software evolution MCQs – Page 2

Practise focused software evolution questions with marked answers for exam preparation and subject revision.

software evolution Mcqs
21. Choose the suitable options with respect to regression testing ?
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A. It helps in development of software

B. none of the mentioned

C. It helps in development & maintenance of software

D. It helps in maintenance of software

22. Regression testing is a very expensive activity?
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A. True

B. FALSE

23. Human and organizational factors such as organizational structure and politics have a significant effect on the operation of sociotechnical systems ?
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A. True

B. FALSE

24. Understandability answers which of the following description ?
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A. Defined process is acceptable and usable by the engineers responsible for producing the software product

B. The extent to which the process is explicitly defined

C. Process errors are avoided or trapped before they result in product errors

D. Process continues in spite of unexpected problems

25. Which of the following is not a part of process change ?
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A. Introducing new roles or responsibilities

B. Introducing new team members to existing project

C. Introducing or removing deliverable

D. Introducing new practices, methods or processes

26. According to ISO 9001, the causes of nonconforming product should be____________________?
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A. deleted

B. identified

C. eliminated and identified

D. eliminated

27. What are the two ways to view the human error of a sociotechnical system ?
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A. hardware and software approach

B. person and systems approach

C. all of the mentioned

D. management and users approach

28. Spiral model was developed by ___________________?
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A. Bev Littlewood

B. Roger Pressman

C. Victor Bisili

D. Berry Boehm
29. There are _______________ overlapping stages in the lifetime of large and complex sociotechnical systems?
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A. three

B. four

C. two

D. five

30. The Capability Maturity Model (CMM) is a continuous model ?
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A. False

B. TRUE

31. Program modularization and Source code translation are the activities of ____________________?
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A. Reverse Engineering

B. Forward engineering

C. Reengineering

D. Reverse Engineering and Reengineering

32. CO policy in CMM means___________________?
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A. The planning practices in Commitment to Perform

B. The organizational structure (groups) practices in Ability to Perform

C. The policy practices in Commitment to Perform

D. The leadership practices in Commitment to Perform

33. What are the goals to gain Laboratory Accreditation ?
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A. All of the mentioned

B. Increase availability of testing market to encourage development of software testing industry

C. Increase availability of testing services through third-party laboratories

D. Reduce cost by increasing supply of testing services

34. Which of the following is not included in External failure costs ?
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A. testing

B. complaint resolution

C. help line support

D. warranty work

35. The two dimensions of spiral model are ______________________?
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A. radial, angular

B. diagonal, angular

C. radial, perpendicular

D. diagonal, perpendicular

36. Who identifies, documents, and verifies that corrections have been made to the software ?
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A. Project manager

B. Project team

C. All of the mentioned

D. SQA group
37. What does ACT stands for in In Boehm model for software maintenance ?
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A. Annual change track

B. Actual change traffic

C. Actual change track

D. Annual change traffic
38. ____________ states that, where appropriate, adequate statistical techniques are identified and used to verify the acceptability of process capability and product characteristics?
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A. All of the mentioned

B. CMM

C. ISO 9001

D. ISO 9000-4

39. Processes for evolving a software product depend on __________________?
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A. All of the mentioned

B. Development processes used

C. Skills and experience of the people involved

D. Type of software to be maintained

40. Which one of the following is not a maintenance model ?
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A. Iterative enhancement model

B. Quick fix model

C. Waterfall model

D. Reuse-oriented model