cs605 quiz

Cs605

1. A law diminishing that to continue after a certain level of performance has been reached will result in a decline in effectiveness. This law is known as :

a.Law of Diminishing returns HO page 6

b. Law of effectiveness

c. Law of Saturation

d. Law of Marketing returns

2. Build and Fix model is a type of software development activity.

a. Mathematical

b. Perfect

c.Haphazard (haphazard mean: lacking any obvious principle of organization.)

d. Planned

3. In a team is structured along a traditional hierarchy of authority

a. closed paradigm HO page 32

b. synchronous paradigm

c. random paradigm

d. open paradigm

4. MTTC is the abbreviation of

a. measured time to change

b. mean time to collaborate c. mean time to change

d. measure time to cope

5. The rapid application development model is

a. Another name for component-based development.

b. A useful approach when a customer cannot define requirements clearly c. A high speed adaptation of the linear sequential model. HO page 19

c. All of the given

When a software is delivered to a client and then client reports the bug in it then that bug is termed as

b. Defect

c. Mistake

d. Fault

7. A redesigned business process must be prototyped before it is fully integrated Into the business.

a. True

b. False

8. The only reason for an estimate to be unreliable is lack of experience related to the application on the part of the estimator.

a.true

b. false

9. A consideration of software scope must include an evaluation of all external Interfaces.

a.true

b. false

10. If an error related to requirements is identified in testing phase, so this error will be considered as an error in phase.

· Design

· Code

Requirement

11. There could be multiple GUIs to satisfy one requirement

a. False

b. True

12. Following are the benefits of conducting review except

a. Help on Finding the Size of the Project

b. Helps in Verifying the Quality of Product

c. Help in Identifying Where improvements is required

d. Helps in Identifying the bugs in the Work Product My Point of view

13. Usually the performance of the organization change over-night.

a. True

b. False

14. Which one of the following describes the data and control to be processed, Function, performance, constraints, interfaces, and reliability?

a. . Product Quality

b.. Software scope estimation HO page 80

c. . Resources requirements

d. . Time requirements

17. Reliability of a software is a

a. . functional requirement

b.. non-functional requirement

c. . Design Requirement

d. . None of the given

18. The formal methods model of software development makes use of mathematical Methods to

a. define the specification for computer-based systems

b. develop defect free computer-based systems

c. verify the correctness of computer- based systems

d. all of the given my Point of View

19. Water fall model is a document driven model. a. True

b. False

20. Spiral model has

dimensions.

a. 2 HO page 20

b. 3

c. 4

d. None of the above

21. The model of software development is a good approach when core product is required quickly.

a.Incremental HO page 18

b. Linear Sequential

c. Prototyping

d. None of the above

22. In team organization, there is no permanent leader rather there are task coordinators.

a. Controlled Decentralized

b.Democratic Decentralized HO page 32

c. Controlled Centralized

d. Synchronous paradigm

23. In software development is performed at the end of each phase. a. Verification HO page 25

b. Validation

24. paradigm, structures a team loosely and depends on individual initiative of the team members

a. Closed

b.Random HO page 32

c. Open

d. Synchronous

25. Unrealistic deadline is NOT one of the reasons of project failure.

a. True

b. False

26. is an Object Oriented model.

a. Spiral

b. Water fall

c. Incremental

d.Fountain HO page 23

27. Vision phase in a software process focuses on .

a. What

b.Why HO page 14

c. How

d. Change

28. Rapid application development is another form of

a. Incremental model HO page 19

b. Prototyping model

c. Linear Sequential model

d. None of the above

29. Phase in a software process focuses on change.

a. Vision

b.Maintenance HO page 14

c. Definition

d. Development

30. The model of software development is a useful approach when a customer cannot define requirements clearly.

a.Prototyping HO page 17

b. Water fall

c. RAD

d. Build and Fix

31. Model has a major drawback in that the delivered product may not fulfill the customer's requirements.

a.Water fall HO page 17

b. Build and Fix

c. Prototyping

d. Integrated water fall and prototyping

32. MOI model of leadership stands for

a. Motivation , Operationalize ,Integration

b. Misunderstanding , Object, Ideas

c.Motivation , Organization , Innovation HO page 30

d. Miscommunication , Organization, Invention

33. The model is used to overcome issues related to understanding and capturing of user requirements.

a.Rapid Prototyping HO page 17

b. Water fall

c. Build and Fix

d. None of the above

34. activity is performed throughout software production

a. Maintenance

b. Development

c. Analysis

d. Quality Assurance My Point of View

35. In model the product is developed without any proper design and specifications.

a. Water fall

b.Build and Fix HO page 14

c. Prototyping

d. None of the above

36. software project management focuses on the four P’s: These are

a. People , Product , Process , Problem

b.People , Product , Process , Project HO page 29

c. People , Passion , Process , Project

d. People , Passion , Planning , Project

37. : The dimension in rational unified process model represents the dynamic aspect of the process.

