software engineering MCQs – Page 143

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2841. Which technique is applicable when other projects in the same analogy application domain have been completed ?
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A. Expert judgement

B. Algorithmic cost modelling

C. Parkinsons Law

D. Estimation by analogy
2842. Identify the sub-process of process improvement ___________________?
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A. Process introduction

B. Process analysis

C. Process distribution

D. De-processification

2843. Which of the following is not a sign that indicates that an information systems project is in jeopardy?
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A. Sponsorship is gained

B. Changes are managed poorly

C. Users are resistant

D. Software people dont understand their customers needs

2844. The process each manager follows during the life of a project is known as ___________________?
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A. Project Management Life Cycle

B. Manager life cycle

C. All of the mentioned

D. Project Management

2845. What can be used to complement decomposition techniques and offer a potentially valuable estimation approach in their own right ?
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A. Automated estimation tools

B. Empirical estimation models

C. Decomposition techniques

D. Both Automated estimation tools and Empirical estimation models

2846. Which of the following is not an approach to software cost estimation ?
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A. Empirical

B. Analytical

C. Critical

D. Heuristic

2847. How many forms exists of Barry Boehms COCOMO Model ?
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A. Two

B. Four

C. Three

D. No form exists

2848. Which of the following is not an option to achieve reliable cost and effort estimate ?
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A. The ability to translate the size estimate into human effort, calendar time, and dollars

B. Base estimates on similar projects that have already been completed

C. Use one or more empirical models for software cost and effort estimation

D. Use relatively simple decomposition techniques to generate project cost and effort estimates

2849. Which method recommends that very frequent system builds should be carried out with automated testing to discover software problems ?
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A. Agile method

B. Parallel compilation method

C. Large systems method

D. All of the mentioned

2850. Which of the following costs is not part of the total effort cost ?
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A. Costs of networking and communications

B. Costs of lunch time food

C. Costs of providing heating and lighting office space

D. Costs of support staff

2851. Which of the following term is best defined by the statement: Derive traceability information to maximize information hiding in the design. ?
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A. Requirements changes

B. None of the mentioned

C. Underestimated development time

D. Organizational restructuring

2852. Who interacts with the software once it is released for production use ?
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A. Senior managers

B. End-users

C. Project (technical) managers

D. Client

2853. We use _______________ where various parts of system use are identified and analyzed in turn?
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A. none of the mentioned

B. scenario-based analysis

C. design-based analysis

D. tangible entities

2854. A description of each function presented in the DFD is contained in a _________________________?
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A. data store

B. data flow

C. process specification

D. control specification

2855. If the system state is Shutdown then it can respond to which of the following message?
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A. reconfigure()

B. powerSave()

C. all of the mentioned

D. restart()

2856. Which model shows the flow of object interactions?
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A. Sequence model

B. Subsystem model

C. Dynamic model

D. Both Sequence and Dynamic model

E. w Answer

2857. Which model describes the static structure of the system using object classes and their relationships ?
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A. Sequence model

B. Structural model

C. Subsystem model

D. Dynamic model

2858. Which of the following come under system control ?
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A. Powersave

B. Reconfigure

C. All of the mentioned

D. Shutdown

2859. Which message is received so that the system moves to the Testing state, then the Transmitting state, before returning to the Running state ?
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A. signalStatus()

B. reportStatus()

C. reconfigure()

D. remoteControl()

2860. Which of the following is a structural model that demonstrates the other systems in the environment of the system being developed ?
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A. system context model

B. interaction model

C. environmental model

D. both system context and interaction