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This section includes 91 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Software Engineering Mcqs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Which of the following is not a conflict in software development team ? |
| A. | Simultaneous updates |
| B. | Shared and common code |
| C. | Versions |
| D. | Graphics issues |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
What allows different projects to use the same source files at the same time ? |
| A. | Version Control |
| B. | Access control |
| C. | CM Process |
| D. | Version Control and Access control |
| Answer» B. Access control | |
| 3. |
Which of the following term describes testing ? |
| A. | Finding broken code |
| B. | Evaluating deliverable to find errors |
| C. | A stage of all projects |
| D. | None of the mentioned |
| Answer» C. A stage of all projects | |
| 4. |
Quality also can be looked at in terms of user satisfaction which includes_____________________? |
| A. | A compliant product |
| B. | Good quality output |
| C. | Delivery within budget and schedule |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
Why is software difficult to build ? |
| A. | Controlled changes |
| B. | Lack of reusability |
| C. | Lack of monitoring |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» D. All of the mentioned | |
| 6. |
How are baselines verified ? |
| A. | By reviews |
| B. | By inspections |
| C. | By testing of code |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» D. All of the mentioned | |
| 7. |
Which of the following is not a change management process ? |
| A. | Log the changes |
| B. | Estimate impact on effort and schedule |
| C. | Review impact with stakeholders |
| D. | None of the mentioned |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
Execution Verifier is a dynamic tool that is also known as_____________________? |
| A. | Test File Generator |
| B. | Coverage Analyzer |
| C. | Output Comparator |
| D. | Test Harness System |
| Answer» C. Output Comparator | |
| 9. |
Which testing tool is responsible for documenting programs ? |
| A. | Test/File Generator |
| B. | Test Harness System |
| C. | Test Archiving Systems |
| D. | Coverage Analyzer |
| Answer» D. Coverage Analyzer | |
| 10. |
Debugging Program is a program which runs concurrently with the program under test & provide commands to_____________________? |
| A. | examine memory & registers |
| B. | stop execution at a particular point |
| C. | search for references for particular variables, constant and registers |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
Beta Testing is done by____________________? |
| A. | Developers |
| B. | Testers |
| C. | Users |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» D. All of the mentioned | |
| 12. |
According to Pareto’s principle, x% of defects can be traced to y% of all causes. What are the values of x and y ? |
| A. | 60, 40 |
| B. | 70, 30 |
| C. | 80, 20 |
| D. | No such principle exists |
| Answer» D. No such principle exists | |
| 13. |
What is Six Sigma ? |
| A. | It is the most widely used strategy for statistical quality assurance |
| B. | The “Six Sigma” refers to six standard deviations |
| C. | It is the most widely used strategy for statistical quality assurance AND The “Six Sigma” refers to six standard deviations |
| D. | A Formal Technical Review(FTR) guideline for quality walkthrough or inspection |
| Answer» D. A Formal Technical Review(FTR) guideline for quality walkthrough or inspection | |
| 14. |
Many applications using static analysis find 0.1-0.2% NCSS. NCSS stands for______________________? |
| A. | Non-Code Source Statement |
| B. | Non Comment Source Sentence |
| C. | Non-Comment Source Statement |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» D. All of the mentioned | |
| 15. |
Software Testing with real data in real environment is known as_____________________? |
| A. | alpha testing |
| B. | beta testing |
| C. | regression testing |
| D. | none of the mentioned |
| Answer» C. regression testing | |
| 16. |
Which testing tool does a simple job of enforcing standards in a uniform way of many programs ? |
| A. | Static Analyzer |
| B. | Code Inspector |
| C. | Standard Enforcer |
| D. | Both Code Inspector & Standard Enforcer |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
Which of the following is a software process ? |
| A. | Analysis and design |
| B. | Configuration and management |
| C. | Business modeling |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
Which of the following is not a core step of Six Sigma ? |
| A. | Define |
| B. | Define |
| C. | Measure |
| D. | Analyse |
| Answer» C. Measure | |
| 19. |
What kind of quality cost is incurred when an error is detected in a product prior to shipment ? |
| A. | Prevention |
| B. | Internal Failure |
| C. | External Failure |
| D. | Appraisal |
| Answer» C. External Failure | |
| 20. |
The degree to which the design specifications are followed during manufacturing is known as________________? |
| A. | Quality of design |
| B. | Quality of conformance |
| C. | Quality of testing |
| D. | None of the mentioned |
| Answer» C. Quality of testing | |
| 21. |
Non-conformance to software requirements is known as___________________? |
| A. | Software availability |
| B. | Software reliability |
| C. | Software failure |
| D. | None of the mentioned |
| Answer» D. None of the mentioned | |
| 22. |
When code is made available to others, it goes in a/an____________________? |
| A. | hard drive |
| B. | access-controlled library |
| C. | servers |
| D. | access control |
| Answer» C. servers | |
| 23. |
According to ISO 9001, inspection and testing comes under which management responsibility ? |
| A. | Process control |
| B. | Document control |
| C. | Control of nonconforming products |
