McqMate
These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Master of Computer Applications (MCA) .
Chapters
| 101. |
SCM is done to |
| A. | Identify elements of software configuration |
| B. | Control changes made on SCIs |
| C. | Ensure that changes have been properly made |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 102. |
How many activities are there in SCM ? |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 3 |
| Answer» D. 3 | |
| 103. |
Which of these are valid software configuration items? |
| A. | Software tools |
| B. | Documentation |
| C. | Executable programs |
| D. | Test data |
| Answer» D. Test data | |
| 104. |
Which of the following is not considered one of the four important elements that should exist when a configuration management system is developed? |
| A. | Component elements |
| B. | Human elements |
| C. | Process elements |
| D. | Validation elements |
| Answer» D. Validation elements | |
| 105. |
Which configuration objects would not typically be found in the project database? |
| A. | Design specification |
| B. | Marketing data |
| C. | Organizational structure description |
| D. | Test plans |
| Answer» D. Test plans | |
| 106. |
Which of the following tasks is not part of software configuration management? |
| A. | Change control |
| B. | Reporting |
| C. | Statistical quality control |
| D. | Version control |
| Answer» C. Statistical quality control | |
| 107. |
When software configuration management is a formal activity, the software configuration audit is conducted by the |
| A. | Development team |
| B. | Quality assurance group |
| C. | Senior managers |
| D. | Testing specialists |
| Answer» B. Quality assurance group | |
| 108. |
The primary purpose of configuration status reporting is to |
| A. | Allow revision of project schedules and cost estimates by project managers |
| B. | Evaluate the performance of software developers and organizations |
| C. | Make sure that change information is communicated to all affected parties |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Make sure that change information is communicated to all affected parties | |
| 109. |
Which of the following is not a type of coding defect? |
| A. | Initialisation defects |
| B. | Error handling defects |
| C. | Incomplete Requirements |
| D. | Code documentation defects |
| Answer» C. Incomplete Requirements | |
| 110. |
_________ standards should be in place to ensure that changes to requirements are implemented in a safe and orderly way. |
| A. | Change control and configuration management |
| B. | Time control and configuration management |
| C. | Access control and configuration management |
| D. | Quality control and configuration management |
| Answer» A. Change control and configuration management | |
| 111. |
The main goal of quality assurance is to ______. |
| A. | Set coding standards. |
| B. | Improve software project management. |
| C. | Reduce the technical and programmatic risks in developing the software. |
| D. | Specify corrective actions. |
| Answer» C. Reduce the technical and programmatic risks in developing the software. | |
| 112. |
With respect to software metrics, which statement is NOT true? |
| A. | A indirect measure focuses on attributes of a project which can be measured by process, product or resource. |
| B. | A direct measure focuses on attributes of a project which can be measured by examining a process, product or resource. |
| C. | External attributes are always measured indirectly. |
| D. | Lines of code is a direct measurement. |
| Answer» A. A indirect measure focuses on attributes of a project which can be measured by process, product or resource. | |
| 113. |
Defect prevention is defined as ____________. |
| A. | Finding and fixing errors after insertion. |
| B. | Finding and fixing errors before release but after insertion. |
| C. | Finding and fixing errors after release. |
| D. | Avoiding defect insertion. |
| Answer» B. Finding and fixing errors before release but after insertion. | |
| 114. |
___________ is used to test user-friendliness. |
| A. | Usability Testing. |
| B. | System Testing. |
| C. | Interoperability Testing. |
| D. | Regression Testing. |
| Answer» A. Usability Testing. | |
| 115. |
_________ is to ensure that the unchanged system segments function properly. |
| A. | System testing. |
| B. | Stress testing. |
