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  • 1. Which one of the following is not a software process model ?

    • Linear sequential model
    • Prototyping model
    • The spiral model
    • COCOMO model

  • 2. In software testing, how the error, fault and failure are related to each other?

    • Error leads to failure but fault is not related to error and failure
    • Fault leads to failure but error is not related to fault and failure
    • Error leads to fault and fault leads to failure
    • Error leads to fault and fault leads to failure

  • 3. Which one of the following non-functional quality attributes is not highly affected by the architecture of the software ?

    • Performance
    • Reliability
    • Usability
    • Usability

  • 4. The testing of software against SRS is called:

    • Acceptance testing
    • Integration testing
    • Regression testing
    • Acceptance testing

  • 5. The approach to software testing is to design test cases to:

    • break the software
    • understand the software
    • analyze the design of sub processes in the software
    • break the software

  • 6. On an average, the programmes months is given by 3.6 x (KDSI)¹·². If so a project requiring one Thousand source instructions will require

    • 3.6 PM
    • 0.36 PM
    • 0.0036 PM
    • 3.6 PM

  • 7. An inventory management program can assist with

    • The planning of inventory
    • The purchasing of inventory
    • The distribution of inventory
    • All of these

  • 8. Assertions are conditions which are true at the points of execution

    • Always
    • Sometimes
    • Many times
    • Always

  • 9. If the number of conditions in a decision table is n, the n (c) maximum number of rules (Column) possible is

    • n
    • 2n
    • 2n
    • 2n

  • 10. Assuming the existence of a start and end nodes for a program graph (PG), the total number of Paths is equivalent to ..................................set of test data required to test software.

    • Minimum
    • Maximum
    • Optimum
    • Minimum

  • 11. The testing method which is normally used as alleptance for a software system is

    • Regression testing
    • Integration testing
    • Unit testing
    • Function

  • 12. One way to improve readability in coding is to

    • Avoid go to statements
    • Name variable and functions according to their use
    • Modularize the program
    • Avoid go to statements

  • 13. Requirements prioritization and negotiation belongs to :

    • Requirements validation
    • Requirements elicitation
    • Feasibility study
    • Requirements elicitation

  • 14. In a decision table if there are 3 variables and 3 rules, it implies

    • Specification may not be complete
    • Design could be faulty
    • Coding will be incorrect
    • Specification may not be complete

  • 15. A good specification should be

    • Unambiguous
    • Distinctly specified
    • Functional
    • All of these

  • 16. Which once of the following is not a software myth?

    • Once we write the program and get it to work, our job is done
    • Project requirements continually change, but change can be easily accommodated because software is flexible
    • If we get behind schedule, we can add more programmers and catch up
    • If an organization does not understand how to control software projects internally, it will invariably struggle when it outsources software projects

  • 17. Which of the following is not one of the principles of agile software development method?

    • Customer involvement
    • Embrace change
    • Incremental delivery
    • Following the plan

  • 18. Many causes of the software crisis can be traced to mythology based on

    • Management Myths
    • Customer Myths
    • Practitioner Myths
    • All of the above

  • 19. Which one of these are not software maintenance activity?

    • Error correction
    • Adaptation
    • Implementation of Enhancement
    • Establishing scope

  • 20. A commercial application program normally includes

    • Documentation
    • Tutorial
    • Program disks
    • Program disks

  • 21. The factors that determine the quality of a software system are

    • correctness, reliability
    • efficiency, usability, maintainability
    • testability, portability, accuracy, error tolerances, expandability, access control, audit
    • All of the above

  • 22. COCOMO model is used for:

    • product quality estimation
    • product complexity estimation
    • product cost estimation
    • product cost estimation

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

    • Software suffers from exposure to hostile environments.
    • Defects are more likely to arise after software has been used often.
    • Multiple change requests introduce errors in component interactions.
    • Multiple change requests introduce errors in component interactions.

  • 24. A good software design must have

    • High module coupling, High module cohesion
    • High module coupling, Low module cohesion
    • Low module coupling, High module cohesion
    • Both A & B

  • 25. Main aim of software engineering is to produce

    • program
    • software
    • within budget
    • software within budget in the given schedule

  • 26. Which of the following are external qualities of a software product ?

