Quiz about Software Engineering and CASE Tools

Question 1

Identify, from among the following, the correct statement.

Accepted Answer

software does not wear-out in the traditional sense of the term, but software does tend to deteriorate as it evolves

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one of the main challenges software engineering facing today is the requirement of most software systems to work with a multitude of homogenous systems

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‘legacy systems’ are custom developed software systems for the legal domain

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since software is essentially ‘intangible’ it is relatively easy to manage software projects

Question 2

Build & Fix Model is suitable for programming exercises of ___________ LOC (Line of Code).

Accepted Answer

100-200

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200-400

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400-1000

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above 1000

Question 3

Which one of the following models is not suitable for accommodating any change?

Accepted Answer

waterfall model

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build & fix model

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prototyping model

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rad model

Question 4

Which is not one of the types of prototype of Prototyping Model?

Accepted Answer

diagonal prototype

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horizontal prototype

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vertical prototype

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domain prototype

Question 5

Which one of the following is not a phase of Prototyping Model?

Accepted Answer

coding

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quick design

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prototype refinement

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engineer product

Question 6

Which of the following statements regarding Build & Fix Model is wrong?

Accepted Answer

it scales up well to large projects

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no room for structured design

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code soon becomes unfix-able & unchangeable

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maintenance is practically not possible

Question 7

RAD Model has

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5 phases

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2 phases

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3 phase

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6 phases

Question 8

What is the major drawback of using RAD Model?

Accepted Answer

both a & c.

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highly specialized & skilled developers/designers are required.

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increases re-usability of components.

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encourages customer/client feedback.

Question 9

Which of these are not among the eight principles followed by Software Engineering Code of Ethics and Professional Practice ?

Accepted Answer

environment

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public

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profession

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product

Question 10

What is a Software ?

Accepted Answer

both a and b

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software is set of programs.

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software is documentation and configuration of data.

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none of the mentioned

Practice Test On: Software Engineering and CASE Tools

Practice Test On:
Software Engineering and CASE Tools