a.Horizontal HO page 24

b. Angular

c. Vertical

d. Regular

38. model is developed keeping in mind the element of risk in the development of software

a.Spiral HO page 20

b. RAD

c. Incremental

d. Synchronize and Stabilize

39. model is adopted by Microsoft

a. RAD

b. Build and Fix

c. Spiral

d.Synchronize and Stabilize HO page 19

40. teams generate more and better solutions than individuals and are most useful for complex problems

a.Decentralized HO page 32

b. Centralized

c. Synchronize and Stabilize

41. The important feature of extreme programming is the concept of.

a. Feedback

b. Risk assessment

c.Pair programming HO page 23

d. Requirement elicitation

42. Determination of the................... is a pre-requisite of all sorts

of estimates, including, resources, time, and budget.

a.software scope HO page 80

b. software Risk

c. software Quality

d. software Management

43. When more than one user interpret the same requirement in different ways then we can say that the requirements are

a. Complete

b. Incomplete

c. Ambiguous My Point of View

d. Incorrect

44. The extent to which a program satisfies its specifications and fulfills the customer’s mission objectives is …………………

a. Integrity

b. Reliability

c.Correctness HO page 67

d. None of given

45. Several entities are always created------------- and deleted

together then this is a strong indication that they should be grouped into---------- logical file/files.

a.Together, Single HO page 48

b. Together, Multiple

c. Together, Double

d. All of the given

46. In case some software, it is extremely easy to operate with intuitive interface conforming to most excellent GUI practices of the industry. It needs very little training -----------------

Less than one hour

c. Less than five hour

d. Less than ten hour

47. Metrics to assess the quality of the analysis models and the corresponding software specification were proposed............

a. in 1993- 1999.

b. Ricado in 1993

Davis in 1993 HO page 71

Davis in 1990

48. Function/Test matrix is a type of

a. Interim Test report

b. Final test report

c. Project status report My Point of View

d. Management report

49. The higher the Error Index, the higher will be the Defect Removal Efficiency

a. True

b. False

50. help in finding the matrix to be stable or unstable

a. Control chart HO page 75

b. Directed Graph

c. Cyclic chart

d. Base line graph

51.

This chart is then used to develop the individual control chart is called statistical control techniques.

b. Yes

52. In measuring Software Process Quality by using control charts, if the gap between the defects reported and defects fixed is increasing, then it means

a.The product is in unstable condition HO page 78.

b. The product is ready for shipment

c. The product is in stable condition.

d. None of the above

53. A --------------entity is the one which have any---------- in the

problem domain without some other entity.

a. Strong, Role*

b. All of the given

c. Weak, Function

d.None of the Given HO page 47

54. give you a better insight into the state of te

process or product. a. Metrics HO page 66

b. Exceptions

c. Errors

d. Threats

55. The most important objective of any engineering activity is to produce high quality product with limited resources and-

a.Time HO page 66

b. Persons

c. Cost

d. Metrics

56. The extent to which a program satisfies its specification and fulfills the customer’s mission objectives is said to be achieving the

a.Correctness HO page 67

b. Reliability

c. Efficiency

d. Usability

57. ILF is a--------------- identifiable group of logically control in

formations ------------- the boundary the application.

a.user, within HO page 42

b. user, without

c. All of the given

d. user, along

58............ technique was initially developed for manufacturing

processes in the 1920’s by Walter Shewart.

a. Upper Control Line

b.Control chart Ho page 75

c. CMP

d. Quality

59. Integrity means that the software should

a. . help the users to enjoy usability

b. . none of the given

c..... withstand the attack from a hacker HO page 67

d. . help the hacker to hack the system

60. In function point analysis technique EO stands for

a. . Export operation

b. . Export output

c.. External output ` HO page 49

d. . None of these

61. Which of these software characteristics are used to determine the scope of a software project?

a. . context, Lines of code, function

b. . context, function, communication

c. . information objectives, function, HO

e. . communications requirements, performance, information objectives

62. In a team is structured loosely and depends on individual initiative of the team members

a.. random paradigm HO page 32

b. . closed paradigm

c. . synchronous paradigm

d. . open paradigm

63. is the first stage of waterfall lifecycle model

a.. Requirement definition Ho page 15

b. . Operation

c. . Unit testing

d. . Implementation

64. is not the part of software development loop.

