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501.

Software process model

A. Time-period that begins when a software product is conceived and ends when the software is no longer available for use.
B. Adaptive maintenance, performed to make a computer program usable in a changed environment.
C. A simplified description of a software process that is presented from a particular perspective.
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
502.

It is concerned with specifying the details of interface to an object or to a group of objects

A. Object design models
B. Object interface design
C. Object oriented models
D. None of these
Answer» C. Object oriented models
503.

What methods can be followed if designers are out of good SRS or engineeringdesign?

A. They must do whatever part of product design which remains undone
B. Various approaches and techniques are to be followed to complete
C. All of the mentioned
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» D. None of the mentioned
504.

In software system requirements, theinterface requirements are

A. Requirements that are derived from the interface of existing system
B. Requirements that are derived from the interface of proposed system
C. Requirements that are derived from the interface of existing and proposed systems
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
505.

------------ consists of a means of monitoring the software engineering processes andmethods used to ensure quality.

A. Software quality assurance
B. Software quality product
C. Software requirement
D. Software specification
Answer» C. Software requirement
506.

Behavioral specification is required for:(

A. Modeling
B. Verification
C. Validation
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Validation
507.

Function count method was developed by(

A. B.Beizer
B. B.Boehm
C. M.halstead
D. Alan Albrecht
Answer» E.
508.

ANSI (American National Standards Institute) is

A. It supports system modeling during the analysis and design stages of the software process
B. Organization responsible for approving U.S. standards
C. Stimuli that occurs irregularly
D. Formalized set of software calls and routines that can be referenced by an application program in order to access supporting system or network services
Answer» C. Stimuli that occurs irregularly
509.

Engineering design activities consists of which of the following?

A. Studying the SRS
B. Producing new models of the problem
C. Product design models
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» E.
510.

Ability of two or more systems or components to perform their required functions while sharing the same hardware or software environment

A. Compatibility
B. Compactness
C. Code
D. Communication
Answer» B. Compactness
511.

The process of generating analysis and design documents is known as

A. Software engineering
B. Software re-engineering
C. Reverse engineering
D. Re-engineering
Answer» D. Re-engineering
512.

Parkinson’s Law is

A. The cost is determined by available resources rather than by objective assessment.
B. A program used in real-world environment must change necessarily or become progressively less useful in that environment.
C. As an evolving program change, its strictures tend to become more complex.
D. Program evolution is a self-regulating process.
Answer» B. A program used in real-world environment must change necessarily or become progressively less useful in that environment.
513.

Hazard probability

A. Hazard cannot arise due system design.
B. The probability of the event occurring which create a hazard.
C. An assessment of the worst possible damage, which could result from a particular hazard.
D. A condition with the potential for causing or contributing to an accident.
Answer» C. An assessment of the worst possible damage, which could result from a particular hazard.
514.

Change-oriented identification

A. One system is designed as the system controller and has responsibility for managing the execution of other subsystems.
B. Each system is named as in attribute- based identification and associated with one or more change requests.
C. An object class inheritance diagram, how entities have common characteristics.
D. The objective of this software development is zero-defect software.
Answer» C. An object class inheritance diagram, how entities have common characteristics.
515.

Lehman’s Fifth Law (Lehman and Belady 1985) is

A. Organizational stability: Over a pro- gram’s lifetime, its rate of development is approximately constant and independent of the resources devoted to system development.
B. Conservation of familiarity: Over the lifetime of a system, the incremental change in each release is approxima- tely constant.
C. Large program evolution: Program evolution is a self-regulating process.
D. None of these
Answer» C. Large program evolution: Program evolution is a self-regulating process.
516.

Embedded systems are

A. These system runs on a single processor or an integrated group of processors
B. A system where each sub-system can respond to generated events where the events might be generated from other sub-systems or from the environment of the system.
C. A system continues in operation after some system faults have manifested themselves.
D. A system whose operation is incorrect, if results are not produced according to the timing specifications
Answer» B. A system where each sub-system can respond to generated events where the events might be generated from other sub-systems or from the environment of the system.
517.

When the program is developed, it is to be tested and defects are to be removed from the program.

A. Database
B. Debugging
C. Defect testing
D. Defensive programming
Answer» C. Defect testing
518.

Which regression test selection technique exposes faults caused by modifications?

A. Efficiency
B. Precision
C. Generality
D. Inclusiveness
Answer» E.
519.

ROCOF (Rate of failure occurrence) is

A. The probability that the system will cause an accident
B. Extent to which a system or component can function correctly in the presence of invalid inputs or stressful environment conditions.
C. The frequency of occurrence with which unexpected behavior is likely to occur
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
520.

--------- provides the technical how to building software.

A. Software engineering tools
B. Software engineering Procedures
C. Software engineering Methods
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
521.

Which of the following model has a major disadvantage in terms of the coding phase of asoftware life cycle model?

A. Spiral Model
B. Waterfall Model
C. Rad Model
D. 4GT Model
Answer» E.
522.

Detailed design stage include which of the following activity?

A. Generate / Improve candidate architectures
B. Evaluate candidate architecture
C. Finalize Design
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» D. None of the mentioned
523.

Verification is(

A. Checking the product with respect to customer’s expectation
B. Checking the product with respect to specification
C. Checking the product with respect to the constraints of the project
D. All of the above
Answer» C. Checking the product with respect to the constraints of the project
524.

