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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Computer Science Engineering (CSE) , Information Technology Engineering (IT) , Bachelor of Science in Computer Science SY (BSc CS) , Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) , Bachelor of Business Administration in Computer Applications (BBA [CA]) .

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1.	Software Engineering:
A.	is a set of rules about developing software products
B.	has been around as a discipline since the early 50’s
C.	started as a response to the so-called ‘software crisis’ of the late 90’s
D.	is an engineering discipline concerned with all the aspects of software production
Answer» D. is an engineering discipline concerned with all the aspects of software production
Explanation: software crisis of the late 60’s .

2.	While orientating yourselves to the company’s work practices, you observe that they in fact do not conduct a few tests that they should in order to comply with the relevant safety standard. When you inquire about this from the project manager, he dismisses it saying that those tests are really unnecessary (and takes an unreasonably long time to conduct, as well as being superfluous) and that they have managed with the other tests for so long, without any problems.”
A.	you should immediately resign from the company and file a complaint with the relevant standard institution
B.	you should do nothing and let the matter slide
C.	although you are new to the company, and you hardly know anything about the internal processes and politics, you should insist on the company changing its work practices immediately; failing which you threaten to report the matter
D.	since you are new to the company, and you are unfamiliar with the internal processes and politics, you should first find-out more about the issue and its background
Answer» D. since you are new to the company, and you are unfamiliar with the internal processes and politics, you should first find-out more about the issue and its background
Explanation: d is the appropriate choice.

3.	With regard to Evolutionary development, identify the correct statement.
A.	evolutionary development usually comes in two flavors; exploratory development, and throw-away prototyping
B.	very large projects are natural candidates for an evolutionary development based approach
C.	exploratory development is used in situations where most of the requirements are well understood in advance
D.	one of the strong points of evolutionary development is that it facilitates easy project management, through the high volume of documentation it generates
Answer» A. evolutionary development usually comes in two flavors; exploratory development, and throw-away prototyping
Explanation: evolutionary development usually comes in two flavors; exploratory development, and throw-away prototyping is the correct statement with respect to evolutionary development.

4.	The software life cycle can be said to consist of a series of phases. The classical model is referred to as the waterfall model. Which phase may be defined as “The concept is explored and refined, and the client’s requirements are elicited?”
A.	requirements
B.	specification
C.	design
D.	implementation
Answer» A. requirements
Explanation: in the requirements phase the concept is explored and refined and the clients requirements are elicited.

5.	Which property of the rapid prototype is not important?
A.	the speed with which it can be developed
B.	the speed with which it can be modified
C.	its ability to determine the client’s real needs
D.	the insights that the design team can gain from it, even if they are of the ‘how not to do it’ variety
Answer» C. its ability to determine the client’s real needs
Explanation: the sole use of the rapid prototype is to determine what the client’s real needs are as rapidly as possible. the rapid prototype is then effectively discarded so its internal structure is not relevant.

6.	The degree of interaction between two modules is known as
A.	cohesion
B.	strength
C.	inheritance
D.	coupling
Answer» D. coupling
Explanation: the degree of interaction between two modules is known as coupling.

7.	The relationship between a derived class (or subclass) and base class is referred to as
A.	association
B.	inheritance
C.	polymorphism
D.	instantiation
Answer» B. inheritance
Explanation: a derived class inherits all the attributes of a base class.

8.	Myers (1978) identifies seven levels of cohesion. Which level of cohesion may be defined as followed; “the output from one element in the component serves as input for some other element”?
A.	communicational cohesion
B.	functional cohesion
C.	communicational cohesion
D.	temporal cohesion
Answer» A. communicational cohesion
Explanation: in communicational cohesion the output from one element in the component serves as input for some other element.

9.	If a control switch is passed as an argument this is an example of _______ coupling.
A.	content
B.	common
C.	control
D.	stamp
Answer» C. control
Explanation: two modules are control coupled if one passes an element of control to another.

10.	Which of the following is a type of abstraction?
A.	data
B.	procedural
C.	iteration
D.	all of the above
Answer» D. all of the above
Explanation: the three types of abstraction (data, procedural and iteration) are all instances of the more general concept of information hiding.

11.	In the classical chief programmer team approach, the team member responsible for maintaining the detailed design and coding is
A.	the chief programmer
B.	the programming secretary
C.	a specialized function that exists outside ‘the team’
D.	the individual coder (i.e. programmer)
Answer» D. the individual coder (i.e. programmer)
Explanation: in the classical chief programmer team approach, the team member responsible for maintaining the detailed design and coding is the individual coder (i.e. programmer).

