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1.Identify,fromamongthefollowing,thecorrectstatement.
(a)OneofthemainchallengesSoftwareEngineeringfacing
todayistherequirementofmostsoftwaresystemstowork
withamultitudeofhomogenoussystems
(b)Legacysystemsarecustomdevelopedsoftwaresystems
forthelegaldomain
(c)Softwaredoesnotwearoutinthetraditionalsenseofthe
term,butsoftwaredoestendtodeteriorateasitevolves
(d)Sincesoftwareisessentiallyintangibleitisrelativelyeasy
tomanagesoftwareprojects
(e)Withtheadventofcomponentbasedsoftwareassembly,
wefindthatonlylessthan20%oftodayssoftwareisstill
custombuilt.
2.SoftwareEngineering:
(a)Isasetofrulesaboutdevelopingsoftwareproducts
(b)Hasbeenaroundasadisciplinesincetheearly50s
(c)StartedasaresponsetothesocalledSoftwareCrisisof
thelate90s
(d)Isanengineeringdisciplineconcernedwithalltheaspects
ofsoftwareproduction
(e)Isnowamaturedisciplineonparwithotherestablished
engineeringfields.
3.
Readthefollowingparagraphandidentifythecorrect
statement.
Imaginethatyouwererecentlyhiredasasoftwareengineer
toacompanythatspecializesinaircraftnavigationcontrol
software.Whileorientatingyourselvestothecompanyswork
practices,youobservethattheyinfactdonotconductafew
teststhattheyshouldinordertocomplywiththerelevant
safetystandard.Whenyouinquireaboutthisfromtheproject
manager,hedismissesitsayingthatthosetestsarereally
unnecessary(andtakesanunreasonablylongtimetoconduct,
aswellasbeingsuperfluous)andthattheyhavemanagedwith

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theothertestsforsolong,withoutanyproblems.
(a)Youshouldimmediatelyresignfromthecompanyandfile
acomplaintwiththerelevantstandardinstitution
(b)Youshoulddonothingandletthematterslide
(c)Althoughyouarenewtothecompany,andyouhardly
knowanythingabouttheinternalprocessesandpolitics,you
shouldinsistonthecompanychangingitsworkpractices
immediatelyfailingwhichyouthreatentoreportthematter
(d)Sinceyouarenewtothecompany,andyouareunfamiliar
withtheinternalprocessesandpolitics,youshouldfirstfind
outmoreabouttheissueanditsbackground
(e)Noneoftheabovestatementsarecorrect.
4.
WithregardtoEvolutionarydevelopment,identifythecorrect
statement.
(a)Evolutionarydevelopmentusuallycomesintwoflavors
exploratorydevelopment,andthrowawayprototyping
(b)Verylargeprojectsarenaturalcandidatesforan
evolutionarydevelopmentbasedapproach
(c)Exploratorydevelopmentisusedinsituationswheremost
oftherequirementsarewellunderstoodinadvance
(d)Oneofthestrongpointsofevolutionarydevelopmentis
thatitfacilitateseasyprojectmanagement,throughthehigh
volumeofdocumentationitgenerates
(e)Oftentheconstructionofathrowawayprototypeisnot
followedbyareimplementationofthesystemusingamore
structuredapproach.
5.
Whatisthefundamentalreasonthatsoftwarecannotbe
consideredtobeengineered?
(a)Itisdesignedbyhumansandthereforeflawed
(b)Softwareengineering(asopposedtootherformsof
engineering,suchasCivil)isanartnotascience
(c)Thedisciplineisrelativelynew,sayincomparisonto
bridgebuildingthatisanactivitythathasmillenniaof
practice
(d)Noneofthesearetrue.SoftwareEngineeringisatruly
rigorousdiscipline
(e)Thecomplexityofsystemsandtheirinteractioncontinues
fasterthanwecanunderstandit.
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Thesoftwarelifecyclecanbesaidtoconsistofaseriesof
phases.Theclassicalmodelisreferredtoasthewaterfall
model.WhichphasemaybedefinedasTheconceptis
exploredandrefined,andtheclientsrequirementsare
elicited?
(a)Requirements(b)Specification(c)Design
(d)Implementation(e)Integration.
7.
Theindividualororganisationwhowantsaproducttobe
developedisknownasthe:
(a)Developer(b)User(c)Contractor(d)Initiator(e)Client.
8.
Whichofthefollowingitemsshouldnotbeincludedinthe
softwareprojectmanagementplan?
(a)Thetechniquesandcasetoolstobeused
(b)Detailedschedules,budgetsandresourceallocations
(c)Thelifecyclemodeltobeused
(d)Theorganisationalstructureofthedevelopment
organisation,projectresponsibilities,managerialobjectives
andpriorities
(e)Noneoftheabove.
9.
ThefinalformoftestingCOTSsoftwareis_________
testing.
(a)Unit(b)Integration(c)Alpha(d)Module(e)Beta.
10.
Inthemaintenancephasetheproductmustbetestedagainst
previoustestcases.Thisisknownas__________testing.
(a)Unit(b)Integration(c)Regression(d)Module(e)Beta.
Answers
1.
Answer:
Reason:Remainingallarecontradictory.
2.
Answer:(d)
Reason:Softwarecrisisofthelate60s.
3.
Answer:(d)
Reason:Distheappropriatechoice.