a. . Status Quo

b. . Problem definition

c. . Technical development

d.. Task set HO page 10

65. is not the management part of software development activities.

a.. Coding HO page 7

b. . Configuration Management

c. . Quality Assurance

d. . Project planning

66. The level 1 of CMM is known as

a. Managed

b. Defined

c. Initial HO page 12

d. Repeatable

67. According to DeMarco a good Project Manger

a. should be very nervous

b. should be very strict in official matters

c. Should not ignore any mistake from his team members.

d. should have a big heart and should ignore small mistakes HO page31

68. Product and process decomposition occurs simultaneously as the project plan evolves

a. True My Point of View

b. False

69. The best project team organizational model to use when tackling extremely difficult problems is the

a. chief programmer team model

b.democratic decentralized model HO page 32

c. controlled decentralized model

d. controlled centralized model

70. Which factor is the least important when choosing the organizational structure for a software team?

a. degree of communication desired

b. predicted size of the resulting program

Rigidity of the Delivery Date

71. The Spiral model of software development is of Iterative nature

a. true

b. false

72. is data that influences an elementary process of the application being counted.

a. Elementary Process

b. External Query

c. External Output

d.Control Information HO page 43

73. An entity which defines many-to-many relationship between two or more entities is called

a. Associative Entity Type HO page 47

b. Attributive Entity Type

c. Entity Subtype

d. None of these

74. From the following listed software development Model, which one is an object oriented model

a. . Classical life cycle model

b.. Fountain model HO page 23 Conceptual

c. . Spiral model

d. . Waterfall model

75. The prototyping model of software development is

a. a reasonable approach when requirements are well defined.

b. a useful approach when a customer cannot define requirements clearly.

c. the best approach to use for projects with large development teams.

d. a risky model that rarely produces a meaningful product.

76. is a team organization where there is no permanent leader and task coordinators are appointed for short duration. Decisions on problems and approach are made by group consensus and communication among team is horizontal.

a.Democratic decentralized (DD) Ho page 32

b. Controlled decentralized (CD)

c. Synchronous paradigm (SP)

d. Controlled centralized (CC)

77. A is a user recognizable subgroup of data elements within an ILF or EIF

a. Record element type (RET) HO page 46

b. Data Element Type

c. External Input

d. External Query

92.................................. subgroups are those that the user has the option of

using one or none of the subgroups during an elementary process. a....... Optional HO page 46

. Mandatory

. None of the Given

. RET

93. In the software development life cycle, soon the defect is detected will results in

a. increase in cost of software

b. decrease in software cost

c. both a and b are correct

94. During the construction of software, defects can be prevented from being injected in software with the help of

a. proper education and training of software engineers

b. use of formal methods

c. use of appropriate tools for testing

d. all of the given option are correct

95. Incomplete requirements gathering can result in the of the project

b. reusability

c. success

d. easy maintenance

96. The root causes of project failure are

a. lack of user input

b. incomplete requirement and specification

c. creeping requirement

d.all of the given options HO page 29

97.

The template for organizing SRS given by American Department of Defense and NASA should be used for

b. small project

c. medium size projects

d. none of the given

98. Configuration Management can be used while the project is in the phase

a. Testing

b. Development

c. Maintenance

d.All of the given HO page 9

99. Extent to which access to software or data by unauthorized persons can be controlled, is called

a. None of given

b. Efficiency

c. Reliability

d. Integrity HO page 67

100.

By default every organization is working at

b. level 0

c. level 3

d. level 4

101. Caper Jones is famous researcher in the field of _ who made a company named Software Productivity Research

a. Biology

b. Chemistry

c. Mathematics

d.Software Engineering HO page 7

102. In Capability Maturity Model (CMM), performs optimization.

a. level 1

b. level 2

c. level 3

d.level 5 HO page 12

103. A PM has to first come up with the schedule and then monitor theof the project to ensure that things are happening according to the schedule. It would not be out of place to quote Fred Brooks at this point. He says, "Projects fall behind schedule

at a time."

