Software Engineering Questions - Set 12

1)   The ISO quality assurance standard that applies to software engineering is ISO 9000:2000.

a. True
b. False
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: False

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


2)   Which tools are used to represent the system components, data and control flow among various software components and a system structure in a graphical form?

a. Process modeling tools
b. Project management tools
c. Diagram tools
d. Documentation tools
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Diagram tools

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


3)   Which is a logical grouping of data that resides within the application’s boundary and it is maintained via external inputs?

a. Number of external interface files
b. Number of internal logical files
c. Number of external inquiries
d. Number of external inputs
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Number of internal logical files

Explanation:
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4)   The evaluation of metrics resulting in insight and the quality of the representation is ___________ .

a. Analysis
b. Formulation
c. Interpretation
d. Feedback
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Interpretation

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


5)   Which is the way where the CMMI process meta model can be represented?

a. A continuous model
b. A staged model
c. Both A & B
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Both A & B

Explanation:
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6)   Spiral model is a combination of both Iterative model and one of the SDLC model.

a. True
b. False
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: True

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


7)   If the software process were based on scientific and engineering concepts, it would be easier to re-create new software than to scale an existing one.

a. True
b. False
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: False

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


8)   The software design paradigm is a part of software development and it includes ________ .

a. Design, Maintenance, Programming
b. Coding, Testing, Integration
c. Requirement gathering, Software design, Programming
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Design, Maintenance, Programming

Explanation:
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9)   The software scope identifies what the product will do and what it will not do, what the end product will contain and what it will not contain.

a. True
b. False
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: True

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


10)   The software becomes more popular if its user interface is __________ .

a. Attractive
b. Simple to use
c. Responsive in short time
d. All mentioned above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: All mentioned above

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


11)   Which type of DFD shows how the data flow is actually implemented in the system and it is also more specific and close to the implementation?

a. Logical DFD
b. Physical DFD
c. Both A & B
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Physical DFD

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


12)   Measurements can be categorized in two ways. What are those two ways?

a. Direct and Indirect
b. Front and Rear
c. Metric
d. Quality and Reliability.
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Direct and Indirect

Explanation:
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13)   Quality of the product comes under which type of measures?

a. Indirect measures
b. Direct measures
c. Coding
d. None of the above.
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Indirect measures

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


14)   Requirements can be gathered from users via interviews, surveys, task analysis,brainstorming, domain analysis, prototyping, studying existing usable version of software, and by observation.

a. True
b. False
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: True

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


15)   In the requirement analysis which model depicts how the software behaves as a consequence of external events?

a. Class-Oriented models
b. Scenario-based models
c. Flow-oriented models
d. Behavioural models
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Behavioural models

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


16)   What is a black box testing method that divides the input domain of a program into classes of data from which test cases can be derived?

a. Binary partitioning
b. Equivalence partitioning
c. State-based partitioning
d. Attribute-based partitioning
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Equivalence partitioning

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


17)   To collect qualitative data, questionnaires can be distributed to users of the prototype.

a. Yes
b. No
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Yes

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


18)   Software Maturity Index is computed with the following formula: [MT (FA+FC+FD)]/MT.

a. True
b. False
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: True

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


19)   What does Statistical Quality Assurance involve?

a. Tracking each defect to its underlying cause
b. Isolated the "vital few" cause
c. Moving to correct them
d. All mentioned above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: All mentioned above

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


20)   The New modules, that are need to be replaced or modified, and they are also designed against requirement specifications set in the previous stage is ______ .

a. Acceptance testing
b. System Testing
c. Delivery
d. Design
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Design

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!