| C. | Regression testing. |
| D. | Alpha testing. |
| Answer» C. Regression testing. | |
| 116. |
Testing should indicate the cost to test _________ the cost of undetected defects. |
| A. | plus. |
| B. | negative. |
| C. | positive. |
| D. | minus. |
| Answer» A. plus. | |
| 117. |
_________ are defined to be the variance between the expected result and actual result when the software is put to operation. |
| A. | Defect. |
| B. | Coverage Analysis. |
| C. | Bug. |
| D. | Audit |
| Answer» A. Defect. | |
| 118. |
Defect Management process does not include ______________________. |
| A. | Defect prevention. |
| B. | Deliverable base-lining. |
| C. | Management reporting. |
| D. | Prevention reporting. |
| Answer» B. Deliverable base-lining. | |
| 119. |
__________ is the mechanical or algorithmic cause of error. |
| A. | Faults. |
| B. | Coverage analysis. |
| C. | Bug. |
| D. | Defect. |
| Answer» D. Defect. | |
| 120. |
Each time a defect gets detected and fixed, the reliability of a software product |
| A. | Increases. |
| B. | Decreases. |
| C. | remains constant. |
| D. | Cannot say anything. |
| Answer» A. Increases. | |
| 121. |
……………………. is the process, which controls the changes made to a system, and manages the different versions of the evolving software product. |
| A. | Software management |
| B. | Configuration management |
| C. | Version management |
| D. | Release management |
| Answer» B. Configuration management | |
| 122. |
Which of the following process ensures that versions of systems and components are recorded and maintained? |
| A. | Codeline |
| B. | Configuration control |
| C. | Version |
| D. | Workspace |
| Answer» B. Configuration control | |
| 123. |
Which of the following process is concerned with analyzing the costs and benefits of proposed changes? |
| A. | Change management |
| B. | Version management |
| C. | System building |
| D. | Release management |
| Answer» A. Change management | |
| 124. |
Which of the following is not a Version management feature? |
| A. | Version and release identification |
| B. | Build script generation |
| C. | Project support |
| D. | Change history recording |
| Answer» B. Build script generation | |
| 125. |
Which method recommends that very frequent system builds should be carried out with automated testing to discover software problems? |
| A. | Agile method |
| B. | Parallel compilation method |
| C. | Large systems method |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» A. Agile method | |
| 126. |
Which of the following is not a build system feature? |
| A. | Minimal recompilation |
| B. | Documentation generation |
| C. | Storage management |
| D. | Reporting |
| Answer» C. Storage management | |
| 127. |
Which of the following is a collection of component versions that make up a system? |
| A. | Version |
| B. | Code line |
| C. | Baseline |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Baseline | |
| 128. |
Which of the following is a configuration item? |
| A. | Design specification |
| B. | Source code |
| C. | Test specification |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» D. All of the mentioned | |
| 129. |
Which of the following is a part of system release? |
| A. | Electronic and paper documentation describing the system |
| B. | Packaging and associated publicity that have been designed for that release |
| C. | An installation program that is used to help install the system on target hardware |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» D. All of the mentioned | |
| 130. |
A sequence of baselines representing different versions of a system is known as |
| A. | System building |
| B. | Mainline |
| C. | Software Configuration Item(SCI) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. System building | |
| 131. |
Which of the following term is best defined by the statement “The creation of a new code line from a version in an existing code line”? |
| A. | Branching |
| B. | Merging |
| C. | Code line |
| D. | Mainline |
| Answer» A. Branching | |
| 132. |
User Acceptance testing is |
| A. | White box testing |
| B. | Black box testing |
| C. | Gray box testing |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Black box testing | |
| 133. |
Error guessing is a |
| A. | Test verification techniques |
| B. | Test execution techniques |
| C. | Test control management techniques |