4.
Answer:(a)
Reason:Evolutionarydevelopmentusuallycomesintwo
flavorsexploratorydevelopment,andthrowaway
prototypingisthecorrectstatementwithrespectto
Evolutionarydevelopment.
5.
Answer:(e)
Reason:Thefundamentalreasonthatsoftwarecannotbe
consideredtobeengineeredisthecomplexityofsystemsand
theirinteractioncontinuesfasterthanwecanunderstandit.
6.
Answer:(a)
Reason:Intherequirementsphasetheconceptisexplored
andrefinedandtheclientsrequirementsareelicited.
7.
Answer:(e)
Reason:Theindividualororganisationwhowantsaproduct
tobedevelopedisknownastheclient.
8.
Answer:(e)
Reason:Thesoftwareprojectmanagementplanshould
include:thelifecyclemodeltobeused,theorganisational
structureofthedevelopmentorganisation,project
responsibilities,managerialobjectivesandpriorities,thelife
cyclemodeltobeused,detailedschedules,budgetsand
resourceallocations.
9.
Answer:(e)
Reason:Betatestingoccurswhenacommercialformofthe
softwareisreleasedtoselectedclients.
10.
Answer:
Reason:Regressiontestingoccurswhentheproductistested
againstprevioustestcases.Thismostfrequentlyoccursinthe
maintenancephase.
11.
Whichpropertyoftherapidprototypeisnotimportant?
(a)Thespeedwithwhichitcanbedeveloped
(b)Thespeedwithwhichitcanbemodified

(c)Itsabilitytodeterminetheclientsrealneeds
(d)Theinsightsthatthedesignteamcangainfromit,evenif
theyareofthehownottodoitvariety
(e)Itsinternalstructure.
12.
Anexampleoftheriskinvolvedinsoftwaredevelopmentis
(a)Keypersonnelmayresignbeforetheproductiscomplete
(b)Themanufacturerofcriticalcomponents(e.g.the
hardwareassociatedwitharealtimesystem)maygo
bankrupt
(c)Technologychangesmayrendertheproductobsolete
(d)Competitorsmaymarketafullyfunctionallowercost
equivalentpackage
(e)Allofthesearerisksinvolvedinsoftwaredevelopment.
13.
Asimplewayoflookingatthespiralsoftwarelifecyclemodel
isasawaterfallmodelwitheachphaseproceededby
(a)Buildandfix
(b)Freezing
(c)Synchronization
(d)Testing
(e)Riskanalysis.
14.
Thedegreeofinteractionbetweentwomodulesisknownas
(a)Cohesion
(b)Strength
(c)Inheritance
(d)Coupling
(e)Instantiation.
15.
Therelationshipbetweenaderivedclass(orsubclass)and
baseclassisreferredtoas
(a)Association

(b)Inheritance
(c)Polymorphism
(d)Instantiation
(e)Aggregation.
16.
Myers(1978)identifiessevenlevelsofcohesion.Whichlevel
ofcohesionmaybedefinedasfollowedtheoutputfromone
elementinthecomponentservesasinputforsomeother
element?
(a)Communicationalcohesion
(b)Functionalcohesion
(c)Communicationalcohesion
(d)Temporalcohesion
(e)Noneofthese.
17.
Adesignissaidtobeagooddesignifthecomponentsare
(a)Stronglycoupled
(b)Weaklycohesive
(c)StronglycoupledandWeaklycohesive
(d)Stronglycoupledandstronglycohesive
(e)Stronglycohesiveandweaklycoupled.
18.
Ifacontrolswitchispassedasanargumentthisisanexample
of_______coupling.
(a)Content
(b)Common
(c)Control
(d)Stamp
(e)Data.
19.
Whichofthefollowingisatypeofabstraction?
(a)Data
(b)Procedural
(c)Iteration
(d)Alloftheabove
(e)Noneoftheabove.