12.	Internal costs include
A.	developers salaries
B.	managers and support personnel salaries
C.	the cost of overheads such as utilities, rent and senior managers
D.	materials (such as manuals) and services such as travel
Answer» A. developers salaries
Explanation: internal costs comprise all the costs to the developers.

13.	Software Science bases its estimation of the size of a product on
A.	files (fi), flows (fl) and processes (pr)
B.	lines of code (kloc)
C.	function points (fp)
D.	operands and operators
Answer» D. operands and operators
Explanation: software science bases its estimation of the size of a product on the number of operands and operators.

14.	In Intermediate COCOMO the mode that represents complex products is referred to as
A.	embedded
B.	semidetached
C.	organic
D.	multiplicative
Answer» A. embedded
Explanation: organic, semidetached and imbedded.

16.	The best way to test the Software Project Management Plan (SPMP) is by
A.	prototyping
B.	inspection
C.	simulation
D.	compilation
Answer» B. inspection
Explanation: the best way to test the software project management plan (spmp) is by a plan inspection by the sqa team. in order to further reduce risk the duration and cost estimates should further be independently computed by people other than the original project team.

15.	Work that continues throughout the project and does not relate to any specific phase of software development is termed a(n)
A.	milestone
B.	project function
C.	activity
D.	task
Answer» B. project function
Explanation: work that continues throughout the project and does not relate to any specific phase of software development is termed a project function.

17.	Brooks’ view of the essence of software included
A.	people, quality, process and productivity
B.	performance, robustness, maintainability and reusability
C.	complexity, conformity, changeability and invisibility
D.	efficiency, reliability, usability and robustness
Answer» C. complexity, conformity, changeability and invisibility
Explanation: brooks’ view of the essence of software included complexity, conformity, changeability &invisibility.

18.	What is the essence of software engineering?
A.	requirements definition, design representation, knowledge capture and quality factors
B.	maintaining configurations, organizing teams, channeling creativity and planning resource use
C.	time/space tradeoffs, optimizing process, minimizing communication and problem decomposition
D.	managing complexity, managing personnel resources, managing time and money and producing useful products
Answer» D. managing complexity, managing personnel resources, managing time and money and producing useful products
Explanation: the essence of software engineering is managing complexity, personnel resources, time and money and producing useful products.

19.	Which of the following is a life-cycle concern?
A.	testing
B.	portability
C.	programming
D.	planning
Answer» D. planning
Explanation: planning is life-cycle concern.

20.	Which best captures the nature of the quality paradigm?
A.	the nature of quality, a process perspective, defect elimination
B.	process, product, people, problem
C.	measurement, quality control, validation
D.	feasibility, requirements, economics, customer’s needs
Answer» A. the nature of quality, a process perspective, defect elimination
Explanation: process perspective and defect elimination best captures the quality paradigm.

21.	What are the major activities of the spiral model of software engineering?
A.	planning, risk analysis, engineering, customer evaluation
B.	defining, prototyping, testing, delivery
C.	requirements
D.	quick design, build prototype, evaluate prototype, refine prototype
Answer» A. planning, risk analysis, engineering, customer evaluation
Explanation: planning , risk analysis ,engineering and customer evaluation are the important four major activities of the spiral model.

22.	In choosing a development life-cycle model, one would consider the
A.	development group expertise, problem characteristics, user expectations
B.	languages, development schedule, competition
C.	system context, user population, platforms
D.	organizational structure, user tasks, performance criteria
Answer» A. development group expertise, problem characteristics, user expectations
Explanation: choice a is the apt among all the answers for choosing a development life cycle model.

23.	What are the factors to be considered when planning a software development effort?
A.	performance, problem, product, planning
B.	people, problem, product, process
C.	people, problem, productivity, performance
D.	people, problem, product, portability
Answer» B. people, problem, product, process
Explanation: people, problem, product& process factors are considered when planning a software development effort.

24.	Views of quality software would not include
A.	optimizing price and performance
B.	minimizing the execution errors
C.	conformance to specification
D.	establishing valid requirements
Answer» B. minimizing the execution errors
Explanation: minimizing the execution errors would not included in views of quality software.

25.	Software configuration activities would not include
A.	identify change
B.	control change
C.	ensure improper implementation of change
D.	report change to interested parties
Answer» C. ensure improper implementation of change
Explanation: software configuration activities would include proper implementation of change.

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With regard to Evolutionary development, identify the correct statement.

