Software Engineering Questions and Answers Set 5

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41.

Which of the following is not viewed as a primary mover in improving the software process?

(a)	Increased Effectiveness
(b)	Better Product Quality
(c)	Improved Staff Satisfaction
(d)	Reduced Costs
(e)	Tighter managerial control.

42.

Symptoms of the software crisis would include

(a)	Software delivered behind schedule
(b)	Software exceeding cost estimate
(c)	Unreliable
(d)	Difficult to maintain
(e)	All of the above.

43.

Which of the following projects would be a good one for adopting the prototyping paradigm for software development?

44.

Views of quality software would not include

(a)	Optimizing price and performance
(b)	Minimizing the execution errors
(c)	Conformance to specification
(d)	Establishing valid requirements
(e)	Maximizing errors.

45.

Software configuration activities would not include

(a)	Identify change
(b)	Control change
(c)	Ensure improper implementation of change
(d)	Report change to interested parties
(e)	All of the above.

46.

In planning a software project one would

(a)	Find ways to produce results using limited resources
(b)	Pad the schedule to accommodate errors
(c)	Overestimate the budget
(d)	Structure the team to prevent administrative interference
(e)	All of the above.

47.

A systematic approach to software development, as epitomized by the various life-cycle models, is useful in

(a)	Helping us understand the nature of the software product
(b)	Convincing the customer that we know what we are doing
(c)	Filling texts on software engineering
(d)	Managing the various activities necessary to get the job done
(e)	Testing the entire project

48.

A process view in software engineering would consider which of the following

49.

Software measurement is useful to

(a)	Indicate quality of the product
(b)	Track progress
(c)	Assess productivity
(d)	Form a baseline for estimation and prediction
(e)	All of the above.

50.

Which of the following is not a ‘concern’ during the management of a software project?

(a)	Money
(b)	Time
(c)	Product quality
(d)	Project/product information
(e)	Product quantity.

41.	Answer : (e) Reason: Tightermanageiral control is not viewed as a primary mover in improving the software process
42.	Answer : (e) Reason: When software delivered behind schedule, software exceeding cost estimate ,unreliable and difficult to maintain then it is said that software crisis.
43.	Answer : (e) Reason: Algebra Tutor would be a good candidate for adoting the prototyping paradigm.
44.	Answer : (b) Reason: minimizing the execution errors would not included in views of quality software.
45.	Answer : (c) Reason: Software configuration activities would include proper implementation of change.
46.	Answer : (a) Reason: In planning a software project I would find ways to produce results using limited resources
47.	Answer : (d) Reason: A systematic approach to software development, as epitomized by the various life-cycle models, is useful in managing the various activities necessary to get the job done.
48.	Answer : (b) Reason: Staffing is the apt choice among the given
49.	Answer : (e) Reason: Software measurement is useful to , indicate quality of the product , track progress , assess productivity and form a baseline for estimation and prediction.
50.	Answer : (e) Reason: Product quantity would not include during the management of a software project.