20.
Intheclassicalchiefprogrammerteamapproach,theteam
memberresponsibleformaintainingthedetaileddesignand
codingis
(a)Thechiefprogrammer
(b)Theprogrammingsecretary
(c)Aspecializedfunctionthatexistsoutsidetheteam
(d)Theindividualcoder(i.e.programmer)
(e)Thebackupprogrammer.
Answers
11.
Answer:(c)
Reason:Thesoleuseoftherapidprototypeistodetermine
whattheclientsrealneedsareasrapidlyaspossible.The
rapidprototypeistheneffectivelydiscardedsoitsinternal
structureisnotrelevant.
12.
Answer:(e)
Reason:Therearemanyrisksinvolvedinsoftware
development.
13.
Answer:(e)
Reason:Asimplewayoflookingatthespiralsoftwarelife
cyclemodelisasawaterfallmodelwitheachphaseproceeded
byriskanalysis.
14.
Answer:(d)
Reason:Thedegreeofinteractionbetweentwomodulesis
knownascoupling.
15.
Answer:(b)
Reason:Aderivedclassinheritsalltheattributesofabase
class.
16.
Answer:(a)
Reason:Incommunicationalcohesiontheoutputfromone
elementinthecomponentservesasinputforsomeother
element.
17.

Answer:(e)
Reason:Youshouldaimtomaximizetheinteractionwithina
moduleandminimizetheinteractionbetweenmodules.
18.
Answer:(c)
Reason:Twomodulesarecontrolcoupledifonepassesan
elementofcontroltoanother.
19.
Answer:(d)
Reason:Thethreetypesofabstraction(data,proceduraland
iteration)areallinstancesofthemoregeneralconceptof
informationhiding.
20.
Answer:(d)
Reason:Intheclassicalchiefprogrammerteamapproach,the
teammemberresponsibleformaintainingthedetaileddesign
andcodingistheindividualcoder(i.e.programmer).
21.
Internalcostsinclude
(a)Developerssalaries
(b)Managersandsupportpersonnelsalaries
(c)Thecostofoverheadssuchasutilities,rentandsenior
managers
(d)Materials(suchasmanuals)andservicessuchastravel
(e)Alloftheabove.
22.
ProblemswithusingLinesofCodetomeasurethesizeofa
productinclude(s)
(a)Thecreationofsourcecodeisonlypartofthedevelopment
effort
(b)TheLinesofCode(LOC)willdifferbetweenlanguagesand
cannotbemeasuredforsomelanguages
(c)Shouldcomments,datadefinitionsetc(i.e.nonexecutable
LOC)beincludedaswell?
(d)Thefinalsize(kLOC)canonlybedeterminedoncethe
productisdelivered
(e)Alloftheabove.

23.
SoftwareSciencebasesitsestimationofthesizeofaproduct
on
(a)Files(Fi),Flows(Fl)andProcesses(Pr)
(b)LinesofCode(kLOC)
(c)FunctionPoints(FP)
(d)operandsandoperators
(e)FeaturePoints(FeP).
24.
InIntermediateCOCOMOthemodethatrepresentscomplex
productsisreferredtoas
(a)Embedded
(b)Semidetached
(c)Organic
(d)Multiplicative
(e)Monolithic.
25.
Workthatcontinuesthroughouttheprojectanddoesnot
relatetoanyspecificphaseofsoftwaredevelopmentistermed
a(n)
(a)Milestone
(b)Projectfunction
(c)Activity
(d)Task
(e)Baseline.
26.
TheadvantageoffollowingtheIEEEStandardfordrawingup
aSoftwareProjectManagementPlan(SPMP)seeIEEE
Standard1059.11987is
(a)Itisdrawnupbyrepresentativesfrommajorsoftware
developmentorganisations
(b)Itisdesignedforalltypesofsoftwareproducts
(c)Itisaframeworkthatcanbeusedirrespectiveofprocess
modelorspecifictechniques
(d)Itcanbetailoredforeachorganisationforaparticular
applicationarea,developmentteamortechnique.
(e)Alloftheabove.

27.
ThebestwaytotesttheSoftwareProjectManagementPlan
(SPMP)isby
(a)Prototyping
(b)Inspection
(c)Simulation
(d)Compilation
(e)Debugging.
28.
Algorithmiccostestimationindifferentorganisationsmaybe
differentforthesameapplicationdevelopment,because
(a)Differentorganisationsconsidercomplexityfactors
differently
(b)Differentorganisationsmayusedifferentprogramming
languages
(c)Developersskillsmayvary
(d)Techniquesforthemeasurementofproductivitymayvary
(e)Alloftheabovemaybetrue.
29.
Theaimofsoftwareengineeringistoproducesoftwarethatis
(a)Faultfree
(b)Deliveredontime
(c)Deliveredwithinbudget
(d)Satisfiesusersneeds
(e)Allofthesearetheaimsofsoftwareengineering.
30.
Objectorientedconceptsarenotnew.ThefirstOOlanguage
wasconsideredtobe
(a)ALGOL68
(b)FORTRAN77
(c)C
(d)MODULA
(e)SIMULA67.
Answers
21.
Answer:(a)

