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801.

Product is(

A. Deliverables
B. User expectations
C. Organization's effort in development
D. none of the above
Answer» B. User expectations
802.

Outcome of requirements specification phase is(

A. Design Document
B. SRS Document
C. Test Document
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Test Document
803.

Use case approach was developed by(

A. I. Jacobson and others
B. J.D. Musa and others
C. B. Little wood
D. None of the above
Answer» B. J.D. Musa and others
804.

-----------The system which are represented conceptually non Physical systems are called

A. Abstract system
B. System model
C. Open system
D. Closed system
Answer» B. System model
805.

Software processes are

A. Activities involved in producing software system
B. Activities involved in selling software systems
C. Activities involved in system design
D. Activities involved in managing systems
Answer» B. Activities involved in selling software systems
806.

How many product quality factors have been proposed in McCall quality model?(

A. 2
B. 3
C. 11
D. 6
Answer» E.
807.

Software inspection is

A. It is concern with modification of existing system to meet changing requirements.
B. It is a process of converting system specifications into an executable system.
C. It analyzes and checks system representation such as the require- ments document, design diagrams and program source code.
D. None of these
Answer» B. It is a process of converting system specifications into an executable system.
808.

In spiral development the software process form

A. Sequences
B. Loops
C. Zigzag
D. None of these
Answer» C. Zigzag
809.

By collecting                  during software testing, it is possible to develop meaningful guidelines to halt the testing process.

A. failure intensity
B. testing time
C. metrics
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» D. all of the mentioned
810.

___________ represent attributes

A. Ellipses
B. Rectangles
C. Diamonds
D. Lines
Answer» B. Rectangles
811.

Software measurement is

A. It is the general process of changing system after it has been delivered. The changes can be to correct coding error to correct design error, or adding new components to system.
B. It is concerned with deriving a numeric value for some attribute of a software product or a software process.
C. It is any type of measurement, which relates to software system, process and related documentation.
D. None of these
Answer» C. It is any type of measurement, which relates to software system, process and related documentation.
812.

Cost of maintenance

A. Process of estimating the costs associated with software development projects that include the effort, time, and labor required.
B. Overall cost of maintaining a computer system that includes the costs associated with personnel/training/ maintenance of hardware and software/ requirements growth.
C. Overall cost of operating a computer system that includes the costs associated with personnel / training / system operations.
D. Overall cost of a computer system to an organization that includes the costs associated with operating/ maintaining the system, and the lifetime of operational use of the system.
Answer» C. Overall cost of operating a computer system that includes the costs associated with personnel / training / system operations.
813.

_______ it is a module where the number of immediate bosses it has.

A. Factoring
B. Fan-in
C. Fan-out
D. System shape
Answer» C. Fan-out
814.

For a function of n variables, boundary value analysis yields:(

A. 4n+3 test cases
B. 4n+1 test cases
C. n+4 test cases
D. None of the above
Answer» C. n+4 test cases
815.

In Bottom-up integration

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» 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.
816.

Method of defining a collection of hardware and software components and their interfaces to establish the framework for the development of a computer system

A. As low as reasonably practical (ALARP) risk
B. Architectural design
C. Attack
D. None of these
Answer» C. Attack
817.

In McCall’s software quality factors, Product operation phase ----not contains.

A. Correctness
B. Reliability
C. Usability
D. Flexibility
Answer» D. Flexibility
818.

Under estimate of cost is

A. Technology risk
B. People risk
C. Estimation risk
D. Organizational risk
Answer» D. Organizational risk
819.

Cause effect graphing techniques is one form of(

A. Maintenance testing
B. Structural testing
C. Function testing
D. Regression testing
Answer» D. Regression testing
820.

______ attributes cannot be divided into subparts

A. Simple
B. Composite
C. Single valued
D. Multivalued
Answer» B. Composite
821.

Database administration

A. It shows the software process as a set of activities each of which carries out data transformation.
B. Data and associated programs are re- engineered to remove limits on the data processing.
C. It is responsible for the definition, operation, protection, performance, and recovery of a database.
D. Development of a database to meet a user’s requirements
Answer» D. Development of a database to meet a user’s requirements
822.

Which ‘time’ unit is not used in reliability studies?(

A. Execution time
B. Machine time
C. Clock time
D. Calendar time
Answer» C. Clock time
823.

The work associated with software engineering can be categorized into three generic phases, regardless of application area, project size, or complexity namely the__________ phase which focuses on what, the_________ phase which focuses on how and the_________ phase which focuses on change.

