Software Engineering Set 18 MCQs

Q1 | Hazard avoidance

Hazard cannot arise due system design.

The probability of the event occurring which create a hazard.

An assessment of the worst possible damage, which could result from a particular hazard.

A condition with the potential for causing or contributing to an accident.

Q2 | Evolutionary prototyping is

It describes the basic entities in the design and relation between them.

Observational techniques used to understand social and organizational requirements.

It is based on the idea of developing an initial implementation, exposing it uses on requirement and refining it through many versions until an adequate system has been developed.

Based on an idea of developing an initial implementation, exposing this to uses comment and retiring it until and adequate system has been developed.

Q3 | Match the following :A- Managed device :B-Managed object:C- Managed processes:1- Type of node residing on a network, such as a computer, printer or routers that contain a management agent.2- Characteristic of a managed device that can be monitored, modified or controlled.3- It is a defined process model. Procedures used are defined and scheduling and relationship between them is defined.

A-1, B-3,C-2

A-1,B-2,C-3

A-2,B-3,C-1

A-3,B-2,C-1

Q4 | Goal is

Extent to which a system or component performs a broad range of functions.

The objective of an organization to achieve.

Methods and techniques for converting data to or from graphic display via computers.

None of these

Q5 | Implementation phase is

Period in the software life cycle in which a software product is created from design documentation and debugged.*

Period in the software life cycle in which a software product is integrated in its operational environment, and tested in this environment to ensure it performs as required.

Period in the software life cycle during which the basic version of a software product is adapted to a specified set of operational environments and is distributed to a customer base.

None of these

Q6 | Evolvability is

Trustworthiness with which a system or component can be modified to take advantage of new software or hardware technologies.

An error of some kind or an unexpected event occurs during the execution of a program

Here the objective of the process is to work with uses to explore their requirement and deliver a final system.

Possible loss or harm in computing system.

Q7 | Match the following A- Functionalrequirements: B- Functional scope : C- Function-point count: D- Function-related measures: 1- It describe the functionality or services that system is expected to provide. 2- Range to which a system component is capable of being applied. 3- These are language independent productive measure.. 4- It is related to the overall functionality of the delivered software.

A-4,B-2,C-3,D-1

A-2,B-1,C-3,D-4

A-1,B-3,C-2,D-4

A-1,B-2,C-3,D-4

Q8 | Lehman’s Second Law (Lehman and Belady 1985) is

Continuing change: A program used in real-world environment must change necessarily or become progressively less useful in that environment.

Increase complexity: As an evolving program change, its strictures tend to become more complex. Extra resources must be devoted to preserving and simplifying the structure.

Large program evolution: Program evolution is a self-regulating process.

None of these

Q9 | Hazard probability

Hazard cannot arise due system design.

The probability of the event occurring which create a hazard.

An assessment of the worst possible damage, which could result from a particular hazard.

A condition with the potential for causing or contributing to an accident.

Q10 | Flexibility

The software and hardware system architectures that provide explicit support for tolerance, which includes software redundancy and fault- tolerance controller that detects problems and supports fault recovery

It is an initial step for requirements engineering process, includes the outline description of system, its use in an organization and recommending the system feasibility.

Trustworthiness with which a system or component can be modified for use in applications or environments other than those for which it was specifically designed.

None of these

Q11 | Extendibility is

Trustworthiness with which a system or component can be modified to increase its storage or functional capacity

Pertaining to a system/component that automatically places itself in a safe operating mode in the event of a failure.

Pertaining to a system or component that continues to provide partial operational capability in the event of certain failures.

None of these

Q12 | Generality is

It is a measure of number of function that calls some other function.

It is measure of number of functions, which are called by a function.

In it server is only responsible for data management.

None of these

Q13 | Manufacturing phase is

Period in the software life cycle in which a software product is created from design documentation and debugged.

Period in the software life cycle in which a software product is integrated in its operational environment, and tested in this environment to ensure it performs as required.

Period in the software life cycle during which the basic version of a software product is adapted to a specified set of operational environments and is distributed to a customer base.