Reason:Internalcostscompriseallthecoststothe
developers.
22.
Answer:(e)
Reason:TherearemanyproblemswithusingLinesofCodeto
measurethesizeofaproduct.
23.
Answer:(d)
Reason:SoftwareSciencebasesitsestimationofthesizeofa
productonthenumberofoperandsandoperators.
24.
Answer:(a)
Reason:InIntermediateCOCOMOtherearethreemodes:
organic,semidetachedandimbedded.
25.
Answer:(b)
Reason:Workthatcontinuesthroughouttheprojectanddoes
notrelatetoanyspecificphaseofsoftwaredevelopmentis
termedaprojectfunction.
26.
Answer:(e)
Reason:Therearemanyadvantagesofusingastandard.
27.
Answer:(b)
Reason:ThebestwaytotesttheSoftwareProject
ManagementPlan(SPMP)isbyaplaninspectionbytheSQA
team.Inordertofurtherreduceriskthedurationandcost
estimatesshouldfurtherbeindependentlycomputedby
peopleotherthantheoriginalprojectteam.
28.
Answer:(e)
Reason:Costestimationincorporatesanumberoffactors.
29.
Answer:(e)
Reason:Theaimofsoftwareengineeringistoproduce
softwarethatisfaultfree,deliveredontime,deliveredwithin
budget,andsatisfiesusersneeds.
30.
Answer:(e)
Reason:ThefirstOOlanguagewasconsideredtobeSIMULA
67.

31.
Softwareengineeringisthesystematicapproachtothe
(a)
Developmentofsoftware
(b)
Operationofsoftware
(c)
Maintenanceofsoftware
(d)
Retirementofsoftware
(e)
Alloftheabove.
32.
Brooksviewoftheessenceofsoftwareincluded
(a)
People,Quality,ProcessandProductivity
(b)
Performance,Robustness,MaintainabilityandReusability
(c)
Complexity,Conformity,ChangeabilityandInvisibility
(d)
Efficiency,Reliability,UsabilityandRobustness
(e)
Accuracy,Testability,VisibilityandChangeability.
33.
Whatistheessenceofsoftwareengineering?
(a)
RequirementsDefinition,DesignRepresentation,Knowledge
CaptureandQualityFactors
(b)
MaintainingConfigurations,OrganizingTeams,Channeling
CreativityandPlanningResourceUse
(c)
Time/SpaceTradeoffs,OptimizingProcess,Minimizing
CommunicationandProblemDecomposition
(d)
ManagingComplexity,ManagingPersonnelResources,
ManagingTimeandMoneyandProducingUsefulProducts
(e)

MaintainingCommunication,Managingunusefulproducts
andNotoptimizingprocess.
34.
Whichofthefollowingisalifecycleconcern?
(a)
Testing
(b)
Portability
(c)
Programming
(d)
Planning
(e)
Alloftheabove.
35.
Whichbestcapturesthenatureofthequalityparadigm?
(a)
TheNatureofQuality,AProcessPerspective,Defect
Elimination
(b)
Process,Product,People,Problem
(c)
Measurement,QualityControl,Validation
(d)
Feasibility,Requirements,Economics,CustomersNeeds
(e)
Analysis,Testing,Design.
36.
Prototypingisappropriatefor
(a)
Dataorientedapplications
(b)
Applicationswithemphasisontheuserinterface
(c)
Applicationswhicharehighlyinteractive
(d)
Developmentteamswholackdomainexperience

(e)
Alloftheabove.
37.
Whatarethemajoractivitiesofthespiralmodelofsoftware
engineering?
(a)
Planning,RiskAnalysis,Engineering,CustomerEvaluation
(b)
Defining,Prototyping,Testing,Delivery
(c)
Requirements
(d)
QuickDesign,BuildPrototype,EvaluatePrototype,Refine
Prototype
(e)
Testing.
38.
Inchoosingadevelopmentlifecyclemodel,onewould
considerthe
(a)
DevelopmentGroupExpertise,ProblemCharacteristics,User
Expectations
(b)
Languages,DevelopmentSchedule,Competition
(c)
SystemContext,UserPopulation,Platforms
(d)
OrganizationalStructure,UserTasks,PerformanceCriteria
(e)
SystemAnalysis,Userinterface,Testing.
39.
Whatarethefactorstobeconsideredwhenplanninga
softwaredevelopmenteffort?
(a)
Performance,Problem,Product,Planning
(b)
People,Problem,Product,Process
(c)