a. Schedule, Two day

b. Schedule, Two day

c. Progress, Three day

d.Progress, One day HO page 92

104. Continuous process improvement is enabled by feedback from the

a. analytical, user

b. mathematical, user

c. logical, process

d.qualitative, process HO page 12

105. can be a reason of project failure.

a. Realistic deadline

b. Requirement

c. Miscommunication HO page 29

d. Small project size

106. The model of software development is a useful approach when a customer cannot define requirements clearly. a.Prototyping HO page 17

b. Water fall

c. RAD

d. Build and Fix

107. Defects per function points is a -

a. Measure

b.Metric HO page 65

c. Quality attribute

d. Process

108. A provides a quantitative value of some attribute of a process or a product.

a. Metric

b.Measure HO page 65

c. Function point

d. Plan

e. Maintenance

f. Development

g. Analysis

h.Quality Assurance HO page 25

109. is an object-oriented lifecycle model.

a. Spiral model

b. Extreme programming

c. Waterfall model

d.Fountain model HO page 23

110. In controlled centralized structure communication between team leader and the members is -

a. horizontal

b. linear

c. vertical HO page 32

d. circular

111. Effective software project management focuses on the four P's: These are

a. People, Product , Process , Problem

b. People, Product , Process , Project HO page 29

c. People, Passion , Process , Project

d. People, Passion, Planning, Project

112. Software relates individual software measures to provide a normalized view.

a. Measure

b.Metric HO page 65

c. Plan

d. Attribute

113. is the ability to encourage people to create and feel creative.

a. Organization

b. Motivation

c. Innovation HO page 30

d. Managerial Identity

114. In there is both vertical and horizontal communication.

a. Controlled decentralized (CD) HO page 32

b. Democratic decentralized (DD)

c. Controlled centralized (CC)

d. Synchronous paradigm (SP)

115. The amount of "computing resources" required by a program to perform its function is called

a.Efficiency HO page 67

b. Integrity

c. Reliability

d. Portability

116. Which statement is correct?

a. Coupling does not depend on interdependency be we components

b. The greater the dependency between the components the lesser is coupling

c. The lesser the dependency between the components the greater is coupling

d. The greater the dependency between the components the greater is coupling My Point of View

117. Requirements are sometimes fill with defects, normally known as

requirements.

a. Functional requirements

Non-Functional requirements

d. System requirements

118. The major activities related to software construction are:

a.Requirement gathering, design development, coding and testing (pg8)

b. installation and training

c. quality assurance, configuration and planning

d. implementation and management

119. Which of the following is not a software measure?

No. of defects

c. Lines of Code

d. Non Function points

120. Capability Maturity Model (CMM) has levels

a. 4.

b.5 H O page 12

c. 3

d. 2

121. model is a haphazard type of software development activity.

a. Water fall

b. Incremental

c. Prototyping

d.Build and Fix (haphazard mean: lacking any obvious principle of organization.)

122. The conceptual interface between the 'internal application and the external' user world is known as-------

a. Count Data Functions

b.Application Boundary HO page 42

c. Development count

d. Control Information

123.files are the logical files that the customer

understands and must be maintained by the system.

a. Raw

b. External

c. Logical

d. Internal HO page 42

124. Lifecycle models appreciate the need for iteration within and between phases.

a.Object-Oriented HO page 23

b. Spiral Model

c. Extreme Programming

d. Rapid Application Development

125.

dimension of Spiral model represents the cumulative cost to date

b. Angular

c. Horizontal

d. Circular

126. - files are the logical files that the customer understands and must be maintained by the system.

a. Raw

b. External

c. Logical

d. Internal HO page 42

127. Lifecycle models appreciate the need for iteration within and between phases.

a.Object-Oriented HO page 23

b. Spiral Model

c. Extreme Programming

d. Rapid Application Development

128.

dimension of Spiral model represents the cumulative cost to date

e. Angular

f. Horizontal

g. Circular

129. In _ team organization, there is no permanent leader rather there are task coordinators

a.Democratic decentralized HO page 32

b. Controlled decentralized

c. Synchronous paradigm

d. Controlled centralized

130. Caper Jones divided software related activates into different categories.

a. 35

b. 40

c. 20

d.25 HO page 7

131. Software Process and product quality are controlled at

a. Level 1

b. Initial level

c.Level 4 HO page 12

d. Level 3

132. The conceptual interface between the ‘internal’ application and the ‘external’ user world is known as

a. Count data Function

b.Application Boundary HO page 42

c. Development Count

d. Control Information

133. Capability Maturity Model (CMM) is used to judge the level of an organization

a. Efficiency

b. Performance

c. Productivity

d.Maturity HO page 12

134. In model user feedback is received very quickly because product is delivered in small version

a. Waterfall

b. Spiral

c. Incremental HO page 18

d. Object oriented

135. The primary difference between an internal logical file and an external interface file is that is not maintained by the application being counted

