Deck 1: Software Engineering: Models, Principles, and Ethics

Question 1

Identify, from among the following, the correct statement.

A)one of the main challenges software engineering facing today is the requirement of most software systems to work with a multitude of homogenous systems
B)'legacy systems' are custom developed software systems for the legal domain
C)software does not wear-out in the traditional sense of the term, but software does tend to deteriorate as it evolves
D)since software is essentially 'intangible' it is relatively easy to manage software projects

Answer 1

software does not wear-out in the traditional sense of the term, but software does tend to deteriorate as it evolves

Question 2

Build & Fix Model is suitable for programming exercises of ___________ LOC (Line of Code).

A)100-200
B)200-400
C)400-1000
D)above 1000

Answer 2

100-200

Question 3

Which one of the following models is not suitable for accommodating any change?

A)build & fix model
B)prototyping model
C)rad model
D)waterfall model

Answer 3

waterfall model

Question 4

Which is not one of the types of prototype of Prototyping Model?

A)horizontal prototype
B)vertical prototype
C)diagonal prototype
D)domain prototype

Question 5

Which one of the following is not a phase of Prototyping Model?

A)quick design
B)coding
C)prototype refinement
D)engineer product

Question 6

Which of the following statements regarding Build & Fix Model is wrong?

A)no room for structured design
B)code soon becomes unfix-able & unchangeable
C)maintenance is practically not possible
D)it scales up well to large projects

Question 7

RAD Model has

A)2 phases
B)3 phase
C)5 phases
D)6 phases

Question 8

What is the major drawback of using RAD Model?

A)highly specialized & skilled developers/designers are required.
B)increases re-usability of components.
C)encourages customer/client feedback.
D)both a & c.

Question 9

Which of these are not among the eight principles followed by Software Engineering Code of Ethics and Professional Practice ?

A)public
B)profession
C)product
D)environment

Question 10

What is a Software ?

A)software is set of programs.
B)software is documentation and configuration of data.
C)both a and b
D)none of the mentioned

Question 11

Which of these does not account for software failure ?

A)increasing demand
B)low expectation
C)increasing supply
D)less reliable and expensive.

Question 12

What are attributes of good software ?

A)software maintainability.
B)software functionality.
C)software development.
D)a and b.

Question 13

Which of these software engineering activities are not a part of software processes ?

A)software dependence.
B)software development.
C)software validation.
D)software specification.

Question 14

Which of these is incorrect ?

A)software engineering belongs to computer science.
B)software engineering is a part of more general form of system engineering.
C)computer science belongs to software engineering.
D)software engineering is concerned with the practicalities of developing and delivering useful software.

Question 15

Which of these does not affect different types of software as a whole?

A)heterogeneity
B)flexibility
C)business and social change
D)security

Question 16

The fundamental notions of software engineering does not account for ?

A)software processes
B)software security
C)software reuse
D)software validation

Question 17

Which of these is not true ?

A)web has led to availability of software services and possibility of developing highly distributed service based systems.
B)web based systems have led to degradance of programming languages.
C)web brings concept of software as service.
D)web based system should be developed and delivered incrementally.

Question 18

Identify the correct statement: "Software engineers shall

A)act in a manner that is in the best interests of his expertise and favour."
B)act consistently with the public interest."
C)ensure that their products only meet the srs."
D)none

Question 19

Efficiency in a software product does not include ________

A)responsiveness
B)licensing
C)memory utilization
D)processing time

Question 20

Which one of the following is not a step of requirement engineering?

A)elicitation
B)design
C)analysis
D)documentation