People,Problem,Productivity,Performance
(d)
People,Problem,Product,Portability
(e)
Productivity,Programming,Performance,PayOff.
40.
Whichofthefollowingcouldbeadeliverableforasoftware
system?
(a)
SourceCode
(b)
ReferenceManual
(c)
RequirementsDocument
(d)
UsersGuide
(e)
Alloftheabove.
Answers
31.
Answer:(e)
Reason:Softwareengineeringisthesystematicapproachto
thedevelopmentofsoftware,operationofsoftware,
maintenanceofsoftwareandretirementofsoftware.
32.
Answer:(c)
Reason:Brooksviewoftheessenceofsoftwareincluded
Complexity,conformity,changeability&invisibility.
33.
Answer:(d)
Reason:Theessenceofsoftwareengineeringismanaging
complexity,personnelresources,timeandmoneyand
producingusefulproducts.
34.
Answer:(d)
Reason:Planningislifecycleconcern.
35.
Answer:(a)

Reason:Processperspectiveanddefecteliminationbest
capturesthequalityparadigm.
36.
Answer:(e)
Reason:PrototypingseemsappropriateforDataoriented
applications,Applicationswithemphasisontheuser
interface,Applicationswhicharehighlyinteractiveand
Developmentteamswholackdomainexperience
37.
Answer:(a)
Reason:Planning,riskanalysis,engineeringandcustomer
evaluationaretheimportantfourmajoractivitiesofthespiral
model.
38.
Answer:(a)
Reason:ChoiceAistheaptamongalltheanswersfor
choosingadevelopmentlifecyclemodel.
39.
Answer:(b)
Reason:People,Problem,Product&Processfactorsare
consideredwhenplanningasoftwaredevelopmenteffort.
40.
Answer:(e)
Reason:Sorucecode,referencemanual,requirements
documentandusersguidearethedeliverablesforasoftware
system.

SOFTWAREENGINEERINGInterviewQuestions
andAnswers::
41.
Whichofthefollowingisnotviewedasaprimarymoverin
improvingthesoftwareprocess?
(a)
IncreasedEffectiveness
(b)
BetterProductQuality
(c)
ImprovedStaffSatisfaction
(d)
ReducedCosts

(e)
Tightermanagerialcontrol.
42.
Symptomsofthesoftwarecrisiswouldinclude
(a)
Softwaredeliveredbehindschedule
(b)
Softwareexceedingcostestimate
(c)
Unreliable
(d)
Difficulttomaintain
(e)
Alloftheabove.
43.
Whichofthefollowingprojectswouldbeagoodonefor
adoptingtheprototypingparadigmforsoftwaredevelopment?
(a)
AccountingSystem
(b)
Spreadsheet
(c)
AutomobileCruiseControl
(d)
TelephoneSwitchingSystem
(e)
AlgebraTutor.
44.
Viewsofqualitysoftwarewouldnotinclude
(a)
Optimizingpriceandperformance
(b)
Minimizingtheexecutionerrors
(c)
Conformancetospecification
(d)
Establishingvalidrequirements
(e)
Maximizingerrors.

45.
Softwareconfigurationactivitieswouldnotinclude
(a)
Identifychange
(b)
Controlchange
(c)
Ensureimproperimplementationofchange
(d)
Reportchangetointerestedparties
(e)
Alloftheabove.
46.
Inplanningasoftwareprojectonewould
(a)
Findwaystoproduceresultsusinglimitedresources
(b)
Padthescheduletoaccommodateerrors
(c)
Overestimatethebudget
(d)
Structuretheteamtopreventadministrativeinterference
(e)
Alloftheabove.
47.
Asystematicapproachtosoftwaredevelopment,as
epitomizedbythevariouslifecyclemodels,isusefulin
(a)
Helpingusunderstandthenatureofthesoftwareproduct
(b)
Convincingthecustomerthatweknowwhatwearedoing
(c)
Fillingtextsonsoftwareengineering
(d)
Managingthevariousactivitiesnecessarytogetthejobdone
(e)
Testingtheentireproject
48.
Aprocessviewinsoftwareengineeringwouldconsiderwhich
ofthefollowing
(a)

Productperformance
(b)
Staffing
(c)
Functionality
(d)
Reliability
(e)
Usability.
49.
Softwaremeasurementisusefulto
(a)
Indicatequalityoftheproduct
(b)
Trackprogress
(c)
Assessproductivity
(d)
Formabaselineforestimationandprediction
(e)
Alloftheabove.
50.
Whichofthefollowingisnotaconcernduringthe
managementofasoftwareproject?
(a)
Money
(b)
Time
(c)
Productquality
(d)
Project/productinformation
(e)
Productquantity.
Answers
41.
Answer:(e)
Reason:Tightermanageiralcontrolisnotviewedasaprimary
moverinimprovingthesoftwareprocess