None of these Human engineering is

Q14 | Lehman’s Fourth Law (Lehman and Belady 1985) is

Organizational stability: Over a program’s lifetime, its rate of development is approximately constant and independent of the resources devoted to system development.

Increase complexity: As an evolving program change, its strictures tend to become more complex. Extra resources must be devoted to preserving and simplifying the structure.

Large program evolution: Program evolution is a self-regulating process.

None of these

Q15 | Human error is

It is concerned with the design, evaluation, and implementation of interactive computing systems for human use and with the study of major phenomena surrounding them.

Extent to which a software product fulfills its purpose without wasting user’s time/ energy/degrading their morale.

Human behavior that results in the introduction of faults into a system.

None of these

Q16 | Fault-tolerant architectures is

The software and hardware system architectures that provide explicit support for tolerance, which includes software redundancy and fault- tolerance controller that detects problems and supports fault recovery*

It is an initial step for requirements engineering process, includes the outline description of system, its use in an organization and recommending the system feasibility.

Trustworthiness with which a system or component can be modified for use in applications or environments other than those for which it was specifically designed.

None of these

Q17 | Match the following:A- Formal mathematical transformation:B- Formal process model:C-Formal Specifications:D-Formal System development:1- Here the formal mathema- tical representation of the system takes place.2- It is a starting point for process analysis. It is abstract and only defines the principal process activities and deliverables.3-Specifications expressed in a language whose vocabulary, syntax and semantics are formally defined.4-It is more common to waterfall model, but here the development process is based on formal mathematical transformation of a system specification to an exactable program.

A-1,B-2,C-3,D-4

A-4,B-2,C-3,D-1

A-2,B-1,C-3,D-4

A-1,B-3,C-2,D-4

Q18 | Lehman’s First Law (Lehman and Belady 1985) is

Continuing change: A program used in real-world environment must change necessarily or become progressively less useful in that environment.

Increase complexity: As an evolving program change, its strictures tend to become more complex. Extra resources must be devoted to preserving and simplifying the structure.

Large program evolution: Program evolution is a self-regulating process.

None of these

Q19 | Graphics

Extent to which a system or component performs a broad range of functions.

The objective of an organization to achieve.

Methods and techniques for converting data to or from graphic display via computers.

None of these

Q20 | Intolerable risk is

Ability of two or more systems, to exchange information and to use the information that has been exchanged.

Time taken to respond to an event.

Either the hazard not arises, if arise; it will not result in an accident.

None of these

Q21 | Hazard

Hazard cannot arise due system design.

The probability of the event occurring which create a hazard.

An assessment of the worst possible damage, which could result from a particular hazard.

A condition with the potential for causing or contributing to an accident.

Q22 | Human Computer Interaction is

It is concerned with the design, evaluation, and implementation of interactive computing systems for human use and with the study of major phenomena surrounding them.

Extent to which a software product fulfills its purpose without wasting user’s time/ energy/degrading their morale.

Human behavior that results in the introduction of faults into a system.

None of these

Q23 | Match the following : A- Maintenance control: B- Maintenance prediction: C- Maintenance process: 1-Cost of planning and scheduling hardware preventive maintenance, and software maintenance and upgrades, managing the hardware and software baselines, and providing response for hardware corrective maintenance. 2- Predicting the number of change requires a system understanding and the relationship between the system and external environment. 3- It is triggered by a set of change requests from system users, management or customers.

A-1, B-3,C-2

A-1,B-2,C-3

A-2,B-3,C-1

A-3,B-2,C-1

Q24 | Installation and checkout phase

Period in the software life cycle in which a software product is created from design documentation and debugged.

Period in the software life cycle in which a software product is integrated in its operational environment, and tested in this environment to ensure it performs as required.

Period in the software life cycle during which the basic version of a software product is adapted to a specified set of operational environments and is distributed to a customer base.

None of these

Q25 | Software implementation is

It is concern with modification of existing system to meet changing requirements.

It is a process of converting system specifications into an executable system.

It analyzes and checks system representation such as the requirements document, design diagrams and program source code.

None of these