CS504 Lecture-wise MCQs Complete Lectures 1-22

CS504 Midterm MCQs from 1-22 Lectures · Lecture-01 · INCORRECT

Which question no longer concerns the modern software engineer?

A)

Why does computer hardware cost so much?

B)

Why does software take a long time to finish?

C)

Why does it cost so much to develop a piece of software?

D)

Why can't software errors be removed from products prior to delivery?

2 CORRECT

Today the increased power of the personal computer has brought about an abandonment of the practice of team development of software.

A)

True

B)

False

3 CORRECT

Software is a product and can be manufactured using the same technologies used for other engineering artifacts.

A)

True

B)

False

INCORRECT

Software deteriorates rather than wears out because

A)

Software suffers from exposure to hostile environments

B)

Defects are more likely to arise after software has been used often

C)

Multiple change requests introduce errors in component interactions

D)

Software spare parts become harder to order

INCORRECT

Most software continues to be custom built because

A)

Component reuse is common in the software world.

B)

Reusable components are too expensive to use. Software is easier to build without using someone else's components.

C)

D)

Off-the-shelf software components are unavailable in many application domains.

INCORRECT

The nature of software applications can be characterized by their information

A)

complexity

B)

content

C)

determinacy

D)

INCORRECT

Modern software applications are so complex that it is hard to develop mutually exclusive category names.

A)

True

B)

False

8 CORRECT

The so called "new economy" that gripped commerce and finance during the 1990s died and no longer influences decisions made by businesses and software engineers.

A)

True

B)

False

9 CORRECT

The functionality of most computer systems does not need to be enhanced the lifetime of the system.

A)

True

B)

False

CORRECT

Change cannot be easily accommodated in most software systems, unless the system was designed with change in mind.

A)

True

B)

False

INCORRECT

Most software development projects are initiated to try to meet some business need.

A)

True False

B)

CORRECT

In general software only succeeds if its behavior is consistent with the objectives of its designers.

A)

True

B)

False

Lecture-02

INCORRECT

Which of the items listed below is not one of the software engineering layers?

A)

Process

B)

Manufacturing

C)

Methods

D)

Tools

Feedback:

INCORRECT

Software engineering umbrella activities are only applied during the initial phases of software development projects.

A)

True

B)

False

Feedback:

3 CORRECT

Which of these are the 5 generic software engineering framework activities?

A)

communication, planning, modeling, construction, deployment

B)

communication, risk management, measurement, production, reviewing

C)

analysis, designing, programming, debugging, maintenance

D)

analysis, planning, designing, programming, testing

Feedback:

Process models are described as agile because they