| D. | Test data management technique |
| Answer» D. Test data management technique | |
| 134. |
Histogram refers to |
| A. | Bar chart |
| B. | Run chart |
| C. | Pareto diagram |
| D. | Correlation diagram |
| Answer» A. Bar chart | |
| 135. |
Pareto principle advocates |
| A. | 20-80 rule |
| B. | 80-20 rule |
| C. | 40-60 rule |
| D. | 60-40 rule |
| Answer» B. 80-20 rule | |
| 136. |
Which one is not Structural Testing? |
| A. | Regression |
| B. | Parallel |
| C. | Acceptance |
| D. | Stress |
| Answer» C. Acceptance | |
| 137. |
Testing comes under which category of cost of quality? |
| A. | Preventive |
| B. | Appraisal |
| C. | Failure |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Appraisal | |
| 138. |
Cost of quality is |
| A. | Prevention costs |
| B. | Appraisal costs |
| C. | Failure costs |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. Appraisal costs | |
| 139. |
What is the verification process in software development? |
| A. | The probability that undesirable things will happen such as loss of human life or large financial losses. |
| B. | The process of monitoring the software to ensure full compliance with established standards and procedures |
| C. | The process of trying to discover every conceivable fault or weakness in a work product. |
| D. | The process of evaluating a system or component to determine whether or not the products of a given development phase satisfy the conditions imposed at the start of that phase. |
| Answer» D. The process of evaluating a system or component to determine whether or not the products of a given development phase satisfy the conditions imposed at the start of that phase. | |
| 140. |
Reporting Discrepancies as incidents is a part of which phase: |
| A. | Test Analysis and Design |
| B. | Test Implementation and execution |
| C. | Test Closure Activities |
| D. | Evaluating exit criteria and reporting |
| Answer» B. Test Implementation and execution | |
| 141. |
The approach/document used to make sure all the requirements are covered when writing test cases |
| A. | Test Matrix |
| B. | Checklist |
| C. | Test bed |
| D. | Traceability Matrix |
| Answer» D. Traceability Matrix | |
| 142. |
Executing the same test case by giving the number of inputs on same build called as |
| A. | Regression Testing |
| B. | Retesting |
| C. | Ad hoc Testing |
| D. | Sanity Testing |
| Answer» B. Retesting | |
| 143. |
Control Charts is a statistical technique to assess, monitor, and ______the stability of a process. |
| A. | Maintain |
| B. | Process |
| C. | Demand |
| D. | Increase |
| Answer» A. Maintain | |
| 144. |
To check whether we are developing the right product according to the customer requirements are not. It is a static process |
| A. | Validation |
| B. | Verification |
| C. | Quality Assurance |
| D. | Quality Control |
| Answer» B. Verification | |
| 145. |
To check whether we have developed the product according to the customer requirements are not. It is a Dynamic process. |
| A. | Validation |
| B. | Verification |
| C. | Quality Assurance |
| D. | Quality Control |
| Answer» A. Validation | |
| 146. |
_________describes how the skills and experience of the project team members will be developed. |
| A. | Staff development plan |
| B. | Staff removal plan |
| C. | Quality management plan |
| D. | Quality assurance Plan |
| Answer» A. Staff development plan | |
| 147. |
It is a set of levels that defines a testing maturity hierarchy |
| A. | TIM (Testing Improving Model) |
| B. | TMM (Testing Maturity Model) |
| C. | TQM (Total Quality Management) |
| D. | none |
| Answer» B. TMM (Testing Maturity Model) | |
| 148. |
A Non-Functional Software testing done to check if the user interface is easy to use and understand |
| A. | Usability Testing |
| B. | Security Testing |
| C. | Unit testing |
| D. | Block Box Testing |
| Answer» A. Usability Testing | |
| 149. |
The review and approved document (i.e. Test plan, System Requirement Specification’s) is called as |
| A. | Delivery Document |
| B. | Baseline Document |
| C. | Checklist |
| D. | none |
| Answer» B. Baseline Document | |
| 150. |
What are the Testing Levels? |
| A. | Unit Testing |
| B. | Integration Testing |
| C. | System Testing and Acceptance Testing. |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» D. All the above | |
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