software engineering MCQs – Page 51

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

1001. In computer terminology a compiler means____________________?
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A. a program which translates source program into object program

B. a person who computes source programs

C. key punch operator

D. the same thing as a programmer

1002. Which of the following places the common data elements in order from smallest to largest ?
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A. Character, field, record, file, database

B. Bit, byte, character, record, field, file, database

C. Character, file, record, field, database

D. Character, record, field, file, database

1003. A __________________ is a TCP name for a transport service access point?
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A. port

B. node

C. none of these

D. pipe

1004. ___________ are specially designed computer chips that reside inside other devices, such as your car or your electronic thermostat ?
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A. Robotic computers

B. Servers

C. Embedded computers

D. Mainframes

1005. Which of the following are advantages of CD-ROM as a storage media ?
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A. CD-ROM is an inexpensive way to store large amount of data and information

B. All of these

C. CD-ROM disks retrieve data and information more quickly than magnetic disks do

D. CD-ROMs make less errors than magnetic media

1006. Which of the following is an application layer service ?
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A. All of these

B. Mail service

C. File transfer, access, and management

D. Network virtual terminal

1007. Transmission control protocol is__________________?
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A. uses a three way handshake to establish a connection

B. connection oriented protocol

C. all of these

D. recievs data from application as a single stream

1008. Typical acronym of reuseable optical storage will be ____________________?
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A. CD

B. DVD

C. CD-RW

D. RPM

1009. Bubble memory is a_____________________?
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A. Direct access device only

B. Combination of sequential and direct access devices

C. Sequential access device only

D. All of the above

1010. Which is the smallest of the following computers ?
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A. Desktop

B. Laptop

C. Workstation

D. Notebook

1011. To go to the beginning of a text line press__________________?
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A. Page up

B. Home

C. Enter

D. None of these

1012. Which among the following do/does not belong/belongs to the GSM family of wireless technologies ?
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A. EDGE

B. LTE

C. DSL

D. Both A and B

1013. Which type of memory holds only the program and data that the CPU is presently processing ?
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A. CMOS

B. RAM

C. ROM

D. ASCII

1014. What was the computer conceived by Babbage ?
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A. Donald Knuth

B. Arithmetic Machine

C. Analytical Engine

D. Games

1015. Communication channel is shared by all the machines on the network in_____________________?
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A. multicast network

B. unicast network

C. broadcast network

D. none of the mentioned

1016. Which of the following is an Output device ?
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A. Printer

B. Monitor

C. Mouse

D. Both A and B

1017. When you save a presentation, ____________________?
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A. two files are created; one for graphics and one for content

B. all slides in a presentation are saved in the same file

C. a file is created for each slide

D. a file is created for each animation or graphic

1018. How is it possible that both programs and data can be stored on the same floppy disk ?
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A. A floppy disk has two sides, one for data and one for programs

B. Programs and data are both software, and both can be stored on any memory device

C. A floppy disk has to be formatted for one or for the other

D. Floppy disks can only store data, not programs

1019. Which of the following protects the system from hackers ?
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A. Snort

B. Hub

C. Firewall

D. Scanner

1020. A ________________computer (also referred to as a laptop), is a small, lightweight personal computer that incorporates the screen, the keyboard, storage and processing components into a single por ?
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A. Journal

B. Notebook

C. Briefcase

D. Diary

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