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Practise multiple-choice questions from software engineering for competitive examinations and subject revision. Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

Software Engineering MCQs: Study Guide

Software engineering questions test processes, requirements, design, testing, quality, maintenance and project management. Many distractors sound reasonable, so precise definitions and the purpose of each practice matter.

Topics to revise

  • Software processes
  • Requirements engineering
  • Architecture and design
  • Testing techniques
  • Quality assurance
  • Configuration management
  • Project management
  • Maintenance and evolution

How to prepare

Compare related concepts in a table, connect each technique to the problem it solves, and practise scenario-based questions. Where terminology varies between references, learn the definition used by the syllabus or recommended text.

Common questions

How do I handle similar software engineering terms?

Compare their purpose, inputs, outputs and lifecycle stage instead of memorising definitions separately.

Are process-model questions purely factual?

Some are definitional, but scenario questions often ask which model or practice best fits stated constraints.

1. Identify the disadvantage of Spiral Model?
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A. Strong approval and documentation control

B. Additional Functionality can be added at a later date

C. High amount of risk analysis

D. Doesnt work well for smaller projects
2. Choose the correct statement on how NFRs integrates with Rational Unified Process ?
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A. System responds within 4 seconds on average to remote user requests and changes in the environment

B. System responds within 4 seconds on average to local user requests and changes in the environment

C. All of the mentioned

D. None of the mentioned

3. Purpose of process is to deliver software________________?
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A. in time

B. with acceptable quality

C. that is cost efficient

D. both in time & with acceptable quality
4. What is a Software ____________________ ?
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A. Software is set of programs, documentation & configuration of data

B. None of the mentioned

C. Software is documentation and configuration of data

D. Software is set of programs

5. Select the option that suits the Manifesto for Agile Software Development________________?
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A. Working software

B. Customer collaboration

C. Individuals and interactions

D. All of the mentioned
6. Requirements Analysis is an Iterative Process ?
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A. FALSE

B. True
7. The fundamental notions of software engineering does not account for ?
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A. Software Security

B. Software reuse

C. Software Validation

D. Software processes

8. Which one of the following is a functional requirement ?
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A. Portability

B. None of the mentioned

C. Robustness

D. Maintainability

9. QFD works best if it has management commitment?
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A. True

B. FALSE

10. Which one of the following is not a software process quality ?
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A. Portability

B. Productivity

C. Timeliness

D. Visibility

11. The Incremental Model is a result of combination of elements of which two models?
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A. Linear Model & Prototyping Model

B. Build & FIX Model & Waterfall Model

C. Linear Model & RAD Model

D. Waterfall Model & RAD Model

12. The requirements that result from requirements analysis are typically expressed from one of three perspectives or views.WhaT is that perspective or view ?
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A. User

B. Physical

C. Non-Functional

D. Developer

13. Choose the disadvantage of using SSM as an elicitation technique ?
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A. SSM is suitable for new systems

B. It incorporates human element into design

C. SSM is in its infant stage

D. Standard methodologies like Role Exploration, Issue Resolution and Reorganization support SSM

14. What of the following is not an output of a JAD session ?
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A. UML diagrams

B. Context Diagrams

C. ER model

D. DFDs

15. Which model in system modelling depicts the dynamic behaviour of the system ?
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A. Behavioral Model

B. Data Model

C. Object Model

D. Context Model

16. Processes for evolving a software product depend on __________________?
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A. Type of software to be maintained

B. Skills and experience of the people involved

C. Development processes used

D. All of the mentioned
17. Efficiency in a software product does not include ____________________?
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A. responsiveness

B. licensing

C. memory utilization

D. processing time

18. Which phase of the RUP is used to establish a business case for the system ?
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A. Construction

B. Inception

C. Transition

D. Elaboration

19. Choose an internal software quality from given below________________________?
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A. usability

B. reliability

C. reusability

D. scalability

20. Which of the following 4GLs invented at IBM and subsequently adopted by ANSI and ISO as the standard language for managing structured data?
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A. SQL

B. PROLOG

C. C

D. JAVA

21. Is a customer involved test development and validation in XP ?
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A. Yes

B. No

C. None of the mentioned

D. It may vary from Customer to Customer
22. What are the kinds of actors used in OOSE ?
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A. Primary

B. Secondary

C. Ternary

D. Both Primary and Secondary
23. User requirements are expressed as _______________ in Extreme Programming?
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A. scenarios

B. implementation tasks

C. none of the mentioned

D. functionalities

24. Which one of the following is not an Umbrella Activity that complements the five process framework activities and help team manage and control progress, quality, change, and risk ?
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A. Risk management

