software engineering MCQs – Page 128

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

2541. An assessment of the worst possible damage that could result from a particular hazard is known as _________________?
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A. Mishap

B. Hazard severity

C. Hazard probability

D. Risk

2542. Static Analysis involves executing a program ?
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A. False

B. TRUE

2543. An event that occurs at some point in time when the system does not deliver a service as expected by its users is called __________________?
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A. System failure

B. Human error or mistake

C. System error

D. System fault

2544. An impersonation of an authorised user is an example of a security threat ?
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A. False

B. TRUE

2545. Consider a case where the failure of the system causes damage to the system itself or it data. What type of failure is being described here ?
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A. Incorrect service delivery

B. Loss of service

C. None of the mentioned

D. System/data corruption
2546. Choose the fault class in which the following automated static analysis check would fall:Variables declared but never used?
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A. Input/Output Faults

B. Interface faults

C. Control Faults

D. Data Faults
2547. Which of the following term is best define by the statement:Each object is stored only once, but is accessible by all CASE tools that need it.?
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A. Data independence

B. Ad Hoc data queries and reports

C. Non-redundant data storage

D. Transaction control

2548. Source code translation is a part of which re-engineering technique ?
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A. Refactoring

B. None of the mentioned

C. Restructuring

D. Data re-engineering

2549. Which of these benefits can be achieved when software is restructured ?
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A. Software easier to test

B. All of the mentioned

C. Reduced maintenance effort

D. Higher quality programs

2550. Which tools are used to modify online database systems ?
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A. Reverse engineering specification tools

B. online system re-engineering tools

C. Test management tools

D. Code restructuring and analysis tools

2551. What category of web-based system would you assign to discussion groups ?
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A. Workflow-oriented

B. Collaborative work

C. Online communities

D. Web portals

2552. What are the problems with re-structuring ?
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A. Heavy computational demands

B. Loss of comments

C. Loss of documentation

D. All of the mentioned

2553. What have become de rigueur for computer-based products and systems of every type ?
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A. GUIs

B. Candidate keys

C. All of the mentioned

D. Object model

2554. If the user queries a collection of large databases and extracts information from the webapp, the webapp is categorized under____________________?
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A. Service oriented app

B. Database access app

C. Portal app

D. Data warehousing app
2555. Which tools cross the bounds of the preceding categories ?
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A. Dynamic measurement

B. Data acquisition

C. Cross-functional tools

D. Simulation

2556. Which process model should be used in virtually all situations of web engineering ?
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A. Incremental Model

B. Spiral Model

C. Waterfall Model

D. None of the mentioned

2557. Reverse engineering of data focuses on_____________________?
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A. Internal data structures

B. Database structures

C. None of the mentioned

D. ALL of the mentioned
2558. Forward engineering is also known as_________________?
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A. extract abstractions

B. renovation

C. reclamation

D. both renovation and reclamation
2559. Which of the following is not an example of a business process ?
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A. hiring an employee

B. testing software

C. purchasing services

D. designing a new product

2560. Which of the following is a data problem ?
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A. record organisation problems

B. hardware problem

C. loss of comments

D. heavy computational demands