Software Engineering Quiz 1

Which one of the following characteristics of software products being developed is not a symptom of software crisis?

• Fail to meet user requirements.

• Expensive.

• Highly interactive.

• Difficult to alter, debug, and enhance.

During software development, which factor is most crucial ?

• People

• Product

• Process

• Project

Software engineering approach is used to achieve:

• Better performance of hardware

• Error free software

• Reusable software

• Quality software product

If requirements are easily understandable and defined, which model is best suited?

• Waterfall Model

• Prototyping Model

• Spiral Model

• V-Model

Which one among the following is not a software service type of project?

• S/w maintenance

• S/w customization

• Outsourced S/w development

• S/w product development

A software process model represents which one of the following?

• The way in which software is developed

• The way in which software processes data

• The way in which software is used

• The way in which s/w may fail

Which one of the following activities spans all stages of a software development life cycle (SDLC)?

• Coding

• Testing

• Project Management

• Design

Which of the following is not a characteristic of an Agile software development project?

• Shared code ownership

• Implement the simplest solution to meet today's problem

• Continual feedback from customer

• Postpone integration until all the incremental deliveries are complete

Prototyping life cycle model is appropriate when a project suffers from which one of the following risks?

• Schedule slippage

• Manpower turnover

• Incomplete and uncertain requirements

• Poor quality of outsourced work

If requirements are frequently changing, which model is to be selected?

• Waterfall Model

• Prototyping Model

• RAD Model

• Iterative enhancement Model