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This section includes 193 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Software Engg knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
151. |
‘Human desire is the fundamental motivation of all human action’. Whose view is this? |
A. | hobbes |
B. | mathew arnold |
C. | mcdougall |
D. | mackenzie |
Answer» B. mathew arnold | |
152. |
--------------------is a sense of longing for a person or object or hoping for an outcome. |
A. | wish |
B. | instinct |
C. | tendency |
D. | desire |
Answer» E. | |
153. |
---------------is a collective name for voluntary actions: |
A. | virtue |
B. | conduct |
C. | desire |
D. | will |
Answer» C. desire | |
154. |
Ethics considers the ------------ of goodness. |
A. | standard |
B. | fact |
C. | object |
D. | all of these |
Answer» B. fact | |
155. |
Morality consists of goodness, which is really an ------------- end |
A. | effective |
B. | intrinsic |
C. | instrumental |
D. | teleogical |
Answer» C. instrumental | |
156. |
Ethics investigates the nature of its fundamental notions like right, duty and --------- |
A. | beauty |
B. | good |
C. | thought |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. thought | |
157. |
Logic, Ethic and Aesthetics- these three sciences are essentially ------------------- |
A. | positive |
B. | intuitive |
C. | cognate |
D. | none of these |
Answer» D. none of these | |
158. |
Ethics is concerned the ------------------- to judge human conduct |
A. | standards |
B. | facts |
C. | objects |
D. | all of these |
Answer» B. facts | |
159. |
------------------ is not a normative discipline. |
A. | ethics |
B. | logic |
C. | metaphysics |
D. | aesthetics |
Answer» D. aesthetics | |
160. |
Ethics deals with the standards to describe------------------------ |
A. | good and evil |
B. | true and false |
C. | right and good |
D. | all of these |
Answer» D. all of these | |
161. |
Logic deals with the correctness of |
A. | thought |
B. | conduct |
C. | perception |
D. | intuition |
Answer» B. conduct | |
162. |
Ethics deals with the correctness of |
A. | conduct |
B. | thought |
C. | perception |
D. | intuition |
Answer» B. thought | |
163. |
Positive science deals with judgments of facts while ethics is concerned with judgments of: |
A. | beauty |
B. | truth |
C. | thought |
D. | value |
Answer» E. | |
164. |
A thing is generally said to be good when it is valuable for |
A. | some end. |
B. | some practice |
C. | some action |
D. | some facts |
Answer» B. some practice | |
165. |
When we a say that conduct is right, we mean primarily that; |
A. | it is according to truth |
B. | it is according to rule |
C. | it is according to law |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. it is according to law | |
166. |
Ethics determines rightness or wrongness of------------------- |
A. | human actions |
B. | human thought |
C. | human judgements |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. human thought | |
167. |
---------------- deals with logical and semantic questions like ‘What do we mean by “freedom”and “determinism” |
A. | applied ethics |
B. | normative ethics |
C. | practical ethics |
D. | meta ethics |
Answer» E. | |
168. |
Truth, Beauty, and -------------are considered as the principles of philosophy. |
A. | fact |
B. | goodness |
C. | conduct |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. conduct | |
169. |
The applied dimension of Ethics is known as: |
A. | applied ethics |
B. | normative ethics |
C. | meta ethics |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. normative ethics | |
170. |
‘Ethics is neither a practical science nor an art’, This assertion is: |
A. | wrong |
B. | correct |
C. | neither right nor wrong |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. neither right nor wrong | |
171. |
Positive science concerned with: |
A. | facts |
B. | norms |
C. | standards |
D. | rules |
Answer» B. norms | |
172. |
Logic deals with the norm of: |
A. | beauty |
B. | truth |
C. | goodness |
D. | conduct |
Answer» C. goodness | |
173. |
Ethics deals with the standard of: |
A. | beauty |
B. | truth |
C. | goodness |
D. | fact |
Answer» D. fact | |
174. |
Aesthetics deals with the standard of: |
A. | beauty |
B. | truth |
C. | goodness |
D. | conduct |
Answer» B. truth | |
175. |
Normative science deals with: |
A. | standards |
B. | facts |
C. | judgements |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. facts | |
