CS615 Final Term Solved MCQs by VU Malik

1. When a project is being performed under contract, the product description is

•  The buyer

 The project sponsor

•  The project manager
•  The contractor

2. Span of control in project management is the range of employees who to report to a

 Managerial position

PG # 58

 Developer

 Customer

 None of the given

3. Resource allocation task is performed in phase

 Project initiation

PG # 78

 Project closedown

 Project planning, control, and tracking

 Product implementation

4. Auditing is activity of

o Construction

o Design

 o SCM

PG # 110 & 114

o Testing 5. associated with constraints imposed by management or the marketplace.

 Business impact-risks

PG # 318

 Product size-risks

 Process definition-risks

 Customer characteristics-risks

6. The training plan NOT contain the activity  Training Courses  Training Schedule

 Software Components for Installation PG # 406

 Roles and Responsibilities

7. is an evolutionary life cycle model that combines the linear nature of the Waterfall model and theiterative nature of the Prototyping model  The RAD Model  The Waterfall Model  The Prototyping Model

 The Spiral Model

PG # 68

8. People are managed through an organizational structure. This hierarchical structure is based onthe cornerstones of management  Three  Four

PG # 193

 Five

 Two

9. Traditional structures of business organization are of types

o 5

o 1

o 3

10. Specify any company or industry-specific standards that are relevant to performing the work iscalled  Deliverables Schedule

 Applicable Standards

PG # 221

 Acceptance Criteria

 Special Requirements

11. To calculate the estimated effort using the intermediate COCOMO technique, you use the formula:  E = AEF *Ei  E = FEA *Ei  E = AFE *Ei

 E = EAF *Ei

PG # 236

12. Using the intermediate COCOMO technique effort is calculated in

o 4

PG # 201

 Five-step Process

 Two-step process

 Four-step process

13. WBS is not

 A listing of tasks or activities

PG # 249

 Should have at least 2 levels: Level 1 defines 100% of the service/product/result; Level 2 defines thedeliverables in terms of work (groupings)

 Project Management (and sub-contract management) at Level 2.

 The deliverables in the WBS must match the scope or contract (WBS should not contain work that is notdefined in the scope -Scope should not describe work not contained in the WBS)

14. is NOT a guideline for creating a software project schedule.  Classification  Interdependence

 Decomposition

PG # 288

 Validation criteria

15. Dividing a software project into phases helps you in managing the involved in the softwareproject.  Complexities  Uncertainties

 Complexities, Uncertainties

PG # 66

 Size

16. Unstructured and hurried software development is a  Technology-related problem  Product-related problem

 Process-related problem

PG # 87

 People-related problem

17. We use when the organization is small, geographically centralized, and provides few goodsand services.

 Functional structures · PG # 198 ·  Three-step process · PG # 234