software evolution MCQs – Page 2

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

software evolution Mcqs
51. Maintenance is classified into how many categories ?
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A. three

B. two

C. five

D. four
52. Sociotechnical systems are deterministic ?
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A. TRUE

B. False
53. Third Party Certification for software standards is based on ___________________?
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A. Ul 1992, Second Edition

B. Ul 1998, Second Edition

C. UT 1998, Second Edition

D. Ul 1996, Second Edition

54. A sociotechnical system is a system that includes___________________?
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A. people

B. hardware

C. software

D. all of the mentioned
55. The primary objective of formal technical reviews is to find _________________ during the process so that they do not become defects after release of the software?
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A. failure cause

B. none of the mentioned

C. errors

D. equivalent faults

56. Degree to which design specifications are followed in manufacturing the product is called_________________?
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A. None of the mentioned

B. Quality Control

C. Quality Assurance

D. Quality of conformance
57. Which of the following is not a SQA plan for a project ?
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A. evaluations to be performed

B. audits and reviews to be performed

C. documents to be produced by the SQA group

D. amount of technical work
58. What are legacy systems ?
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A. old systems

B. under-developed systems

C. none of the mentioned

D. new systems

59. _______________ measures the ability of a regression test selection technique to handle realistic applications ?
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A. Inclusiveness

B. Generality

C. Precision

D. Efficiency

60. National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program approve accreditation in ___________________?
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A. All of the mentioned

B. Product testing

C. Computers and electronics

D. Environmental standards

61. Which of the following manuals is not a user documentation ?
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A. SRS

B. Reference Guide

C. Beginners Guide

D. Installation guide

62. In which stage of process improvement bottlenecks and weaknesses are identified ?
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A. Process analysis

B. Process change

C. Process measurement

D. None of the mentioned

63. Robustness answers which of the following description ?
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A. CASE tools be used to support the process activities

B. Defined process is acceptable and usable by the engineers responsible for producing the software

C. Process continues in spite of unexpected problems

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

64. What is a software patch ?
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A. None of the mentioned

B. Emergency Fix

C. Daily or routine Fix

D. Required or Critical Fix

65. The ISO 9000 series of standards is a program that can be used for external quality assurance purposes ?
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A. TRUE

B. False
66. Which regression test selection technique exposes faults caused by modifications ?
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A. Precision

B. Efficiency

C. Inclusiveness

D. Generality

67. How many stages are there in process improvement ?
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A. four

B. three

C. five

D. six

68. Which of the following companies provide certifications for their own products ?
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A. All of the mentioned

B. CISCO

C. ORACLE

D. Microsoft

69. Software Maintenance includes ?
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A. All of the mentioned

B. Deletion of obsolete capabilities

C. Error corrections

D. Enhancements of capabilities

70. Identify the correct statement with respect to Evolutionary development ?
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A. Sometimes the construction of a throw-away prototype is not followed by a re- implementation of the software system using a more structured approach

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

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

D. Very large projects are usually done using evolutionary development based approach

71. How many stages are there in Iterative-enhancement model used during software maintenance ?
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A. three

B. five

C. two

D. four

72. CMM stands for_____________________?
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A. Conservative Maturity Model

B. Capability Management Module

C. Capability Maturity Module

D. Capability Maturity Model
73. Which of the following is not included in failure costs ?
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A. none of the mentioned

B. rework

C. repair

D. failure mode analysis

74. Reverse engineering is the last activity in a re-engineering project _____________________?
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A. TRUE

B. False
75. Consider an example of a system which has a police command and control system that may include a geographical information system to provide details of the location of incidents. What kind of system the example represents ?
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A. Complex System

B. Technical computer-based system

C. Sociotechnical System

D. Both Complex and Sociotechnical System
76. Which selective retest technique selects every test case that causes a modified program to produce a different output than its original version?
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A. Coverage

B. Safe

C. Maximization

D. Minimization

77. Which of the following is a software process certification ?
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A. ISO-9000

B. IBM Certified

C. Microsoft Certified

D. JAVA Certified

78. What is not included in prevention costs ?
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A. formal technical reviews

B. test equipment

C. equipment calibration and maintenance

D. quality planning

79. Which standard is followed in aviation industry ?
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A. RTRADO-178B

B. CTCADO-178B

C. RTCADO-178B

D. CTRADO-172B

80. Which property of a sociotechnical system depends on the technical system components, its operators, and its operating environment ?
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A. volume

B. security

C. reliability

D. usability
81. Which of the following manuals is a user documentation ?
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A. SDD -Software Design Document

B. System Overview

C. None of the mentioned

D. SRS -Software Requirement Specification

82. Selective retest techniques may be more economical than the retest-alltechnique.How many selective retest techniques are there?
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A. three

B. two

C. four

D. five