176. |
Ethics is a------------------------science. |
A. | positive |
B. | applied |
C. | normative |
D. | systematic |
Answer» D. systematic | |
177. |
The term Good is connected with the German term: |
A. | goto |
B. | gutte |
C. | gud |
D. | gut |
Answer» E. | |
178. |
Rectus means: |
A. | straight |
B. | direct |
C. | correct |
D. | good |
Answer» B. direct | |
179. |
The term Right is derived from the Latin |
A. | ritus |
B. | ritchus |
C. | rectus |
D. | rightss |
Answer» D. rightss | |
180. |
The word mores means: |
A. | conduct |
B. | customs |
C. | character |
D. | good |
Answer» C. character | |
181. |
Ethos means: |
A. | conduct |
B. | customs |
C. | character |
D. | good |
Answer» D. good | |
182. |
The word "ethics" is derived from the Greek word : |
A. | ethos |
B. | ethies |
C. | ethees |
D. | ethise |
Answer» B. ethies | |
183. |
Ethics is the science of : |
A. | beauty |
B. | truth |
C. | conduct |
D. | mind |
Answer» D. mind | |
184. |
THE_REASON_FOR_SOFTWARE_BUGS_AND_FAILURES_IS_DUE_TO?$ |
A. | Software companies |
B. | Software Developers |
C. | Both Software companies and Developers |
D. | All of the mentioned |
Answer» D. All of the mentioned | |
185. |
Company_has_latest_computers_and_state-of_the-_art_software_tools,_so_we_shouldn’t_worry_about_the_quality_of_the_product.$# |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
186. |
As per an IBM report, “31%of the project get cancelled before they are completed, 53% overrun their cost estimates by an average of 189% and for every 100 projects, there are 94 restarts”.What is the reason for these statistics ?# |
A. | Lack of adequate training in software engineering |
B. | Lack of software ethics and understanding |
C. | Management issues in the company |
D. | All of the mentioned |
Answer» B. Lack of software ethics and understanding | |
187. |
Efficiency in a software product does not include ________ |
A. | responsiveness |
B. | licensing |
C. | memory utilization |
D. | processing time |
Answer» C. memory utilization | |
188. |
Select the incorrect statement: “Software engineers should$ |
A. | not knowingly accept work that is outside your competence.” |
B. | not use your technical skills to misuse other people’s computers.” |
C. | be dependent on their colleagues.” |
D. | maintain integrity and independence in their professional judgment.” |
Answer» D. maintain integrity and independence in their professional judgment.‚Äö√Ñ√∂‚àö√ë‚àöœÄ | |
189. |
Identify the correct statement: “Software engineers shall$ |
A. | act in a manner that is in the best interests of his expertise and favour.” |
B. | act consistently with the public interest.” |
C. | ensure that their products only meet the SRS.” |
D. | all of the mentioned |
Answer» C. ensure that their products only meet the SRS.‚Äö√Ñ√∂‚àö√ë‚àöœÄ | |
190. |
Identify an ethical dilemma from the situations mentioned below: |
A. | Your employer releases a safety-critical system without finishing the testing of the system |
B. | Refusing to undertake a project |
C. | Agreement in principle with the policies of senior management |
D. | All of the mentioned |
Answer» B. Refusing to undertake a project | |
191. |
Explain what is meant by PRODUCT with reference to one of the eight principles as per the ACM/IEEE Code of Ethics ? |
A. | The product should be easy to use |
B. | Software engineers shall ensure that their products and related modifications meet the highest professional standards possible |
C. | Software engineers shall ensure that their products and related modifications satisfy the client |
D. | It means that the product designed /created should be easily available |
Answer» C. Software engineers shall ensure that their products and related modifications satisfy the client | |
192. |
“Software engineers should not use their technical skills to misuse other people’s computers.”Here the term misuse refers to:$ |
A. | Unauthorized access to computer material |
B. | Unauthorized modification of computer material |
C. | Dissemination of viruses or other malware |
D. | All of the mentioned |
Answer» E. | |
193. |
Choose the correct option in terms of Issues related to professional responsibility |
A. | Confidentiality |
B. | Intellectual property rights |
C. | Both Confidentiality & Intellectual property rights |
D. | Managing Client Relationships |
Answer» D. Managing Client Relationships | |