42.
Answer:(e)
Reason:Whensoftwaredeliveredbehindschedule,software
exceedingcostestimate,unreliableanddifficulttomaintain
thenitissaidthatsoftwarecrisis.
43.
Answer:(e)
Reason:AlgebraTutorwouldbeagoodcandidateforadoting
theprototypingparadigm.
44.
Answer:(b)
Reason:minimizingtheexecutionerrorswouldnotincluded
inviewsofqualitysoftware.
45.
Answer:(c)
Reason:Softwareconfigurationactivitieswouldinclude
properimplementationofchange.
46.
Answer:(a)
Reason:InplanningasoftwareprojectIwouldfindwaysto
produceresultsusinglimitedresources
47.
Answer:(d)
Reason:Asystematicapproachtosoftwaredevelopment,as
epitomizedbythevariouslifecyclemodels,isusefulin
managingthevariousactivitiesnecessarytogetthejobdone.
48.
Answer:(b)
Reason:Staffingistheaptchoiceamongthegiven
49.
Answer:(e)
Reason:Softwaremeasurementisusefulto,indicatequality
oftheproduct,trackprogress,assessproductivityandforma
baselineforestimationandprediction.
50.
Answer:(e)
Reason:Productquantitywouldnotincludeduringthe
managementofasoftwareproject.
51.
WhatwouldbeinvestigatedduringRequirementsanalysis?

(a)
Systemperformance,TestScheduling,Organizational
Structure
(b)
Languages,Platforms,Competition
(c)
SystemContext,UserPopulations,UserTasks
(d)
Verification,FormalMethods,Accuracy
(e)
Validation,Informalmethods,Inaccuracy.
52.
Whichofthefollowingisnotadescriptionofplanning?
(a)
Planningisusedtofindcrediblewaystoproduceresultswith
limitedresourcesandlimitedscheduleflexibility
(b)
Planningisfindingnewpersonnelresourcestosupportlabor
intensivedevelopment
(c)
Planningisidentifyingandaccommodatingtheunforeseen
(d)
Planningisblendingtheeffortsofmanypeopletoproducea
productthatsatisfiesthecustomersneed
(e)
Planningisnegotiatingcompromisesincompletiondatesand
resourceallocation.
53.
Theinformationweneedtocaptureduringrequirements
analysisnotinclude
(a)
HiringAuthority
(b)
CommunicationPaths
(c)
Synchronization
(d)
TemporalDependencies
(e)
DataAggregation.
54.

Whatdoyoucallwhentwomodulesarecoupled,whenthey
communicateviaacompositedataitem?
(a)
Contentcoupling
(b)
Commoncoupling
(c)
Controlcoupling
(d)
Datacoupling
(e)
Stampcoupling.
55.
Whichamongthefollowingmeasureshowstronglythe
elementswithinamodulearerelated?
(a)
Coupling
(b)
Cohesion
(c)
Aggregation
(d)
Inheritance
(e)
Abstraction.
56.
Whatdoyoucall,whentheelementsofamodule,alloperate
onthesamedata?
(a)
Functionalcohesion
(b)
Temporalcohesion
(c)
Proceduralcohesion
(d)
Communicationalcohesion
(e)
Coincidentalcohesion.
57.
Whichtestsaredesignedtoconfronttheprogramwith
abnormalsituations?

(a)
Recoverytesting
(b)
Securitytesting
(c)
Stresstesting
(d)
Performancetesting
(e)
Usagetesting.
58.
TowhichsoftwarecategorydoesKnowledgebasedsystem
belongs?
(a)
Systemsoftware
(b)
Realtimesoftware
(c)
Embeddedsoftware
(d)
Personnelsoftware
(e)
ArtificialIntelligentsoftware.
59.
Whichisnotinvolvedinsoftwaredevelopmentprocess?
(a)
People
(b)
Problem
(c)
Practice
(d)
Process
(e)
Product.
60.
Whichofthefollowingaredirectmeasures?
I.Size.
II.Effort.
III.Schedule.
IV.Quality.

(a)
Both(I)and(II)above
(b)
Both(I)and(III)above
(c)
Both(I)and(IV)above
(d)
Both(II)and(III)above
(e)
All(I),(II),(III)and(IV)above.
Answers
51.
Answer:(c)
Reason:Cistherightchoice.
52.
Answer:(b)
Reason:Planningisfindingnewpersonnelresourcesto
supportlaborintensivedevelopmentisnotdescriptiveof
planning
53.
Answer:(a)
Reason:Theinformationweneedtocaptureduring
requirementsanalysiswouldprobablynotincludehiring
Authority.
54.
Answer:(e)
Reason:Stampcouplingisthatwhentwomodulesare
couplediftheycommunicateviacompositedataitem.
55.
Answer:(b)
Reason:Cohesionmeasureshowstronglytheelementswithin
amodulearerelated.
56.
Answer:(d)
Reason:whentheelementsofamodulealloperateonthe
samedatawecallitasacommunicationalcohesion.
57.
Answer:(c)
Reason:Stresstestingistoconfronttheprogramwith