COCOMO-II was developed at(

A. University of Maryland
B. University of Southern California
C. IBM
D. AT & T Bell labs
Answer» C. IBM
525.

Rules are

A. Constraints define for system models
B. Input data
C. Out put data
D. Activities in involved in the system
Answer» B. Input data
526.

Formal testing conducted to determine whether a system satisfies its acceptance criteria and to enable the customer to determine whether to accept the system

A. Abstractness
B. Acceptable risk
C. Acceptance testing
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
527.

The model to measure the software process improvement is called(

A. ISO 9000
B. ISO 9126
C. CMM
D. Spiral model
Answer» D. Spiral model
528.

CASE work benches support

A. Individual process tasks
B. Process phases and activities
C. Development software
D. Operation software
Answer» C. Development software
529.

Human Computer Interaction is

A. It is concerned with the design, evaluation, and implementation of interactive computing systems for human use and with the study of major phenomena surrounding them.
B. Extent to which a software product fulfills its purpose without wasting user’s time/ energy/degrading their morale.
C. Human behavior that results in the introduction of faults into a system.
D. None of these
Answer» B. Extent to which a software product fulfills its purpose without wasting user’s time/ energy/degrading their morale.
530.

Computer system is a

A. Hardware
B. Software
C. Bioware
D. Virtual ware
Answer» B. Software
531.

Failure intensity function of Logarithmic Poisson execution model is given as(

A. λ(µ)= λ0LN(-θµ)
B. λ(µ)= λ0exp(θµ)
C. λ(µ)= λ0exp(-θµ)
D. λ(µ)= λ0log(-θµ
Answer» D. λ(µ)= λ0log(-θµ
532.

A stage in which individual components are integrated and ensured that they are error-freeto meet customer requirements.

A. Coding
B. Testing
C. Design
D. Implementation
Answer» C. Design
533.

________ expressly designed for the support of individual and collective decision making.

A. MIS
B. DSS
C. TPS
D. OIS
Answer» C. TPS
534.

Which of the following term is best defined by the statement “Notation that can be input directly into a computer-based development system offers significant benefits.”?

A. machine readability
B. maintainability
C. structure enforcement
D. overall simplicity
Answer» B. maintainability
535.

Which one is not a software quality model?(

A. McCall model
B. Boehm model
C. ISO 9000
D. ISO 9126
Answer» D. ISO 9126
536.

Fault tolerance system are

A. These system runs on a single proce- ssor or an integrated group of processors
B. A system where each sub-system can respond to generated events where the events might be generated from other sub-systems or from the environment of the system.
C. A system continues in operation after some system faults have manifested themselves.
D. A system whose operation is incorrect, if results are not produced according to the timing specifications
Answer» D. A system whose operation is incorrect, if results are not produced according to the timing specifications
537.

Coad and Yourdon suggested                 selection characteristics that should be used as an analyst considers each potential object for inclusion in the requirement analysis model.

A. three
B. four
C. five
D. six
Answer» E.
538.

Entity-relation model is

A. It describes the basic entities in the design and relation between them.
B. Observational techniques used to understand social and organizational requirements.
C. It is based on the idea of developing an initial implementation, exposing it uses on requirement and refining it through many versions until an adequate system has been developed.
D. Based on an idea of developing an initial implementation, exposing this to uses comment and retiring it until and adequate system has been developed.
Answer» B. Observational techniques used to understand social and organizational requirements.
539.

After the finalization of SRS, we may like to estimate(

A. Size
B. Cost
C. Development time
D. All of the above.
Answer» E.
540.

Software is ------

A. Developed
B. Manufactured
C. Non manufactured
D. None of these
Answer» C. Non manufactured
541.

System engineering is concerned with

A. Hardware development
B. System development
C. Software engineering
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
542.

Behavioral testing

A. White box testing
B. Black box testing
C. Grey box testing
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» C. Grey box testing
543.

A turnaround output is an example of

A. internal output
B. external output
C. summary output
D. exception output
Answer» C. summary output
544.

Estimation of software development effort for organic software is COCOMO is(

A. E=2.4(KLOC)1.05PM
B. E=3.4(KLOC)1.06PM
C. E=2.0(KLOC)1.05PM
D. E-2.4(KLOC)1.07PM
Answer» B. E=3.4(KLOC)1.06PM
545.

----------- the ease with which conformance to standards can be checked.

A. Correctness
B. Auditability
C. Usability
D. Flexibility
Answer» C. Usability
546.

System consists of----------------

A. Standards
B. Measurement
C. Compare
D. All of above
Answer» E.
547.

Functional testing is known as:(

A. Structural testing
B. Behavior testing
C. Regression testing
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Regression testing
548.

Project schedule can be illustrated in

A. Bar-charts
B. Activity-networks
C. Figures
D. None of these
Answer» E.
549.

In Call-return control model

A. The low-level components of a system are integrated and tested before the higher-level components have been developed.
B. The testing process starts with modules at lower levels in the hierarchy and works up the hierarchy of modules until the final module is tested.
C. An event driven control system, where an event is broadcasted to each sub- system and any sub-system that can handle that event responds to it.
D. Control starts of the top of a sub routine hierarchy and through sub routine calls passes to lower levels
Answer» E.
550.

Which of the following is not used in measuring the size of the softwa

A. KLOC
B. Function Points
C. Size of module
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» D. None of the mentioned