MIDTERM EXAMINATION CS605- Software EngineeringII Fall 2008

Question No: 1    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 Every task should be assigned to a specific team -------------.

       ► Member

       ► Manager

       ► Organizer

       ► None of the given

   

Question No: 2    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 Which one is not the Software project planning activity carried out by the project manager for estimation? 

       ► Software scope estimation

       ► Resources requirements

       ► Time requirements

       ► Product Quality

   

Question No: 3    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 The higher the Error Index, the higher will be the Defect Removal Efficiency

       ► True

       ► False

   

Question No: 4    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 While performing risk analysis, the impact of risk can not be measured quantitatively

       ► True

       ► False

   

Question No: 5    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 Degree of uncertainty that the product will meet its requirements and be fit for its intended use is the

       ► Cost risks

       ► Schedule risks

       ► Performance risks

       ► None of the given choices

   

Question No: 6    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

  Proactive risk management philosophy is also some times termed as Indiana Jones school of risk management

       ► true

       ► false

   

Question No: 7    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 The number of people required for a software project is determined

       ► after an estimate of the development effort is made.

       ► from an assessment of the technical complexity of the system.

       ► by the size of the project

       ► all of the given

   

Question No: 8    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 Defect Removal Efficiency (DRE) can be measured by where E is Errors found delivery and D is error found after delivery (typically within the first year of operation)

       ► DRE= E/(E+D)

       ► DRE= E - (E+D)

       ► DRE= E * (E+D)

       ► None of the given

   

Question No: 9    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 Integrity means that the software should

       ► help the users to enjoy usability

       ► none of the given

       ► withstand the attack from a hacker

       ► help the hacker to hack the system

   

Question No: 10    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 In function point analysis technique EO stands for

       ► Export operation

       ► Export output

       ► External output

       ► None of these

   

Question No: 11    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 Which of these software characteristics are used to determine the scope of a software project?

       ► context,lines of code, function

       ► context, function, communication requirements

       ► information objectives, function, performance

       ► communications requirements, performance, information objectives

   

Question No: 12    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 In ____________a team is structured loosely and depends on individual initiative of the team members

       ► random paradigm

       ► closed paradigm

       ► synchronous paradigm

       ► open paradigm

   

Question No: 13    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

  In _________________ a team is structured along a traditional hierarchy of authority

       ► closed paradigm

       ► synchronous paradigm

       ► random paradigm

       ► open paradigm

   

Question No: 14    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 ______________ is the first stage of waterfall lifecycle model

       ► Requirement definition 

       ► Operation

       ► Unit testing

       ► Implementation

   

Question No: 15    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 ___________ is not the part of software development loop.

       ► Status Quo

       ► Problem definition

       ► Technical development

       ► Task set

   

Question No: 16    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 __________ is not the management part of software development activities.

       ► Coding

       ► Configuration Management

       ► Quality Assurance

       ► Project planning

   

Question No: 17    ( Marks: 2 )

 How can we decide about the degree of rigor for a project, give the parameters those are considered before a decision is made?

   

Question No: 18    ( Marks: 2 )

 Differentiate between open paradigms vs. synchronous paradigms in team management?

   

Question No: 19    ( Marks: 3 )

 How Kraul and Steeter categorize the project coordination techniques?

   

Question No: 20    ( Marks: 5 )

 Differentiate between the types of software engineering control chart techniques?

   

Question No: 21    ( Marks: 10 )

 Briefly explain what we mean by law of diminishing return. Discuss this law in view of Cost vs. Efficiency?