software engineering MCQs – Page 5

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

1. software metrics 2. software modelling 3. advanced software engineering 4. software processes models software development 5. requirement engineering 6. basics of software engineering 7. software reliability and fault tolerance 8. architectural design 9. software evolution 10. dependability and security 11. software engineering types 12. software design 13. software testing and quality management 14. software management 15. design and implementation

81. Which model in system modelling depicts the static nature of the system ?
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A. Data Model

B. Behavioral Model

C. Structural Model

D. Context Model

82. The 4GT Model is a package of _________________?
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A. Software Programs

B. CASE Tools

C. None of the mentioned

D. Software tools

83. A sociotechnical system is a system that includes___________________?
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A. software

B. hardware

C. people

D. all of the mentioned

84. Which two models doesnt allow defining requirements early in the cycle?
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A. Prototyping & Spiral

B. Waterfall & Spiral

C. Waterfall & RAD

D. Prototyping & RAD

85. As per an IBM report, 31%of the project get cancelled before they are completed, 53% overrun their cost estimates by an average of 189% and for every 100 projects, there are 94 restarts.What is the reason for these statistics ?
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A. Lack of adequate training in software engineering

B. Management issues in the company

C. Lack of software ethics and understanding

D. All of the mentioned

86. Which of the following is a requirement management activity ?
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A. Construction and Test

B. Investigation

C. Design

D. All of the mentioned

87. Arrange the following activities for making a software product using 4GT. i. Design strategy ii. Transformation into product iii. Implementation iv. Requirement gathering ?
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A. 1, 3, 4, 2

B. 4, 1, 3, 2

C. 4, 3, 1, 2

D. 1, 4, 3, 2

88. What are the types of requirement in Quality Function Deployment (QFD) ?
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A. Functional, Non-Functional

B. User, Developer

C. Normal, Expected, Exciting

D. Known, Unknown, Undreamed

89. Requirements elicitation is a cyclic process_________________?
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A. FALSE

B. True

90. Which of the following life cycle model can be chosen if the development team has less experience on similar projects ?
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A. Iterative Enhancement Model

B. Spiral

C. RAD

D. Waterfall

91. Which of the following activities of a Generic Process framework provides a feedback report ?
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A. Communication

B. Modeling & Construction

C. Deployment

D. Planning

92. What are attributes of good software ?
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A. Software maintainability & functionality

B. Software development

C. Software functionality

D. Software maintainability

93. Software engineers should not use their technical skills to misuse other peoples computers.Here the term misuse refers to ___________________?
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A. Unauthorized modification of computer material

B. Unauthorized access to computer material

C. All of the mentioned

D. Dissemination of viruses or other malware

94. QFD stands for ________________?
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A. none of the mentioned

B. quality function deployment

C. quality function development

D. quality function design

95. Identify the correct statement with respect to Evolutionary development ?
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A. Very large projects are usually done using evolutionary development based approach

B. It facilitates easy project management, through the high volume of documentation it generates

C. Sometimes the construction of a throw-away prototype is not followed by a re- implementation of the software system using a more structured approach

D. Evolutionary development usually has two flavors; exploratory development, and throw-away prototyping

96. Consider the following Statement: The product should have a good human interface.What characteristic of SRS is being depicted here ?
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A. Correct

B. Ambiguous

C. Consistent

D. Non-Verifiable

97. Which of the following statements about SRS is/are true ?
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A. . SRS serves as a contract between customer and developer</strong>

B. SRS is written by customer

C. SRS is written by a developer

98. Which of the following is not a type of a 4GL? One originating _________________?
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A. on report generators