abnormalsituations.
58.
Answer:(e)
Reason:ArtificialIntelligentsoftwarebelongstoknowledge
basedsystem.
59.
Answer:(c)
Reason:practiceisnotinvolvedinsoftwaredevelopment
process.
60.
Answer:(e)
Reason:size,effort,scheduleandqualityarethedirect
measures.
61.
Howdoesasoftwareprojectmanagerneedtoacttominimize
theriskofsoftwarefailure?
(a)
Doubletheprojectteamsize
(b)
Requestalargebudget
(c)
Formasmallsoftwareteam
(d)
Trackprogress
(e)
Requestformoreperiodoftime.
62.
Tobeaneffectiveaidinprocessimprovementthebaseline
metricsusedmustbe
(a)
Basedonreasonableestimatesfromfailedprojects
(b)
Measuredconsistentlyacrossprojects
(c)
Drawnfromlargeprojectsonly
(d)
Basedonlyonsuccessfulprojects
(e)
Drawnfromfailedprojects.
63.

Empiricalestimationmodelsaretypicallybasedon
(a)
Expertjudgmentbasedonpastprojectexperiences
(b)
Refinementofcurrentprojectestimation
(c)
Regressionmodelsderivedfromhistoricalprojectdata
(d)
Trialanderrordeterminationoftheparametersand
coefficients
(e)
Estimationofpresentdata.
64.
Whichofthefollowingisnottheguidingprincipleofsoftware
projectscheduling?
(a)
Compartmentalization
(b)
Marketassessment
(c)
Timeallocation
(d)
Effortvalidation
(e)
Interdependency.
65.
Thetoolsforcomputingcriticalpathandprojectcompletion
timesfromactivitynetworksis/are
I.CPM.
II.DRE.
III.FP.
IV.PERT.
(a)
Both(I)and(III)above
(b)
Both(I)and(IV)above
(c)
Both(II)and(IV)above
(d)
Both(II)and(III)above
(e)

All(I),(II),(III)and(IV)above.
66.
Thepurposeofearnedvalueanalysisisto
(a)
Determinehowtocompensatedevelopersbasedontheir
productivity
(b)
Provideaquantitativemeansofassessingsoftwareproject
progress
(c)
Provideaqualitativemeansofassessingsoftwareproject
progress
(d)
Setthepricepointforasoftwareproductbasedon
developmenteffort
(e)
Providequalitativeandquantitativemeasureofassesing
softwareprojectprogress.
67.
Therapidapplicationdevelopmentmodelis
(a)
Sameascomponentbaseddevelopment
(b)
Ausefulapproachwhenacustomercannotdefine
requirementsclearly
(c)
Ahighspeedadaptationofthelinearsequentialmodel
(d)
Sameasincrementalmodel
(e)
Sameaswaterfallmodel.
68.
Whichofthefollowingisnotanobjectiveforbuildinganalysis
models?
(a)
Definesetofsoftwarerequirementsthatcanbevalidated
(b)
Describecustomerrequirements
(c)
Developasolutionfortheproblem
(d)

Establishbasisforsoftwaredesign
(e)
Definesetofsoftwarerequirementsthatcanbeverified.
69.
Theentityrelationshipdiagram
(a)
Depictsrelationshipsbetweendataobjects
(b)
Depictsfunctionsthattransformthedataflow
(c)
Indicateshowdataaretransformedbythesystem
(d)
Indicatessystemreactionstoexternalevents
(e)
Depictsthephysicaldesignofthedata.
70.
Whichofthefollowingisnotanareaofconcerninthedesign
model?
(a)
Architecture
(b)
Datadesign
(c)
Interfacesdesign
(d)
Projectscope
(e)
Modulardesign.
Answers
61.
Answer:(d)
Reason:asoftwareprojectmanagerneedtoacttominimize
theriskofsoftwarefailurebyTrackingtheprogressof
software
62.
Answer:(b)
Reason:Tobeaneffectiveaidinprocessimprovementthe
baselinemetricsusedmustbeMeasuredconsistentlyacross
projects

