mit104-model question paper

Model Question Paper

Subject Code: MIT104

Subject Name: Software Engineering

Credits: 4 Marks: 140

Part A (One mark questions)

1. _____ is a set of application programs.

A) Software

B) Hardware

C) Algorithm

D) Pseudo code

2. Software delivers the most important product of our time i.e. _____.

A) Money

B) Information

C) Knowledge

D) Wealth

3. _____ resides only in read-only memory and is used to control products and systems for the

consumer and industrial markets.

A) System software

B) Real time software

C) Embedded software

D) Business software

4. _____ is an example for common PC software.

A) Embedded software


C) AI software

D) Word processing

5. Software Engineering is a sub discipline of _____.

A) Computer science engineering

B) Electronics engineering

C) Mechanical engineering

D) Civil engineering

6. The cost of software engineering includes roughly _____ % of development costs and _____

% of testing costs.

A) 50, 50

B) 60, 40

C) 40, 60

D) 70, 30

7. _____ model combines the techniques of both prototyping and the waterfall model.

A) Spiral Development

B) Incremental Development

C) Iterative Development

D) Linear Sequential Development

8. _____ model combines the techniques of linear sequential model with the iterative of

prototyping.

A) Concurrent Development

B) Waterfall Development

C) Spiral Development

D) Incremental Development

9. The _____ of a software system is a measure of how well users think it provides the services

that they require.

A) Reliability

B) Fault tolerance

C) Fault avoidance

D) Fault detection

10. _____ is a measure of the likelihood that the system will fail when a service request is

made.

A) Rate of Failure Occurrence (ROCOF)

B) Probability of Failure on Demand (POFOD)

C) Mean Time to Failure (MTTF)

D) Availability (AVAIL)

11. _____ is a software testing process in which the objective is to measure the reliability of the

software rather than to discover software faults.

A) Unit testing

B) System testing

C) Statistical testing

D) Integration testing

12. A good software process should be oriented towards _____ rather than fault detection and

removal.

A) Fault tolerance

B) Fault avoidance

C) Reliability

D) None of the above

13. In _____ model data flow diagrams may be used to show how data is processed at different

stages in the system.

A) Data Processing

B) Composition

C) Classification

D) Process

14. In _____ model entity-relation diagrams may be used to show how some entities in the

system are composed of other entities.

A) Classification

B) Composition

C) Stimulus-response

D) Process

15. In _____ model the system is modeled using the data transformations, which take place as

it is processed.

A) Data Flow

B) Entity Relation

C) Structural

D) Object Oriented

16. In _____ model the system components and their interactions are documented.

A) Data Flow

B) Entity Relation

C) Structural

D) Object Oriented

17. _____ is concerned with developing an object-oriented model of the application domain.

A) Functional programming

B) Object oriented design

C) Object oriented programming

D) Object oriented analysis

18. _____ is concerned with developing an object-oriented model of a software system to

implement the identified requirements.

A) Object oriented programming

B) Procedural programming

C) Object oriented design


19. The service name may be _____.

A) Operation name

B) Attribute name

C) A or B


20. Designers should avoid _____ representation information in their interface design.

A) Interfaces

B) Classes

C) Objects

D) Attributes

21. The software development strategies are called _____.

A) Process models

B) Project models

C) People models

D) Product models

22. _____ are used recently to identify customer requirements.

A) Objects

B) Use cases

C) Prototypes

D) Classes

23. The most famous risk reduction strategy is _____.

A) Waterfall model

B) Incremental model

C) Spiral model

D) Iterative model

24. _____ model is based on incremental development under statistical quality control and

formal correctness principles.

A) Waterfall

B) Spiral

C) Iterative

D) Cleanroom

25. CAD stands for _____.

A) Computer Aided Design

B) Computer Aided Drafting

C) Computer Aided Documentation

D) Computer Aided Database

26. _____ tools are analogous to CAD tools.

