Deck 3: Software Components, Design Diagrams, and Testing Techniques

Question 1

A software component

A)implements some functionality
B)has explicit dependencies through provides and required interfaces
C)communicates through its interfaces only
D)all of the mentioned

Answer 1

all of the mentioned

Question 2

Which diagram evolved from a desire to develop a procedural design representation that would not allow violation of the structured constructs?

A)state transition diagram
B)box diagram
C)er diagram
D)none of the mentioned

Answer 2

box diagram

Question 3

A __________ executes the loop task first, then tests a condition and repeats the task until the condition fails.

A)repeat until
B)condition
C)do while tests
D)if then-else

Answer 3

repeat until

Question 4

Which of the following is not a characteristics of box diagram?

A)functional domain
B)arbitrary transfer of control is impossible
C)recursion is easy to represent
D)providing a notation that translates actions and conditions

Question 5

The________ is represented as two processing boxes connected by an line (arrow) of control.

A)repetition
B)sequence
C)condition
D)none of the above

Question 6

Which of the following term is best defined by the statement "Notation that can be input directly into a computer-based development system offers significant benefits."?

A)machine readability
B)maintainability
C)structure enforcement
D)overall simplicity

Question 7

A software engineer designs the user interface by applying an iterative process that draws on predefined design principles.

Question 8

What combines the outward manifestation of the computer-based system , coupled with all supporting information that describe system syntax and semantics?

A)mental image
B)interface design
C)system image
D)interface validation

Question 9

What do you understand by V&V in software testing?

A)verified version
B)version validation
C)verification and validation
D)version verification

Question 10

In static test techniques, behavioral and performance properties of the program are observed.

Question 11

Which granularity level of testing checks the behavior of module cooperation?

A)unit testing
B)integration testing
C)acceptance testing
D)regression testing

Question 12

Which test refers to the retesting of a unit, integration and system after modification, in order to ascertain that the change has not introduced new faults?

A)regression test
B)smoke test
C)alpha test
D)beta test

Question 13

Which of the following is a black box testing strategy?

A)all statements coverage
B)control structure coverage
C)cause-effect graphs
D)all paths coverage

Question 14

A set of inputs, execution preconditions and expected outcomes is known as a

A)test plan
B)test case
C)test document
D)test suite

Question 15

In which test design each input is tested at both ends of its valid range and just outside its valid range?

A)boundary value testing
B)equivalence class partitioning
C)boundary value testing and equivalence class partitioning
D)decision tables

Question 16

A white box test scales up well at different granularity levels of testing.

Question 17

When does the testing process stops?

A)when resources (time and budget) are over
B)when some coverage is reached
C)when quality criterion is reached
D)testing never ends.