A. support
B. development
C. definition
D. none
Answer» D. none
824.

Organizational measures

A. Extent to which a system or component complies with standards
B. Trustworthiness of operating the software.
C. Measures that estimates system cost to operate and maintain
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
825.

--------- The degree to which standard interfaces protocols and bandwidth are used.

A. Correctness
B. Communication commonality
C. Usability
D. Flexibility
Answer» E.
826.

Software is(

A. Superset of programs
B. subset of programs
C. Set of programs
D. none of the above
Answer» B. subset of programs
827.

A computer program is a

A. Software
B. Hardware
C. System
D. None of these
Answer» B. Hardware
828.

Software attributes are

A. Maintainability
B. Reliability
C. Portability
D. All the above
Answer» E.
829.

-------- refers to the process of examining a business situation with the intent of improvingit through better procedures and methods.

A. Software Anticipation
B. Software Investigation
C. Software Requirement
D. System analysis
Answer» B. Software Investigation
830.

Critical information for top management is provided by ....... information system.

A. expert
B. managerial
C. executive
D. decision
Answer» D. decision
831.

Availability is

A. Here each component has a unique name and an associated set of attribute, which differs for each version of component
B. Extent to which a software system records information concerning transac- tions performed against the system.
C. Extent to which a system or component is operational and accessible when required for use
D. They are used to describe the over all behavior of the system.
Answer» D. They are used to describe the over all behavior of the system.
832.

Using P-IV instead of P-I is due to

A. Requirement change
B. Faster access
C. Technology improvement
D. All the above
Answer» E.
833.

___________represent multi-valued attribute.

A. Double ellipse
B. Dashed ellipse
C. Diamonds
D. Lines
Answer» B. Dashed ellipse
834.

------- it include of study of cost of system.

A. Technical feasibility
B. Economic feasibility
C. Operational feasibility
D. None of above
Answer» D. None of above
835.

Which one is not a level in Boehm software quality model?(

A. Primary uses
B. Intermediate constructs
C. Primitive constructs
D. Final constructs
Answer» E.
836.

Which of the following strategies means that the impact of the risk will be reduced?

A. avoidance strategies
B. minimization strategies
C. contingency plans
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» C. contingency plans
837.

Which of the following is a example of Configuration Items?

A. SCM procedures
B. Source code
C. Software design descriptions
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» E.
838.

Build and fix model has(

A. 3 phases
B. 1 phase
C. 2 phases
D. 4 phases
Answer» D. 4 phases
839.

SDLC stands f

A. Software Development Life Cycle
B. System Development Life cycle
C. Software Design Life Cycle
D. System Design Life Cycle
Answer» B. System Development Life cycle
840.

__________entity does not have a value for an attribute.

A. Null
B. Composite
C. Single valued
D. multivalued
Answer» B. Composite
841.

Trying to recognized systems and the new inter relationships and components of systems in any situation. Select the best it for answer :

A. Problem versus symbols
B. Systems approach
C. Post implementation review
D. Systems thinking
Answer» D. Systems thinking
842.

Consider the above modules Ca and Cb where a and b are the sizes. Then

A. E (a < Ea Eb
B. E (a > Ea Eb
C. None of the above
D. E (a > =Ea Eb
Answer» C. None of the above
843.

What is a DFD ?

A. Mainly used at systems specification stage
B. The modern version of flowchart
C. All of the above
D. The primary output of the system design phase
Answer» E.
844.

Which of the following is not an important characteristics of useful and effective information.

A. Timeliness
B. Completeness
C. Accuracy
D. Economy
Answer» C. Accuracy
845.

Knowledge-based system is an example of.

A. Communication system
B. Automated system
C. None of the above
D. Molecular system
Answer» C. None of the above
846.

The MAR register.

A. Stores contents of memory location
B. Stores address of memory location
C. Stores address of I/O device
D. Stores address of P.U
Answer» C. Stores address of I/O device
847.

A sequence of baselines representing different versions of a system is known as

A. System building
B. Mainline
C. Software Configuration Item(SCI)
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» C. Software Configuration Item(SCI)
848.

Which of the following term is best defined by the statement “The creation of a new codeline from a version in an existing codeline”?

A. Branching
B. Merging
C. Codeline
D. Mainline
Answer» B. Merging
849.

Which of the following process ensures that versions of systems and components are recorded and maintained?

A. Codeline
B. Configuration control
C. Version
D. Workspace
Answer» C. Version
850.

What involves preparing software for external release and keeping track of the system versions that have been released for customer use?

A. System building
B. Release management
C. Change management
D. Version management
Answer» C. Change management