A) Database

B) CASE

C) Word processing

D) Spreadsheet

27. CASE stands for _____.

A) Computer Aided System Engineering

B) Computer Aided Statistical Engineering

C) Computer Aided Software Engineering

D) Computer Aided Structural Engineering

28. Tools used in the early phases of the life cycle are called _____ CASE tools.

A) Lower

B) Back-end

C) Intermediate

D) Upper

29. _____ and _____ described a simulated approach to process modeling in a series of papers

in 1983, 1989, and 1991.

A) Abdel-Hamid, Madnick

B) Leveson, Dulac

C) Larkin and Simon

D) Vessey and Conger

30. The simulation model applies _____ theory of group productivity.

A) Levesons

B) Steiners

C) Madnicks

D) Vesseys

31. PERL is a _____ language.

A) Scripting

B) Database

C) Programming

D) Spreadsheet

32. _____ is the open source software.

A) Internet Explorer

B) Mozilla

C) MS-Office

D) Oracle

33. The statement Since the software engineering process used for a specific project should

reflect particular needs, a framework is needed to provide consistency between projects was

proposed by _____.

A) Humphrey

B) Liu

C) Curtis

D) Kellner

34. _____ argued against unification in models, but proposed essential features that every

successful model should have.

A) Humphrey

B) Liu and Horowitz

C) Curtis

D) Kellner

35. According to Moores law, the density of digital chips _____ approximately every 18 months.

A) Doubles

B) Triples

C) Increases four times

D) Remain constant

36. _____ law observes that networks increase in value with each additional node (user) in

proportion to the square of the number of users.

A) Moores

B) Metcalfes

C) Newtons

D) Ohms

37. The statement The process can be altered or adapted to suit a set of special needs or

purposes was given by _____.

A) Jacobson

B) Booch

C) Basili & Rombach

D) Boole

38. _____ is a prevalent characteristic of the software process modeling literature.

A) Integrity

B) Multiplicity

C) Uniformity

D) Diversity

39. _____ thinking helps us to understand problems better and therefore solve problems more

effectively.

A) Multidisciplinary

B) Unique

C) Focused

D) Single Disciplinary

40. In Software Engineering, people are considered as a/an _____.

A) Asset

B) Resource

C) Problem Solver

D) Knowledge Provider

Part B (Two mark questions)

41. The role of computer software has undergone significant change over a time span of little

more than _____ years.

A) 30

B) 40

C) 50

D) 60

42. Software is a _____ element.

A) Physical

B) Static

C) Dynamic

D) Logical

43. Software Engineering is the systematic approach to the development, operation,

maintenance and retirement of software. This definition is given by _____.

A) IEEE

B) Boehm

C) Bauer

D) Charles Babbage

44. _____ model is also called as the classic life cycle or the Waterfall model.

A) Iterative Development

B) Incremental Development

C) Spiral Development

D) Linear Sequential Development

45. _____ is a measure of the frequency of occurrence with which unexpected behavior is likely

to occur.

A) Probability of Failure on Demand (POFOD)

B) Availability (AVAIL)

C) Rate of Failure Occurrence (ROCOF)

D) Mean Time to Failure (MTTF)

46. _____ is a measure of the time between observed system failures.

A) Probability of Failure on Demand (POFOD)

B) Rate of Failure Occurrence (ROCOF)

C) Availability

D) Mean Time to Failure (MTTF)

47. In _____ model objects class/inheritance diagrams may be used to show how entities have

common characteristics.

A) Composition

B) Classification

C) Process

D) Data Processing

48. _____ is a list of names used by the systems, arranged alphabetically.

A) Data Dictionary

B) Hardware list

C) Data Directory

D) Software list

49. _____ is concerned with realizing a software design using an object oriented programming

language.

A) Object oriented design

B) Structural programming

C) Object oriented programming


50. A/An _____ is an entity that has a state and a defined set of operations, which operate on

that state.

A) Class

B) Message

C) Interface

D) Object

51. _____ refers to the elimination or reduction of third-party intermediaries between the client

or customer.