    • Maintainability, reusability, portability, efficiency, correctness
    • Correctness, reliability, robustness, efficiency, usability
    • Portability, interoperability, maintainability, reusability
    • None of these

  • 27. Software safety is quality assurance activity that focuses on hazards that

    • affect the reliability of a software component
    • may cause an entire system to fail
    • may result from user input errors
    • Both A & B

  • 28. KPA in CMM stands for

    • Key Area
    • Key Product Area
    • Key Principal Area
    • Key Process Area

  • 29. Which of the following is not a software process model?

    • Prototyping
    • Iterative
    • Timeboxing
    • Glassboxing

  • 30. Which one of the following set of attributes should not be encompassed by effective software metrics?

    • Simple and computable
    • Consistent and objective
    • Consistent in the use of units and dimensions
    • Programming language dependent

  • 31. What is true about UML stereotypes ?

    • Stereotype is used for extending the UML language
    • Stereotyped class must be abstract
    • The stereotype indicates that the UML element cannot be changed
    • UML profiles can be stereotyped for backward compatibility

  • 32. Maximum possible value of reliability is

    • 100
    • 10
    • 0.1
    • 1

  • 33. Reliability of software is directly dependent on

    • quality of the design
    • number of errors present
    • software engineers experience
    • None of these

  • 34. In which testing strategy requirements established during requirements analysis are validated against developed software?

    • Validation testing
    • Integration testing
    • Regression testing
    • testing

  • 35. Basis path testing falls under

    • system testing
    • white box testing
    • black box testing
    • box testing

  • 36. Software Configuration Management is the discipline for systematically controlling

    • the changes due to the evolution of work products as the project proceeds
    • the changes due to defects (bugs) being found and then fixed
    • the changes due to requirement changes
    • all of the above

  • 37. Machine language programs

    • Consist of long sequence of binary numbers
    • Can express the same meaning in fever statements than can BASIC programs
    • Both a and b
    • None of these

  • 38. Use of recursion

    • Enhances logical clarity and reduces code size
    • Makes debugging easier
    • Reduces execution time
    • All Of above

  • 39. The language accepted by finite automata is

    • Context – free
    • Regular
    • Non – regular
    • Both

  • 40. Which model is simplest model in Software Development?

    • Waterfall model
    • Prototyping
    • Iterative
    • Both A & B

  • 41. Software engineering primarily aims on

    • reliable software
    • cost effective software
    • reliable and cost effective software
    • None of these

  • 42. Prototyping is used to

    • test the software as an end product
    • expand design details
    • refine and establish requirements gathering
    • Both A & B

  • 43. What is the first stage in program development ?

    • Specification and design
    • System Analysis
    • Testing
    • Both A & B

  • 44. Which one of the items listed below is not one of the software engineering layers ?

    • Process
    • Manufacturing
    • Method
    • Both A & B

  • 45. The amount of uncertainty in a system of symbol is called

    • Bandwidth
    • Entropy
    • Loss
    • All Of above

  • 46. Component level design is concerned with

    • Flow oriented analysis
    • Class based analysis
    • Both A & B
    • All Of above

  • 47. The data flow Model of an application mainly shows

    • The underlining data and the relationship among them
    • Processing requirements and the flow of data
    • Decision and control information
    • All Of above

  • 48. Which of the following is not a key issue stressed by an agile philosophy of software engineering?

    • The importance of self-organizing teams as well as communication and collaboration between team members and customers.
    • Recognition that change represents opportunity.
    • Emphasis on rapid delivery of software that satisfies the customer.
    • Having a separate testing phase after a build phase.

  • 49. Which of the following is a tool in design phase?

    • Abstraction
    • Refinement
    • Information hiding
    • All of these

  • 50. Which of the following testing techniques ensures that the software product runs correctly after the changes during maintenance?

    • Path Testing
    • Integration Testing
    • Unit Testing
    • Regression Testing
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