software engineering MCQs – Page 10

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

181. The process of generating analysis and design documents is known as ___________________?
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A. Software re-engineering

B. Software engineering

C. Re-engineering

D. Reverse engineering
182. Which of the following manuals is not a user documentation ?
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A. SRS

B. Beginners Guide

C. Installation guide

D. Reference Guide

183. Which of the following is a technique covered in Static Analysis ?
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A. Automated program analysis

B. Formal verification

C. Model checking

D. All of the mentioned
185. Third Party Certification for software standards is based on ___________________?
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A. Ul 1998, Second Edition

B. Ul 1996, Second Edition

C. Ul 1992, Second Edition

D. UT 1998, Second Edition

186. SMI stands for_______________?
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A. Software Maturity Indicator

B. Software Mature Index

C. Software Maturity Index

D. Software Mature Indicator

187. Which of the following is not a business risk ?
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A. building an excellent product or system that no one really wants

B. losing budgetary or personnel commitment

C. losing the support of senior management due to a change in focus or change in people

D. lack of documented requirements or software scope
188. Percentage of modules that were inspected is a part of__________________?
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A. Product Metrics

B. Process Metrics

C. All of the mentioned

D. Project Metrics

189. What are the two ways to view the human error of a sociotechnical system ?
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A. all of the mentioned

B. management and users approach

C. person and systems approach

D. hardware and software approach

190. What type of software testing is generally used in Software Maintenance ?
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A. Integration Testing

B. System Testing

C. Unit Testing

D. Regression Testing
191. Which of the following is not an information domain required for determining function point in FPA ?
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A. Number of external Interfaces

B. Number of user Input

C. Number of errors

D. Number of user Inquiries

192. Which of the following is/are true with respect to functions ?
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A. All of the mentioned

B. A function such as search-book is represented using a circle

C. Functions represent some activity

D. Function symbol is known as a process symbol or a bubble in DFD

193. Which risks are associated with the overall size of the software to be built or modified ?
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A. Development environment risks

B. Business impact risks

C. Process definition risks

D. Product size risks
195. CSQA stands for __________________?
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A. Certified Software Quality Approved

B. Certified Software Quality Analyst

C. Certified Software Quality Acclaimed

D. None of the mentioned

196. Structured Analysis is based on the principles of___________________?
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A. Graphical representation of results using DFDs

B. Top-down decomposition approach

C. All of the mentioned

D. Divide and conquer principle

197. Usability can be measured in terms of_________________?
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A. Intellectual skill to learn the system

B. All of the mentioned

C. Time required to become moderately efficient in system usage

D. Net increase in productivity

199. The process each manager follows during the life of a project is known as ___________________?
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A. All of the mentioned

B. Manager life cycle

C. Project Management

D. Project Management Life Cycle
200. In CMM, the life cycle activities of requirements analysis, design, code, and test are described in_________________________?
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A. Software Subcontract Management

B. Software Quality Management

C. Software Quality Assurance

D. Software Product Engineering