Software Engineering
Mastering Software Engineering
Test your knowledge and expertise in software engineering with our comprehensive quiz. Whether you're a student, a professional, or just someone interested in the field, this quiz will challenge you with 54 questions that cover various aspects of software development.
Features of the quiz:
- Multiple choice questions
- Topics covering software processes, models, and practices
- Instant feedback on your answers
Most software development projects are initiated to try to meet some business need.
True
False
Software process is a structured set of activities required to develop software systems
True
False
The decision on whether to use an agile or a plan-driven approach to development depends mainly on:
Software requirements
The execution platform for the software
The capabilities of the team
The desire of the company developing the system
The component-based development model is
Only appropriate for computer hardware design
Not able to support the development of reusable components.
Dependent on object technologies for support.
Not cost effective by known quantifiable software metrics
The longer a fault exists in software
The more tedious its removal becomes
The more costly it is to detect and correct
The less likely it is to be properly corrected
All of the mentioned
COTS mean Computer Oriented Technology Systems.
True
False
Design phase is followed by ______.
Coding
Testing
Maintenance
None of the above
The waterfall model of software development is
A reasonable approach when requirements are well defined.
A good approach when a working program is required quickly.
The best approach to use for projects with large development teams
An old-fashioned model that is rarely used any more
In Design phase, which is the primary area of concern?
Architecture
Data
Interface
All of the mentioned
Is the process of translating a task into a series of commands that a ...
Project design
Installation
Systems analysis
Programming
Prototypes should be discarded after development as they are not a good basis for a production system.
True
False
Processes should include activities such as ______ to cope with change.
Incremental delivery
Debugging
Prototyping
Both A & C
System prototyping helps the designer in
Making the programmers understand how the system will work
Giving the demonstration of the software to the system manager
Communicating to the user, quickly, how the system, when developed, will look like and get the feedback
All of these
Which of these are characteristics of a good design?
Exhibits strong coupling between its modules
Implements all requirements in the analysis model
Includes test cases for all components
Provides a complete picture of the software
Both B and D
Which model is also called as the classic life cycle
The Waterfall model
Reuse-oriented Model
Incremental development
None of the above
Which one of the following models is not suitable for accommodating any change?
. Incremental development Model
Prototyping Model
Reuse-oriented Model
Waterfall Model
Component-based Software Engineering allows faster delivery.
True
False
Selection of a model is based on
Requirements
Development team & Users
Project type and associated risk
All of the mentioned
Acceptance tests are normally conducted by the
developer
End users
Test team
Systems engineers
The main reason for system evolution is:
Business changes lead to new and changed system requirements
New technologies open up new possibilities for improving implementations
Changing platforms require application changes
All of the above
A general statement only of objectives is the major cause of failed software efforts.
True
False
Requirements models depict software in which three domains?
Architecture, interface, component
Cost, risk, schedule
Information, function, behavior
None of the above
Most software continues to be custom built because
Component reuse is common in the software world.
Reusable components are too expensive to use.
Software is easier to build without using someone else's components.
Off-the-shelf software components are unavailable in many application domains.
Which of the following activities does not belong to the Implementation phase of the SDLC?
User training
File Conversion
Budget planning
All of these
What is the advantage of using Incremental development?
Customer can respond to each increment
Easier to test and debug
. It is used when there is a need to get a product to the market early
All of the mentioned
Software validation is achieved through a series of tests performed by the user once the software is deployed in his or her work environment.
True
False
The cost of re-engineering is often significantly less than the costs of developing new software.
True
False
The activity of finding program faults and correcting these faults is called
Testing
Coding
Designing
Debugging
Which of the following activities is not one of the four things that need to be accomplished by the generic planning task set?
Develop overall project strategy
Identify the functionality to deliver in each software increment
Create a detailed schedule for the complete software project
Devise a means of tracking progress on a regular basis
The best way to conduct a requirements validation review is to
Examine the system model for errors
Have the customer look over the requirements
Send them to the design team and see if they have any concerns
Use a checklist of questions to examine each requirement
A Plan-driven process is easy to change.
True
False
Which of the following is not a design output?
Database specification
Requirements specification
Component specification
Interface specification
The system specification describes the
Function, performance and constraints of a computer-based system
implementation of each allocated system
Element software architecture
Time required for system simulation
What types of projects are best suited for the waterfall model?
Very large and complex projects
Small projects
Long term projects
Projects with uncertain requirements
First level of prototype is evaluated by ______
Developer
Tester
User
System Analyst
Purpose of process is to deliver software
in time
With acceptable quality
That is cost efficient
both in time & with acceptable quality
A prototype is used to
Run back-to-back tests
Try out design options
Help with requirements elicitation and validation
All of the above
One can choose Waterfall Model if the project development schedule is tight.
True
False
Requirements elicitation and analysis process
defines the requirements in detail
Checks the validity of the requirements
Defines what the customer needs from the system
None of the above
Which one of the following is not a phase of Prototyping Model?
Quick Design
Coding
Prototype Refinement
Engineer Product
For the best Software model suitable for the project, in which of the phase the developers decide a roadmap for project plan?
Software Design
System Analysis
Coding
Testing
Software costs more to maintain than it does to develop.
True
False
Software processes can be constructed out of pre-existing software patterns to best meet the needs of a software project
True
False
Planning ahead for software reuse reduce the cost and increases the value of the systems into which they are incorporated
True
False
Prototyping in software development is
A reasonable approach when requirements are well defined.
A useful approach when a customer cannot define requirements clearly
The best approach to use for projects with large development teams.
A risky model that rarely produces a meaningful product.
Waterfall model is the most cost-effective model for software development.
True
False
In an incremental project, we discovered that the requirements specification was not completed successfully. Which of the following is a recommended solution?
Cancel the project
Start a new requirements iteration
Extend the requirements phase
None of the above
Implementation and validation are interleaved activities for most types of software system.
True
False
The design model should be traceable to the requirements model?
True
False
Use-case actors are always people, never system devices
True
False
Use case diagrams are used to show how different classes of end-users will use functions.
True
False
Which is the first step in the software development life cycle ?
Analysis
Design
Problem/Opportunity/Identification
Development and Documentation
In agile process models requirements engineering and design activities are interleaved
True
False
The incremental model of software development is
A reasonable approach when requirements are well defined
A good approach when a working core product is required quickly
The best approach to use for projects with large development teams
A revolutionary model that is not used for commercial products
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