A) Intermediation

B) Disintermediation

C) Mediation


52. RAD stands for _____.

A) Random Application Development

B) Raw Application Development

C) Robust Application Development

D) Rapid Application Development

53. State True or False.

1. 4GLs are not CASE tools.

2. The domain of applicability of CASE tools are much more limited than the 4GL.

A) 1-True, 2-True

B) 1-True, 2-False

C) 1-False, 2-True

D) 1-False, 2-False


1. CASE tools actually model the semantics of a design.

2. UML uses class diagrams to describe the relations between the objects or classes in a

problem.

A) 1-True, 2-True

B) 1-True, 2-False

C) 1-False, 2-True

D) 1-False, 2-False


1. Abdel-Hamid and Madnick described a simulated approach to process modeling.

2. The system dynamics model can be used to examine the productivity paradox.

A) 1-True, 2-True

B) 1-True, 2-False

C) 1-False, 2-True

D) 1-False, 2-False


1. Open source developers or contributors like those involved in Linux tend to be highly

experienced professional programmers.

2. Even if the software is free, customers are willing to pay for convenience and a brand they

can trust.

A) 1-True, 2-True

B) 1-True, 2-False

C) 1-False, 2-True

D) 1-False, 2-False


1. Curtis, Kellner, and Over identified five uses for process models.

2. Blackburn et al. identified the five most influential factors in the development process.

A) 1-True, 2-True

B) 1-True, 2-False

C) 1-False, 2-True

D) 1-False, 2-False


1. Through LANs one can be connected to the business environment regardless of location,

time, or local technical infrastructure.

2. Executive or expert systems that handle structured as well as routine connection problems

provide backup for the communication and decision-making link.

A) 1-True, 2-False

B) 1-True, 2-True

C) 1-False, 2-True

D) 1-False, 2-False


1. Working with small software systems entails the same experience as working with large

software systems.

2. Diversity can be acquired through inheritance as well as by over riding the presuppositions

that derive from inheritance.

A) 1-True, 2-True

B) 1-True, 2-False

C) 1-False, 2-True

D) 1-False, 2-False


1. Problem complexity is low at the strategic management level and high at the operational

level.

2. Many organizations currently link their corporate intranets to extranet systems accessible to

their business partners.

A) 1-True, 2-True

B) 1-True, 2-False

C) 1-False, 2-True

D) 1-False, 2-False

Part C (Four mark questions)

61. _____ is a collection of programs written to service other programs.

A) System software


C) Business software

D) Embedded software

62. Rapid Application Development (RAD) assumes the use of _____ generation techniques.

A) First

B) Fourth

C) Second

D) Third

63. The specifications, called _____ govern how the component is to interact with other

components and systems.

A) Bonds

B) Agreements

C) Contracts

D) Requirements

64. In _____ design, the sub-systems making up the system and their relationships are

identified and documented.

A) Component

B) Abstract

C) Interface

D) Architectural

65. Objects are organized into a/an _____ structure that shows how one object is composed of

a number of other objects.

A) Aggregation

B) Hierarchy

C) Inheritance


66. _____ is the process of analyzing a program in an effort to create a representation of the

program at a higher level of obstruction than source code.

