Software Engineering Set 8

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This set of Software Engineering Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Software Engineering Set 8

Q1 | Alpha testing is done at

developer’s end

user’s end

developer’s & user’s end

none of the mentioned

Q2 | Software Debugging is a set of activities that can be planned in advance and conducted systematically.

true

false

Q3 | Which of the following is not a software testing generic characteristics?

different testing techniques are appropriate at different points in time

testing is conducted by the developer of the software or an independent test group

testing and debugging are different activities, but debugging must be accommodated in any testing strategy

none of the mentioned

Q4 | ITG stands for

instantaneous test group

integration testing group

individual testing group

independent test group

Q5 | By collecting during software testing, it is possible to develop meaningful guidelines to halt the testing process.

failure intensity

testing time

metrics

all of the mentioned

Q6 | Test cases should uncover errors like

nonexistent loop termination

comparison of different data types

incorrect logical operators or precedence

all of the mentioned

Q7 | Which of the following errors should not be tested when error handling is evaluated?

error description is unintelligible

error noted does not correspond to error encountered

error condition causes system intervention prior to error handling

error description provide enough information to assist in the location of the cause of the error

Q8 | What is normally considered as an adjunct to the coding step

integration testing

unit testing

completion of testing

regression testing

Q9 | Which of the following is not regression test case?

a representative sample of tests that will exercise all software functions

additional tests that focus on software functions that are likely to be affected by the change

tests that focus on the software components that have been changed

low-level components are combined into clusters that perform a specific software sub- function

Q10 | Which testing is an integration testing approach that is commonly used when “shrink-wrapped” software products are being developed?

regression testing

integration testing

smoke testing

validation testing

Q11 | In which testing level the focus is on customer usage?

alpha testing

beta testing

validation testing

both alpha and beta

Q12 | Validation refers to the set of tasks that ensure that software correctly implements a specific function.

true

false

Q13 | What are the problems with re-structuring?

loss of comments

loss of documentation

heavy computational demands

all of the mentioned

Q14 | Which of the following is not a module type?

object modules

hardware modules

functional modules

process support modules

Q15 | Reverse engineering of data focuses on

internal data structures

database structures

all of the mentioned

none of the mentioned

Q16 | Forward engineering is not necessary if an existing software product is producing the correct output.

true

false

Q17 | Which of the following is not an example of a business process?

designing a new product

hiring an employee

purchasing services

testing software

Q18 | Which of the following is a data problem?

hardware problem

record organisation problems

heavy computational demands

loss of comments

Q19 | When does one decides to re-engineer a product?

when tools to support restructuring are disabled

when system crashes frequently

when hardware or software support becomes obsolete

subsystems of a larger system require few maintenance

Q20 | Which of the following is not a business goal of re-engineering ?

cost reduction

time reduction

maintainability

none of the mentioned

Q21 | Which of these benefits can be achieved when software is restructured?

higher quality programs

reduced maintenance effort

software easier to test

all of the mentioned

Q22 | Data re-engineering may be part of the process of migrating from a file-based system to a DBMS-based system or changing from one DBMS to another.

true

false

Q23 | BPR stands for

business process re-engineering

business product re-engineering

business process requirements

none of the mentioned

Q24 | Source code translation is a part of which re-engineering technique?

data re-engineering

refactoring

restructuring

none of the mentioned

Q25 | In reverse engineering process, what refers to the sophistication of the design information that can be extracted from the source code?

interactivity

completeness

abstraction level

direction level

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