Unit -1

1. What is a software process model? Explain the types of software process models. (06
Marks)
2. Explain the key challenges facing software engineering. (06 Marks)
3. With a neat block diagram explain the systems engineering process activities (08 Marks)
4. What are the attributes of good software? explain the key challenges facing in software
engineering? 8Marks
5. What are emergent properties and give examples for each? 6 M
6. Explain the general model of design process? 6M
7. What is software and what are the essential attributes of good software? 5M
8. List and explain any five software engineering code of ethics ?5M
9. Describe briefly the phase of system engineering process with neat diagram? 10 M
10. Differentiate between technical computer system and socio technical system? 5M
11. Define software engineering? explain the different types of software products? 6M
12. Answer the following frequently asked questions 6M
a. Differentiate between software engineering and system engineering?
b. What is a software process model?
c. What are the key challenges faced in software engineering?
13. What are legacy systems and explain its components with neat diagram? 10M
14. Define Software, Software Engineering, Software Process? 6M

Unit-II
1. With neat block diagram explain spiral process model? 8M
2. Define dependability? Explain four principals of dependability? 6M
3. With neat diagram explain software engineering process or software specification
process? 10M
4. What are critical systems and explain its types? 8M
5. With neat diagram explain water fall model? 6M
6. Explain requirement engineering process with four phase activity? 6M
7. Briefly discuss the reliability terminologies and mention the approaches to system
reliability enhancement? 5M
8. Explain the concept of safety and security? 8M
9. Bring out different factors of system dependability ?
 Unit-V

1. List the system structuring styles and explain the repository model with a block diagram?
2. Explain briefly:
i) Call-Return control model.
ii) Broadcast control model.
3. Explain Architectural design decisions
4. Explain i) repository model ii)Layered model
5. Define Architectural design? With an Example describe repository model and give its
advantages and disadvantages?
6. What is the need of architectural design decisions? List out different model that can be
developed.
7. Describe the model of client server with neat diagram?
8. Explain Centralized control model?
9. Draw and explain state diagram for typical weather station?
10. According to Bass et al what are the advantages of designing and documenting
architecture?
11. What is sequence model and explain sequence model for weather station?
12. Explain with an example what is object and object class?
13. Define control styles and Explain Event driven system?
14. Explain with diagram centralized control and even driven system?
15. Explain system organization?