasibility study
  • Requirement elicitation and an analysis
  • Requirement validation and management
  • Data processing
Q9 | User requirements are written in
  • Natural language
  • FORTRAN
  • Assembly language
  • None of these
Q10 | The system modeling is normally referred to
  • An abstract viewing of a system
  • The system running
  • Programming language
  • None of these
Q11 | Operability is
  • Extent to which a system or component complies with standards
  • Trustworthiness of operating the software.
  • Measures that estimates system cost to operate and maintain.
  • None of these
Q12 | In system modeling: A-Architectural model: B-Stimulus-response model: C-Behavioral models::1-Used to describe the overall behavior of the system: 2-State transition diagram show how the system reacts to internal and external events:3-Shows principal sub-systems which makes the system
  • A-1, B-2, C-3
  • A-2, B-3, C-1
  • A-3, B-2, C-1
  • C-2, B-1, A-3
Q13 | In system modeling : A-Classification model; B-Stimulus-response model; C-Data processing model: 1-Here data-flow diagram show how data is processed at different stages; 2-Here object class/inheritance diagram show, how entities have the common characteristics;3-Here state transition diagram shows the how the system reader to internal and external events
  • A-2, B-3, C-1
  • A-3, B-1, C-2
  • A-1, B-2, C-3
  • A-1, B-3, C-2
Q14 | In system modelingStatement-1: State-machine model is used to model the behavior of a system in response to internal and external events.Statement-2: Stimulus response model represents state transition diagram that show how system reacts to internal and external events.
  • Statement-1 and 2 both correct
  • Statement-1 and 2 both false
  • Statement-1 is true and Statement-2 is false
  • Statement-1 is false and Statement-2 is true
Q15 | Taxonomy is
  • Classification scheme, which shows who object class is related to other class through common attributes and services
  • Standard modeling language, used for object oriented modeling
  • Set of tools to support software process
  • None of these
Q16 | In system modeling : A-Model;B-Prototype;;1- it’s an abstract view of a system that ignores system details; 2-It’s an initial version of system software which givers end-users a concrete impression of the system capacities
  • A-1, B-2
  • A-1, B-1
  • B-1, A-2
  • A-2, B-2
Q17 | Sub-systems in a system are
  • Independent systems that compro- mises the system
  • Dependent systems that compromises the system
  • A and B both true
  • None of these
Q18 | The following is not true for client-server model
  • It contains the set of stand alone servers
  • A set of clients that can use services offered by servers
  • A network which allows the clients to access these services
  • An intersection between clients by passing the server
Q19 | Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) is
  • Extent to which all the parts of a software system or component are present and each of its parts is fully specified and developed.
  • Testing of individual hardware/software components
  • An Entity-relation (E-R) diagram show how entities in the system are composed of other entities
  • It consists of wide range of different types of computer programs, which be used to support software process activities such as a requirement analysis, system modeling, debugging and testing.
Q20 | A control model, where one system isdesigned as the system controller and has responsibility for managing the execution of other sub-systems can be referred as
  • Centralized control model
  • Call-return control model
  • Object oriented model
  • None of these
Q21 | A sequential control model where control starts at the top of a subroutine hierarchy and through sub-routine calls, passes to lower levels is referred as
  • Manager control model
  • Call-return control model
  • Object oriented model
  • None of these
Q22 | A control model where one system component is designed as system manager which controls the starting, stopping and coordination other system processes can be referred as
  • Manager control model
  • Object oriented model
  • Event driven control model
  • None of these
Q23 | When is a system where each sub-system can respond to generated event are referred as ?
  • Event driven control system
  • Object oriented model
  • Manager control model
  • None of these
Q24 | An event driven control system, when an event is transmitted to each sub-system and each sub-system that handles that event responds to it is referred as
  • Broadcast model
  • Manager control model
  • Call-return control model
  • None of these
Q25 | Embedded system
  • Run on single processor
  • Run on integrated group of process linked by network
  • Network models
  • None of these