63.
Answer:(c)
Reason:Empiricalestimationmodelsaretypicallybasedon
Regressionmodelsderivedfromhistoricalprojectdata.
64.
Answer:(b)
Reason:MarketAssessmentisnotoneoftheguiding
principlesofsoftwareprojectscheduling:
65.
Answer:(b)
Reason:Twotoolsforcomputingcriticalpathandproject
completiontimesfromactivitynetworksareCPM&PERT
66.
Answer:(b)
Reason:ThepurposeofearnedvalueanalysisistoProvidea
quantitativemeansofassessingsoftwareprojectprogress
67.
Answer:(c)
Reason:TherapidapplicationdevelopmentmodelisAhigh
speedadaptationofthelinearsequentialmodel.
68.
Answer:(c)
Reason:Developasolutionfortheproblemisnotan
objectiveforbuildinganalysismodels?
69.
Answer:(a)
Reason:Theentityrelationshipdiagramdepictsrelationships
betweendataobjects
70.
Answer:(d)
Reason:ProjectScopeisnotanareaofconcerninthedesign
model
71.
Couplingisaqualitativeindicationofthedegreetowhicha
module
(a)
Canbewrittenmorecompactly
(b)
Focusesonjustonething
(c)

Isabletocompleteitsfunctioninatimelymanner
(d)
Isconnectedtoothermodules
(e)
Isabletocompleteditslogicinatimelymanner.
72.
Whichofthefollowinginterfacedesignprinciplesreducesthe
usersmemoryload?
e.Defineintuitiveshortcuts
II.Discloseinformationinaprogressivefashion
III.Establishmeaningfuldefaults
IV.Provideanonlinetutorial
(a)
Only(I)above
(b)
Only(II)above
(c)
Only(III)above
(d)
(I),(II)and(III)above
(e)
All(I),(II),(III)and(IV)above.
73.
Blackboxtestingisalsocalled
(a)
Specificationbasedtesting
(b)
Structuraltesting
(c)
Verification
(d)
Unittesting
(e)
Stresstesting.
74.
Whichconfigurationobjectswouldnottypicallybefoundin
theprojectdatabase?
(a)

Designspecification
(b)
Marketingdata
(c)
Executablecode
(d)
Testplans
(e)
Testprocedures.
75.
Whichofthefollowingtask(s)is/arenotpartofsoftware
configurationmanagement?
e.Changecontrol.
II.Reporting.
III.Statisticalqualitycontrol.
(a)
Only(I)above
(b)
Only(II)above
(c)
Only(III)above
(d)
Both(I)and(II)above
(e)
Both(I)and(III)above.
76.
Whichboxspecificationisnotassociatedwithcleanroom
approach?
(a)
Blackbox
(b)
Clearbox
(c)
Statebox
(d)
Whitebox
(e)
Silverbox.

77.
Whichofthefollowingisnotalogicallayeroftheapplication
inclientserversystem?
(a)
Presentationlayer
(b)
Applicationlayer
(c)
DataManagementlayer
(d)
Programminglayer
(e)
Businesslayer.
78.
Whichofthefollowingistrueforathinclient?
(a)
Processesapplicationlogic
(b)
Performsdatamanagementtask
(c)
Placesheavyprocessingloadontheserver
(d)
Makesuseofprocessingpoweroftheclient
(e)
Placesheavyprocessingloadontheclient.
79.
Traditionally,thephaseofsoftwaredevelopmentwherea
formalapproachusedis
(a)
Programming
(b)
Design
(c)
Requirements
(d)
Planning
(e)
Testing.

80.
DomainEngineeringinCBSEisto
(a)
Identificationofcomponents
(b)
Cataloguereusablecomponents
(c)
Domainmodeling
(d)
Structuralmodeling
(e)
Alltheabove.
Answers:
71.
Answer:(d)
Reason:Couplingisaqualitativeindicationofthedegreeto
whichamoduleisconnectedtoothermodules.
72.
Answer:(d)
Reason:ThefollowingDefineintuitiveshortcuts,Disclose
informationinaprogressivefashion,Establishmeaningful
defaultsinterfacedesignprinciplesreducestheusersmemory
load
73.
Answer:(a)
Reason:BlackboxtestingisanothernameforSpecification
basedtesting.
74.
Answer:(b)
Reason:Marketingdataconfigurationobjectswouldnot
typicallybefoundintheprojectdatabase
75.
Answer:(c)
Reason:thefollowingtaskStatisticalqualitycontrolisnot
partofsoftwareconfigurationmanagement

76.
Answer:(d)
Reason:Whiteboxspecificationisnotassociatedwith
cleanroomapproach
77.
Answer:(d)
Reason:Programmingisnotalogicallayeroftheapplication
inclientserver
system
78.
Answer:(c)
Reason:Placesheavyprocessingloadontheserver
79.
Answer:(a)
Reason:Traditionally,theonlyphaseofsoftware
developmentwhereaformalapproachisusedis
Programming.
80.
Answer:(e)
Reason:DomainEngineeringinCBSEistoIdentificationof
components,Cataloguereusablecomponents,Domain
modeling,Structuralmodeling.

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