Deck 1: Introduction

Question 1

The degree to which software adheres to its specific requirements is called

A) Correctness
B) Reliability
C) Robustness
D) Usability

Answer 1

Correctness

Question 2

___________ refers to the ability to easily move software from one system to another.

A) Correctness
B) Reliability
C) Robustness
D) Portability

Answer 2

Portability

Question 3

Issues related to the interaction between the user and system, including the design of such things as help options, meaningful messages, consistent layout, appropriate use of color, error prevention, and error recovery, are generally referred to as ____________.

A) Correctness
B) Reliability
C) Robustness
D) Usability

Answer 3

Usability

Question 4

Robustness refers to _______.

A) the degree to which software adheres to its specific requirements.
B) the frequency and criticality of software failure.
C) The degree to which erroneous situations are handled gracefully.
D) The ease with which users can be made to the software.

Question 5

Which of the following is not an aspect of software quality:

A) Correctness
B) Credibility
C) Usability
D) Robustness

Question 6

Which of the following is a goal of software engineering?

A) Solve the right problem
B) Deliver a high-quality solution
C) Deliver a solution on time and budget
D) All of the above

Question 7

The degree to which erroneous situations are handled gracefully is ____________.

A) Reliability
B) Usability
C) Efficiency
D) Robustness

Question 8

The ability to use software systems or parts of systems for a variety of purposes without having to rewrite them each time refers to the quality of ____________.

A) Reliability
B) Reusability
C) Efficiency
D) Robustness

Question 9

A system that makes appropriate use of both CPU Time and Memory exhibits the quality characteristic of ____________.

A) Reliability
B) Reusability
C) Efficiency
D) Robustness

Question 10

A system that is well designed, written, and documented exhibits the quality characteristic of ____________.

A) Reliability
B) Maintainability
C) Efficiency
D) Robustness

Question 11

A ______ system handles problems gracefully?

Question 12

The study of the techniques and theory that support the development of high-quality software is ______.

Question 13

______ refers to the frequency and criticality of software failure.

Question 14

Reliable software seldom fails and, when it does, it ______ the effects of that failure.

Question 15

Software systems must be carefully ______, ______, and ______ to support the work of developers, maintainers, and users.

Question 16

Software must make ______ use of resources such as CPU time and memory.

Question 17

Quality characteristics must be ______, and then ______ to the extent possible.

Question 18

A ______ can be used to reverse the order of a set of data.

Question 19

A ______ preserves the order of its data.

Question 20

______ is the study of the techniques and issues surrounding the user's interaction with a software system.

Question 21

Software that is easily portable, can be moved from one computing environment to another with little or no effort.

Question 22

An efficient system handles problems gracefully.

Question 23

The study of the techniques and theory that support the development of high-quality software is electrical engineering.

Question 24

Reliability refers to the frequency and criticality of software failure.

Question 25

Reliable software seldom fails and, when it does, it minimizes the effects of that failure.

Question 26

Software systems need only to work to support the work of developers, maintainers, and users.

Question 27

Software must make efficient use of resources such as CPU time and memory.

Question 28

A stack can be used to preserve the order of a set of data.

Question 29

A queue preserves the order of its data.

Question 30

A Robust system handles problems gracefully.

Question 31

What is the difference between software engineering and programming?

Question 32

Name several software quality characteristics.

Question 33

What is the relationship between reliability and robustness?

Question 34

Describe the benefits of developing software that is maintainable.

Question 35

How does the Java programming language address the quality characteristic of portability?

Question 36

List two common data structures that might be used to order a set of data.