a. ILF

b. RET

c. DET

d. EIF HO page 42

136. Once the higher management has devised the mitigate strategy , the project must be monitored for this

a. Particular Task

b. Particular Requirement

137. MOI model of leadership was developed by

a. Newton

b. Weinberg My Point of View

c. Don Carlos

d. Edison

138. Empirical models are statistical

models and are based upon

a. Historic data HO page 81

b. Control data

c. Current data

d. Statistical

139. The dimension in rational unified process model represents the dynamic aspect of the process.

a.Horizontal Ho page 24

b. Angular

c. Vertical

d. Regular

140. In the context of statistical models, COCOMO stands for:

a. Computer Company Model

b. Commutative Conduct Model

c.Constructive Cost Model HO page 81

d. Conductive Cold Model

141. is necessary to learn from the mistakes and for the improvement of the process continuously

a. Risk analysis

b. Good decision

c. Improvement

d.Postmortem analysis HO page 35

142. is the ability to encourage technical people to produce to their best.

a. Improvement

b.Motivation HO page 30

c. Innovation

d. Creation

143. Which of the following is a Software Metric?

a. No. of defects

b. Lines of Code

c.Defects per function point HO page 65

d. No. of function points

144. Construction activities are directly related to the _ of the software.

a. installation

b. risk analysis

c.development HO page 8

d. debugging

145. The size of software can be measured by using

a. No. of Items

b. No. of classes

c.Functional points HO page 65

d. No. of methods

146. Defect removal efficiency is calculated as Where

E = errors found before delivery

D-errors found after delivery (typically within the first year of Operation)

a. DRE = ExE.D)

b. DRE = E-D

c. DRE = E.DE

d.DRE = E/(E+D) HO page 69

147. Reel has defined steps process to improve the chances of success.

a. 3

b. 4

c.5 HO page 35

d. 8

148. If an employee number which appears twice in an ILF/EIF, count the DET

a. twice

b. thrice

c.once HO page 45

d. null

149. After passing through all the stages of the software development when we deploy the new system at the user side that stage is called

a. Integration

b. Development

c. installation

d.Status quo HO page 10

150.

Model is very sensitive to the risk

b. Waterfall

c. Incremental

d. RAD

151. Barry Boehm has suggested a systematic approach to project management which is known as

a. W5HH Principal HO page 35

b. W3HH Principal

c. WHH Principal

d. 5W5HH Principle

152. A mock up application is developed in model to get user feedback

a. Waterfall

b. Objected oriented

c. Fountain

d.Rapid prototyping HO page 17

153. Software has very close relationship with

a. Biology

b. Physics

c. Chemistry

d.Economics HO page 5

154. LOC is heavily dependent on the -----

a. No of document pages

b. No of objects

c. No of GUIs

d.Programming Style HO page 37

155. Software engineering is the set of and to develop software

a. Classes, Objects

b. Languages, processes

c.Processes, tools HO page 4

d. Tools, objects

156. Which of the following is not software metric?

a. Defects per function point

b.No of test cases per function points My Point of View

c. No of defects

d. No of errors per thousand lines of code

157. If a software developer is going to develop software for a nuclear reactor which factor(s) will be more important?

a. Cost effective

b. Performance

c. Reliability

d.Performance and reliability HO page 6

158. If an experience user has to take an extensive training of software before use and he/she still finds difficulty to use it, we can say there may be issues related to the

b. Portability

c. Correctness

d. Reliability

159. Spiral model was first proposed by

a. Mecabe

b.Barry Boehm HO page 20

c. Robert Cazeman

d. William Smith

160. An is the smallest unit of activity that is meaningful to the user(s)

a. Function Point

b.Elementary Process HO page 43

c. Adjustment factor

d. Data count

161. W5HH principal consists of seven

a. Answers

b. Questions PG 35

c. Points

d. Steps

162. After passing through all the stages of the software development when we deploy the new system at the user side that stage is called

a. Integration

b. Development

c. installation

d.Status quo HO page 10

163.

of a product can be measured if we can measure its non-functional properties i.e. maintainability, integrity and usability

page 68

b. Quantity

c. Price

d. Size

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