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This set of Software Engineering Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Software Engineering Set 25

Q1 | Software reliability is(
  • The probability of failure free operation of a program for a specified time in a specified environment
  • The probability of failure of a program for a specified time in a specified environment
  • The probability of success of a program for a specified time in any environment
  • None of the above
Q2 | Fault is(
  • Defect in the program
  • Mistake in the program
  • Error in the program
  • All of the above
Q3 | One fault may lead to(
  • one failure
  • two failures
  • many failures
  • all of the above
Q4 | Which ‘time’ unit is not used in reliability studies?(
  • Execution time
  • Machine time
  • Clock time
  • Calendar time
Q5 | Failure occurrences can be represented as(
  • time to failure
  • time interval between failures
  • failures experienced in a time interval
  • All of the above
Q6 | As the reliability increases, failure intensity(
  • decreases
  • increases
  • no effect
  • None of the above
Q7 | Maximum possible value of reliability is(
  • 100
  • 10
  • 1
Q8 | Software Quality is(
  • Conformance to requirements
  • Fitness for the purpose
  • Level of satisfaction
  • All of the above
Q9 | Defect rate is(
  • Number of defects per million lines of source code
  • Number of defects per function point
  • Number of defects per unit of size of software
  • All of the above
Q10 | How many product quality factors have been proposed in McCall quality model?(
  • 2
  • 3
  • 11
  • 6
Q11 | Which one is not a product quality factor of McCall quality model?(
  • Product revision
  • Product operation
  • Product specification
  • Product transition
Q12 | The second level of quality attributes in McCall quality model are termed as(
  • quality criteria
  • quality factors
  • quality guidelines
  • quality specifications
Q13 | Which one is not a level in Boehm software quality model?(
  • Primary uses
  • Intermediate constructs
  • Primitive constructs
  • Final constructs
Q14 | Which one is not a software quality model?(
  • McCall model
  • Boehm model
  • ISO 9000
  • ISO 9126
Q15 | Basic execution time model was developed by(
  • Bev.Littlewood
  • J.D.Musa
  • R.Pressman
  • Victor Baisili
Q16 | NHPP stands for
  • Non Homogeneous Poisson Process
  • Non Heterogeneous Poisson Process
  • Non Homogeneous Poisson Product
  • Non Heterogeneous Poisson Product
Q17 | ) In Basic execution time model, failure intensity is given by(
  • λ(µ)=λ0(1-µ2 / V0)
  • λ(µ)=λ0(1-µ / V0)
  • λ(µ)=λ0(1-V0/ µ2)
  • λ(µ)=λ0(1- V0/ µ)
Q18 | ) In Basic execution time model, additional number of failures required to achieve a failure intensity objective is expressed as(
  • 0/λ0(λP - λF)
  • ) 0/λ0(λF – λP)
  • λ0 0(λF – λP)
  • λ0/ 0 (λP - λF)
Q19 | )In Logarithmic Poisson execution model, ‘θ’ is known as(
  • Failure intensity function parameter
  • Failure intensity decay parameter
  • Failure intensity measurement
  • Failure intensity increment parameter
Q20 | Failure intensity function of Logarithmic Poisson execution model is given as(
  • λ(µ)= λ0LN(-θµ)
  • λ(µ)= λ0exp(θµ)
  • λ(µ)= λ0exp(-θµ)
  • λ(µ)= λ0log(-θµ
Q21 | ) CMM level 1 has(
  • 6 KPAs
  • 2 KPAs
  • 0 KPAs
  • None of the above
Q22 | MTBF stands for
  • Mean time between failure
  • Maximum time between failures
  • Minimum time between failures
  • Many time between failures
Q23 | )CMM model is a technique to(
  • Improve the software process
  • Automatically develop the software
  • Test the software
  • All of the above
Q24 | Total numbers of maturing levels in CMM are(
  • 1
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7