The software life cycle can be said to consist of a series of phases. The classical model is referred to as the waterfall model. Which phase may be defined as “The concept is explored and refined, and the client’s requirements are elicited?”

Which property of the rapid prototype is not important?

The degree of interaction between two modules is known as

The relationship between a derived class (or subclass) and base class is referred to as

Myers (1978) identifies seven levels of cohesion. Which level of cohesion may be defined as followed; “the output from one element in the component serves as input for some other element”?

If a control switch is passed as an argument this is an example of _______ coupling.

Which of the following is a type of abstraction?

In the classical chief programmer team approach, the team member responsible for maintaining the detailed design and coding is

Internal costs include

Software Science bases its estimation of the size of a product on

In Intermediate COCOMO the mode that represents complex products is referred to as

Work that continues throughout the project and does not relate to any specific phase of software development is termed a(n)

The best way to test the Software Project Management Plan (SPMP) is by

Brooks’ view of the essence of software included

What is the essence of software engineering?

Which of the following is a life-cycle concern?

Which best captures the nature of the quality paradigm?

What are the major activities of the spiral model of software engineering?

In choosing a development life-cycle model, one would consider the

What are the factors to be considered when planning a software development effort?

Views of quality software would not include

Software configuration activities would not include

In planning a software project one would

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

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

What would be investigated during Requirements analysis?

Which of the following is not a description of planning?

The information we need to capture during requirements analysis not include

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

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

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

Which is not involved in software development process?

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

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

Empirical estimation models are typically based on

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

PERT.

The purpose of earned value analysis is to

The rapid application development model is

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

The entity relationship diagram

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

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

Provide an on-line tutorial

Black box testing is also called

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

Statistical quality control.

26.	In planning a software project one would
A.	find ways to produce results using limited resources
B.	pad the schedule to accommodate errors
C.	overestimate the budget
D.	structure the team to prevent administrative interference
Answer» A. find ways to produce results using limited resources
Explanation: in planning a software project i would find ways to produce results using limited resources

27.	A systematic approach to software development, as epitomized by the various life-cycle models, is useful in
A.	helping us understand the nature of the software product
B.	convincing the customer that we know what we are doing
C.	filling texts on software engineering
D.	managing the various activities necessary to get the job done
Answer» D. managing the various activities necessary to get the job done
Explanation: a systematic approach to software development, as epitomized by the various life-cycle models, is useful in managing the various activities necessary to get the job done.

28.	A process view in software engineering would consider which of the following
A.	product performance
B.	staffing
C.	functionality
D.	reliability
Answer» B. staffing
Explanation: staffing is the apt choice among the given

29.	What would be investigated during Requirements analysis?
A.	system performance , test scheduling, organizational structure
B.	languages , platforms, competition
C.	system context , user populations, user tasks
D.	verification, formal methods, accuracy
Answer» C. system context , user populations, user tasks
Explanation: c is the right choice.

30.	Which of the following is not a description of planning?
A.	planning is used to find credible ways to produce results with limited resources and limited schedule flexibility
B.	planning is finding new personnel resources to support labor intensive development
C.	planning is identifying and accommodating the unforeseen
D.	planning is blending the efforts of many people to produce a product that satisfies the customer’s need
Answer» B. planning is finding new personnel resources to support labor intensive development
Explanation: planning is finding new personnel resources to support labor intensive development is not descriptive of planning

31.	The information we need to capture during requirements analysis not include
A.	hiring authority
B.	communication paths
C.	synchronization
D.	temporal dependencies
Answer» A. hiring authority
Explanation: the information we need to capture during requirements analysis would probably not include hiring authority .

34.	Which tests are designed to confront the program with abnormal situations?
A.	recovery testing
B.	security testing
C.	stress testing
D.	performance testing
Answer» C. stress testing
Explanation: stress testing is to confront the program with abnormal situations.

35.	Which is not involved in software development process?
A.	people
B.	problem
C.	practice
D.	process
Answer» C. practice
Explanation: practice is not involved in software development process.

36.	How does a software project manager need to act to minimize the risk of software failure?
A.	double the project team size
B.	request a large budget
C.	form a small software team
D.	track progress
Answer» D. track progress
Explanation: a software project manager need to act to minimize the risk of software failure by tracking the progress of software

37.	To be an effective aid in process improvement the baseline metrics used must be
A.	based on reasonable estimates from failed projects
B.	measured consistently across projects
C.	drawn from large projects only
D.	based only on successful projects
Answer» B. measured consistently across projects
Explanation: to be an effective aid in process improvement the baseline metrics used must be measured consistently across projects