software engineering MCQs – Page 8

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

141. Which of the following does not apply to agility to a software process ?
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A. Only essential work products are produced

B. Eliminate the use of project planning and testing

C. All of the mentioned

D. Uses incremental product delivery strategy

142. Model-driven engineering is just a theoretical concept. It cannot be converted into a working/executable code ?
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A. TRUE

B. False
143. A stakeholder is anyone who will purchase the completed software system under development ?
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A. False

B. TRUE

144. One creates Behavioral models of a system when you are discussing and designing the system architecture?
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A. TRUE

B. False
145. Selection of a model is based on_____________________?
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A. All of the mentioned

B. Project type and associated risk

C. Development team & Users

D. Requirements

146. Which one of the following is not an actor in JAD sessions ?
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A. User

B. Sponsor

C. Tester

D. Scribe

147. Which three framework activities are present in Adaptive Software Development(ASD) ?
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A. speculation, collaboration, learning

B. analysis, design, coding

C. all of the mentioned

D. requirements gathering, adaptive cycle planning, iterative development

148. Which two requirements are given priority during Requirement Management of a product ?
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A. User and Developer

B. All of the mentioned

C. Enduring and Volatile

D. Functional and Non-functional

149. ______________ and ______________ are the two view points discussed in Controlled Requirements Expression (CORE) ?
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A. All of the mentioned

B. Known, Unknown

C. Functional, Non-Functional

D. User, Developer

150. Why is Requirements Management Important ? It is due to the changes___________________?
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A. to the environment

B. in customers expectations

C. in all of the mentioned.

D. in technology

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