Software Engineering Set 2 MCQs

Q1 | In planning a software project one would

find ways to produce results using limited resources

pad the schedule to accommodate errors

overestimate the budget

structure the team to prevent administrative interference

Q2 | A systematic approach to software development, as epitomized by the various life-cycle models, is useful in

helping us understand the nature of the software product

convincing the customer that we know what we are doing

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managing the various activities necessary to get the job done

Q3 | A process view in software engineering would consider which of the following

product performance

staffing

functionality

reliability

Q4 | What would be investigated during Requirements analysis?

system performance , test scheduling, organizational structure

languages , platforms, competition

system context , user populations, user tasks

verification, formal methods, accuracy

Q5 | Which of the following is not a description of planning?

planning is used to find credible ways to produce results with limited resources and limited schedule flexibility

planning is finding new personnel resources to support labor intensive development

planning is identifying and accommodating the unforeseen

planning is blending the efforts of many people to produce a product that satisfies the customer’s need

Q6 | The information we need to capture during requirements analysis not include

hiring authority

communication paths

synchronization

temporal dependencies

Q7 | Which among the following measures how strongly the elements within a module are related?

coupling

cohesion

aggregation

inheritance

Q8 | What do you call, when the elements of a module, all operate on the same data?

functional cohesion

temporal cohesion

procedural cohesion

communicational cohesion

Q9 | Which tests are designed to confront the program with abnormal situations?

recovery testing

security testing

stress testing

performance testing

Q10 | Which is not involved in software development process?

people

problem

practice

process

Q11 | How does a software project manager need to act to minimize the risk of software failure?

double the project team size

request a large budget

form a small software team

track progress

Q12 | To be an effective aid in process improvement the baseline metrics used must be

based on reasonable estimates from failed projects

measured consistently across projects

drawn from large projects only

based only on successful projects

Q13 | Empirical estimation models are typically based on

expert judgment based on past project experiences

refinement of current project estimation

regression models derived from historical project data

trial and error determination of the parameters and coefficients

Q14 | Which of the following is not the guiding principle of software project scheduling?

compartmentalization

market assessment

time allocation

effort validation

Q15 | PERT.

both (i) and (iii) above

both (i) and (iv) above

both (ii) and (iv) above

both (ii) and (iii) above

Q16 | The purpose of earned value analysis is to

determine how to compensate developers based on their productivity

provide a quantitative means of assessing software project progress

provide a qualitative means of assessing software project progress

set the price point for a software product based on development effort

Q17 | The rapid application development model is

same as component-based development

a useful approach when a customer cannot define requirements clearly

a high-speed adaptation of the linear sequential model

same as incremental model

Q18 | Which of the following is not an objective for building analysis models?

define set of software requirements that can be validated

describe customer requirements

develop a solution for the problem

establish basis for software design

Q19 | The entity relationship diagram

depicts relationships between data objects

depicts functions that transform the data flow

indicates how data are transformed by the system

indicates system reactions to external events

Q20 | Which of the following is not an area of concern in the design model?

architecture

data design

interfaces design

project scope

Q21 | Coupling is a qualitative indication of the degree to which a module

can be written more compactly

focuses on just one thing

is able to complete its function in a timely manner

is connected to other modules

Q22 | Provide an on-line tutorial

only (i) above

only (ii) above

only (iii) above

(i), (ii) and (iii) above

Q23 | Black box testing is also called

specification-based testing

structural testing

verification

unit testing

Q24 | Which configuration objects would not typically be found in the project database?

design specification

marketing data

executable code

test plans

Q25 | Statistical quality control.

only (i) above

only (ii) above

only (iii) above

both (i) and (ii) above