151. The SRS document is also known as ________________ specification ?
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A. white-box

B. black-box

C. grey-box

D. none of the mentioned

152. Who controls the FAST (Facilitated Application Specification Techniques) meeting ?
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A. System Analyst

B. Scribe

C. Facilitator

D. Manager

153. The longer a fault exists in software__________________?
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A. the less likely it is to be properly corrected

B. the more tedious its removal becomes

C. the more costly it is to detect and correct

D. All of the mentioned
154. Select the incorrect statement: Software engineers should:
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A. maintain integrity and independence in their professional judgment.

B. be dependent on their colleagues.

C. not knowingly accept work that is outside your competence.

D. not use your technical skills to misuse other peoples computers.

155. According to a statistical report: over 30% of all software projects are cancelled before completion and over 70% of the remainder fail to deliver expected features. What must be the reason for such a situation ?
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A. Poor change management

B. Poor requirements management

C. Poor quality control

D. All of the mentioned

156. Identify an ethical dilemma from the situations mentioned below ?
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A. Your employer releases a safety-critical system without finishing the testing of the system

B. All of the mentioned

C. Agreement in principle with the policies of senior management

D. Refusing to undertake a project

157. What is the first step of requirement elicitation ?
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A. All of the mentioned

B. Identifying Stakeholder

C. Requirements Gathering

D. Listing out Requirements

158. The RUP is normally described from three perspectives-dynamic, static & practice.What does static perspective do ?
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A. It shows the phases of the model over time

B. It suggests good practices to be used during the process

C. All of the mentioned

D. It shows the process activities that are enacted
159. The Unified Modeling Language (UML) has become an effective standard for software modelling.How many different notations does it have ?
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A. Four

B. Six

C. Three

D. Nine
160. Model preferred to create client/server applications is _______________________?
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A. Concurrent Model

B. Spiral Model

C. Incremental Model

D. WINWIN Spiral Model

161. Spiral model was developed by ___________________?
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A. Roger Pressman

B. Berry Boehm

C. Victor Bisili

D. Bev Littlewood

162. Which of the following statements explains portability in non-functional requirements ?
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A. None of the mentioned

B. It is a degree to which software running on one platform can easily be converted to run on another platform

C. It cannot be enhanced by using languages, OS and tools that are universally available and standardized

D. The ability of the system to behave consistently in a user-acceptable manner when operating within the environment for which the system was intended

163. If you were a lead developer of a software company and you are asked to submit a project/product within a stipulated time-frame with no cost barriers, which model would you select ?
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A. Waterfall

B. Incremental

C. RAD

D. Spiral

164. What are the four dimensions of Dependability ?
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A. Usability, Reliability, Security, Flexibility

B. Availability, Reliability, Maintainability, Security

C. Availability, Reliability, Security, Safety

D. Security, Safety, Testability, Usability

165. How many phases are there in Requirement Analysis ?
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A. Four

B. Three

C. Five

D. Six

166. How many classification schemes have been developed for NFRs ?
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A. Four

B. Two

C. Five

D. Three

167. If you were to create client/server applications, which model would you go for ?
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A. WINWIN Spiral Model

B. Incremental Model

C. Spiral Model

D. Concurrent Model
168. Which of these does not affect different types of software as a whole ?
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A. Security

B. Heterogeneity

C. Flexibility

D. Business and social change

169. How many feasibility studies is conducted in Requirement Analysis ?
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A. None of the mentioned

B. Two

C. Four

D. Three
170. Which of the following is not a Requirement Management workbench tool ?
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A. RTM

B. RDD 100

C. DOORS

D. Rational Suite
171. Which of these are not among the eight principles followed by Software Engineering Code of Ethics and Professional Practice ?
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A. PRODUCT

B. PROFESSION

C. ENVIRONMENT

D. PUBLIC

172. Which is one of the most important stakeholder from the following ?
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A. Middle level stakeholder

B. Users of the software

C. Entry level personnel

D. Managers

173. Which of the following Requirement Elicitation Techniques is applicable to messy, changing and ill-defined problem situations ?
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A. Soft Systems Methodology (SSM)

B. Prototyping

C. Controlled Requirements Expression (CORE)

D. Quality Function Deployment (QFD)

174. What is the major drawback of using RAD Model ?
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A. Increases reusability of components

B. Highly specialized & skilled developers/designers are required

C. Increases reusability of components, Highly specialized & skilled developers/designers are required

D. Encourages customer/client feedback

175. ________________ classes are used to create the interface that the user sees and interacts with as the software is used ?
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A. Entity

B. Boundary

C. Business

D. Controller

176. Which of the following is not a metric for design model ?
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A. Interface design metrics

B. Complexity metrics

C. Architectural metrics

D. Component-level metrics

177. How many stages are there in Risk-driven requirements specification ?
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A. six

B. five

C. four

D. three

178. Which of the following requires design control measures, such as holding and recording design reviews and qualification tests ?
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A. ISO 9001

B. ISO 9000-3

C. CMM

D. None of the mentioned

179. Which of the following states that work expands to fill the time available ?
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A. Expert judgement

B. Pricing to win

C. CASE tools

D. Parkinsons Law
180. Exception handling is a mechanism to provide some fault avoidance ?
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A. TRUE

B. False
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
184. Function-oriented design techniques starts with functional requirements specified in_______________?
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A. SDD

B. SRS

C. None of the mentioned

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
194. Which regression test selection technique exposes faults caused by modifications ?
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A. Inclusiveness

B. Precision

C. Efficiency

D. Generality

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

198. A 66.6% risk is considered as__________________?
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A. low

B. very low

C. moderate

D. high
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