software management Mcqs
101. COCOMO-II was developed at _____________________?
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A. MIT

B. University of Southern California

C. University of Texas

D. IIT-Kanpur

102. What describes the data and control to be processed ?
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A. External hardware

B. Project complexity

C. Software scope

D. Planning process

103. Which of the following is not a Version management feature ?
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A. Project support

B. Version and release identification

C. Build script generation

D. Change history recording

104. Who defines the business issues that often have significant influence on the project ?
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A. None of the mentioned

B. Senior managers

C. Project managers

D. Practitioners

105. Which of the following is not achieved by an automated estimation tools ?
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A. Predicting staffing levels

B. Predicting clients demands

C. Predicting software schedules

D. Predicting software cost

106. Which technique is applicable when other projects in the same analogy application domain have been completed ?
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A. Expert judgement

B. Algorithmic cost modelling

C. Parkinsons Law

D. Estimation by analogy
107. Identify the sub-process of process improvement ___________________?
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A. Process introduction

B. Process analysis

C. Process distribution

D. De-processification

108. Which of the following is not a sign that indicates that an information systems project is in jeopardy?
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A. Sponsorship is gained

B. Changes are managed poorly

C. Users are resistant

D. Software people dont understand their customers needs

109. The process each manager follows during the life of a project is known as ___________________?
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A. Project Management Life Cycle

B. Manager life cycle

C. All of the mentioned

D. Project Management

110. What can be used to complement decomposition techniques and offer a potentially valuable estimation approach in their own right ?
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A. Automated estimation tools

B. Empirical estimation models

C. Decomposition techniques

D. Both Automated estimation tools and Empirical estimation models

111. Which of the following is not an approach to software cost estimation ?
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A. Empirical

B. Analytical

C. Critical

D. Heuristic

112. How many forms exists of Barry Boehms COCOMO Model ?
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A. Two

B. Four

C. Three

D. No form exists

113. Which of the following is not an option to achieve reliable cost and effort estimate ?
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A. The ability to translate the size estimate into human effort, calendar time, and dollars

B. Base estimates on similar projects that have already been completed

C. Use one or more empirical models for software cost and effort estimation

D. Use relatively simple decomposition techniques to generate project cost and effort estimates

114. Which method recommends that very frequent system builds should be carried out with automated testing to discover software problems ?
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A. Agile method

B. Parallel compilation method

C. Large systems method

D. All of the mentioned

115. Which of the following costs is not part of the total effort cost ?
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A. Costs of networking and communications

B. Costs of lunch time food

C. Costs of providing heating and lighting office space

D. Costs of support staff

116. Which of the following term is best defined by the statement: Derive traceability information to maximize information hiding in the design. ?
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A. Requirements changes

B. None of the mentioned

C. Underestimated development time

D. Organizational restructuring

117. Who interacts with the software once it is released for production use ?
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A. Senior managers

B. End-users

C. Project (technical) managers

D. Client