A) Reverse Engineering

B) Forward Engineering

C) Document Restructuring

D) Inventory Analysis

67. Black-box testing, also called _____.

A) System testing

B) Structural testing

C) Behavioral testing

D) Unit testing

68. Match the following:

Set A Set B

1. Waterfall model a. Iterative model, with risk metrics and collaborative

reevaluation

2. Incremental model b. Experimental method for obtaining an understanding of

a proposed system

3. Prototyping model c. Phased development model

4. Spiral model d. One of the first and most influential model

A) 1-d, 2-c, 3-b, 4-a

B) 1-a, 2-c, 3-b, 4-d

C) 1-b, 2-d, 3-a, 4-c

D) 1-c, 2-a, 3-d, 4-b


Set A Set B

1. Inventory analysis a. Translation of the current model to the target data

model

2. Reverse engineering b. Use of the process results or products to develop

the new system

3. Forward engineering c. Attempt to extract and abstract design

information from the existing systems source

code

4. Data Reengineering d. Makes a detailed review of all existing business

applications

A) 1-a, 2-c, 3-b, 4-d

B) 1-d, 2-c, 3-b, 4-a

C) 1-b, 2-d, 3-a, 4-c

D) 1-c, 2-a, 3-d, 4-b


Set A Set B

1. Frequential simplification a. Describes the cooperative behavior manifested

by a user and an interface during an interaction

2. Inferential simplification b. Refer to the qualities of the representation

3. Requirements c. Process in which similar interactions are merged

into prototypical rules where differences are

blurred

4. User Action Notation d. Process by which infrequently taken interactions

are forgotten

A) 1-b, 2-d, 3-a, 4-c

B) 1-a, 2-c, 3-b, 4-d

C) 1-d, 2-c, 3-b, 4-a

D) 1-c, 2-a, 3-d, 4-b


Set A (Model) Set B (Application domain)

1. Open source development a. Distributed and concurrent systems

2. Agile software development b. Not appropriate for high-performance systems

3. Rapid application development c. Smaller projects

4. Aspect oriented development d. System infrastructure and development tools

A) 1-a, 2-c, 3-b, 4-d

B) 1-c, 2-a, 3-d, 4-b

C) 1-b, 2-d, 3-a, 4-c

D) 1-d, 2-c, 3-b, 4-a


Set A Set B

1. Metric-oriented assessments a. Incorporate automated tools into process

modeling

2. Taxonomy-driven assessments b. Come from the perspective that existing

models are insufficient and need

enhancements

3. Process improvement assessments c. Build a classification

4. Environment-based assessments d. Provide standards and metrics for further

process enhancement and evaluation

A) 1-d, 2-c, 3-b, 4-a

B) 1-a, 2-c, 3-b, 4-d

C) 1-b, 2-d, 3-a, 4-c

D) 1-c, 2-a, 3-d, 4-b

73. Software technology has enabled breakthrough transformations in businesses and provided

benefits that have included:

1. Removal of unnecessary processes

2. Overall quality improvement

3. Organizational flexibility

4. Cost reduction

A) 1, 2, 3 only

B) 2, 3, 4 only

C) 1, 3, 4 only

D) All of the above

74. The effects of a lack of communication can be summarized as:

1. Ignorance of lack of sources

2. Extra-contextual ignorance

3. Ignorance of lack of communication channels

4. Differentiation ignorance

A) All of the above

B) 1, 2, 3 only

C) 2, 3, 4 only

D) 1, 3, 4 only


Set A Set B

1. Project conception a. The project activities are phased out

2. Planning b. Manage the resources necessary to accomplish the

objectives

3. Execution c. The performance, cost and schedule estimates are

refined

4. Termination d. Determine the feasibility of the project

A) 1-a, 2-c, 3-b, 4-d

B) 1-d, 2-c, 3-b, 4-a

C) 1-b, 2-d, 3-a, 4-c

D) 1-c, 2-a, 3-d, 4-b

Answer Keys

Part - A Part - B Part - C

Q. No. Ans. Key Q. No. Ans. Key Q. No. Ans. Key Q. No. Ans. Key

1 A 21 A 41 C 61 A

2 B 22 B 42 D 62 B

3 C 23 C 43 A 63 C

4 D 24 D 44 D 64 D

5 A 25 A 45 C 65 A

6 B 26 B 46 D 66 A

7 C 27 C 47 B 67 C

8 D 28 D 48 A 68 A

9 A 29 A 49 C 69 B

10 B 30 B 50 D 70 C

11 C 31 A 51 B 71 D

12 B 32 B 52 D 72 A

13 A 33 A 53 A 73 D

14 B 34 B 54 C 74 A

15 A 35 A 55 A 75 B

16 C 36 B 56 A

17 D 37 C 57 A

18 C 38 D 58 B

19 C 39 A 59 C

20 A 40 B 60 C

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