| D. | Servicing |
| Answer» B. Document control | |
| 24. |
Which of the following is not a main phase in Configuration Management (CM) Process ? |
| A. | CM Planning |
| B. | Executing the CM process |
| C. | CM audits |
| D. | None of the mentioned |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
SCM stands for_________________? |
| A. | Software Control Management |
| B. | Software Configuration Management |
| C. | Software Concept Management |
| D. | None of the mentioned |
| Answer» C. Software Concept Management | |
| 26. |
What is validating the completeness of a product ? |
| A. | Identification |
| B. | Software |
| C. | Auditing and Reviewing |
| D. | Status Accounting |
| Answer» D. Status Accounting | |
| 27. |
What is a collection of software elements treated as a unit for the purposes of SCM ? |
| A. | Software Configuration Item |
| B. | Baseline |
| C. | Configuration |
| D. | Configuration Control Board |
| Answer» B. Baseline | |
| 28. |
What is one or more software configuration items that have been formally reviewed and agreed upon and serve as a basis for further development ? |
| A. | Configuration |
| B. | Baseline |
| C. | Software |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» C. Software | |
| 29. |
What is group with the responsibility for reviewing and approving changes to baselines ? |
| A. | Software Configuration Item |
| B. | Baseline |
| C. | Configuration |
| D. | Configuration Control Board |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
What is a specific instance of a baseline or configuration item ? |
| A. | Software |
| B. | Configuration |
| C. | Version |
| D. | Status Accounting |
| Answer» D. Status Accounting | |
| 31. |
Which of the following is not a part of Software Configuration Management Basics ? |
| A. | Identification |
| B. | Version |
| C. | Auditing and Reviewing |
| D. | Status Accounting |
| Answer» C. Auditing and Reviewing | |
| 32. |
Which of the following testing tools examine program systematically & automatically ? |
| A. | Code Inspector |
| B. | Static Analyzer |
| C. | Standard Enforcer |
| D. | Coverage Analyzer |
| Answer» C. Standard Enforcer | |
| 33. |
Which of the following is not a typical environment in communication facilitation ? |
| A. | Multiple teams |
| B. | Multiple user groups |
| C. | Multiple fests |
| D. | Multiple locations |
| Answer» D. Multiple locations | |
| 34. |
Which of the following is not included in Issues Meetings ? |
| A. | Issues gathered the day before |
| B. | Regular schedule of meeting |
| C. | Discussion with business |
| D. | Attendance |
| Answer» D. Attendance | |
| 35. |
Inspections and testing are what kinds of Quality Costs ? |
| A. | Prevention |
| B. | Internal Failure |
| C. | External Failure |
| D. | Appraisal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 36. |
Which is a black box testing technique appropriate to all levels of testing ? |
| A. | Acceptance testing |
| B. | Regression testing |
| C. | Equivalence partitioning |
| D. | Quality assurance |
| Answer» D. Quality assurance | |
| 37. |
Standard Enforcer is a___________________? |
| A. | Static Testing Tool |
| B. | Dynamic Testing |
| C. | Static & Dynamic Testing |
| D. | None of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. Dynamic Testing | |
| 38. |
CCB stands for__________________? |
| A. | Change Control Board |
| B. | Change Control Baseline |
| C. | Cumulative Changes in Baseline |
| D. | None of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. Change Control Baseline | |
| 39. |
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. | |
| 40. |
What information is required to process a change to a baseline ? |
| A. | Reasons for making the changes |
| B. | A description of the proposed changes |
| C. | List of other items affected by the changes |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
Quality Management in software engineering is also known as_____________________? |
| A. | SQA |
| B. | SQM |
| C. | SQI |
| D. | SQA and SQM |
| Answer» B. SQM | |
| 42. |
Test should be conducted for every possible_______________________? |
| A. | data |
| B. | case |
| C. | variable |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
Cyclomatic Complexity method comes under which testing method ? |
| A. | Yellow box |
| B. | White box |
| C. | Gray box |
| D. | Black box |
| Answer» C. Gray box | |
| 44. |
Which of the following is the way of ensuring that the tests are actually testing code ? |
| A. | Control structure testing |
| B. | Complex path testing |
| C. | Code coverage |
| D. | Quality assurance of software |
| Answer» D. Quality assurance of software | |
| 45. |
Alpha testing is done at________________? |
| A. | Developer’s end |
| B. | User’s end |
| C. | Developer’s & User’s end |
| D. | None of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. User’s end | |
| 46. |
Effective testing will reduce __________________ cost? |
| A. | maintenance |
| B. | design |
| C. | coding |
| D. | documentation |
| Answer» B. design | |
| 47. |
Which of the following is not a part of bug report ? |
| A. | Test case |
| B. | Output |
| C. | Software Version |
| D. | LOC |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
What are the various Testing Levels ? |
| A. | Unit Testing |
| B. | System Testing |
| C. | Integration Testing |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
Which of the following is a common pointwer problem ? |
| A. | Data sharing errors |
| B. | Accessing data elements of the wrong type |
| C. | Attempting to use memory areas after freeing them |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
Which of the following is not a part of Execution Flow during debugging ? |
| A. | Step Over |
| B. | Step Into |
| C. | Step Up |
| D. | Step Out |
| Answer» D. Step Out | |