B. Reusability management

C. User Reviews

D. Measurement

25. Programmers prefer programming to testing and sometimes they take shortcuts when writing tests. For example, they may write incomplete tests that do not check for all possible exceptions that may occur ?
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A. True

B. FALSE

26. Which of the following statement is incorrect regarding the Class-responsibility-collaborator (CRC) modeling ?
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A. All use-case scenarios (and corresponding use-case diagrams) are organized into categories in CRC modelling

B. Only developers in the review (of the CRC model) are given a subset of the CRC model index cards

C. The review leader reads the use-case deliberately

D. All of the mentioned

27. Which one of the following is not a step of requirement engineering ?
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A. elicitation

B. analysis

C. documentation

D. design
28. _______________ & ________________ are two kinds of software products ?
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A. CAD, CAM

B. Firmware, Embedded

C. Generic, Customised

D. None of the mentioned

29. Requirements Management is a prerequisite for Quality-Oriented Development ?
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A. FALSE

B. True
30. RUP stands for______________ created by a division of ______________?
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A. Rational Unified Process, Microsoft

B. Rational Unified Process, IBM

C. Rational Unified Program, IBM

D. Rational Unified Process, Infosys

31. Which one of the following models is not suitable for accommodating any change ?
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A. RAD Model

B. Waterfall Model

C. Build & Fix Model

D. Prototyping Model

32. Which of the following is included in SRS ?
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A. Cost

B. Design Constraints

C. Staffing

D. Delivery Schedule

33. Conflicting requirements are common in Requirement Engineering, with each client proposing his or her version is the right one?
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A. True

B. FALSE

34. __________________ allows us to infer that different members of classes have some common characteristics ?
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A. Aggregation

B. dependency

C. Realization

D. Generalization
35. Software evolution does not comprises ?
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A. Maintenance activities

B. Re-engineering activities

C. Development activities

D. Negotiating with client
36. Agile Software Development is based on_________________?
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A. Incremental Development

B. Iterative Development

C. Linear Development

D. Both Incremental and Iterative Development
37. ___________ and ___________ are the two issues of Requirement Analysis?
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A. Stakeholder, Developer

B. None of the mentioned

C. Performance, Design

D. Functional, Non-Functional

38. Consider a system where, a heat sensor detects an intrusion and alerts the security company. What kind of a requirement the system is providing ?
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A. Functional

B. Known Requirement

C. Non-Functional

D. None of the mentioned

39. Which of the following property does not correspond to a good Software Requirements Specification (SRS) ?
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A. Ambiguous

B. Traceable

C. Complete

D. Verifiable

40. Traceability is not considered in Requirement Analysis ?
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A. TRUE

B. False
41. Which of the following Requirement Elicitation Techniques removes the poor understanding of application domain and lack of common terminology between the users and the analysts ?
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A. FODA

B. Prototyping

C. CORE

D. IBIS

42. How is Incremental Model different from Spiral Model ?
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A. Changing requirements can be accommodated in Incremental Model

B. All of the mentioned

C. Progress can be measured for Incremental Model

D. Users can see the system early in Incremental Model

43. Requirements Management has a high initial start-up cost but does not need ongoing funding throughout a project ?
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A. False

B. TRUE

44. Keeping the requirements of QFD in mind which of the following is not an example of an Expected Requirement ?
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A. Overall operational correctness and reliability

B. Ease of software installation

C. Quality graphical display

D. Specific system functions
45. What kind of approach was introduced for elicitation and modelling to give a functional view of the system ?
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A. Fusion (by Coleman)

B. Object Oriented Design (by Booch)

C. Use Cases (by Jacobson)

D. Object Modeling Technique (by Rumbaugh)

46. How is plan driven development different from agile development ?
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A. Specification, design, implementation and testing are interleaved

B. All of the mentioned

C. Outputs are decided through a process of negotiation during the software development process

D. Iteration occurs within activities
47. Which of these software engineering activities are not a part of software processes ?
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A. Software validation

B. Software development

C. Software specification

D. Software dependence
48. Select the developer-specific requirement ?
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A. Portability

B. Maintainability

C. Availability

D. Both Portability and Maintainability
49. Program modularization and Source code translation are the activities of ____________________?
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A. Reengineering

B. Reverse Engineering and Reengineering

C. Reverse Engineering

D. Forward engineering

50. 4GL is an example of ________________ processing?
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A. White Box

B. Black Box

C. Functional

D. Both Black Box & Functional