SE [1] - Post Lesson

Software engineering approach is used to achieve:

• Better performance of hardware

• Error free software

• Reusable software

• Quality software product

What do you understand by software?

• Software is documentation and configuration of data

• Software is set of programs

• Software is set of programs, documentation & configuration of data

• None of the mentioned

Software engineering involves quality measures to improve the quality of the software

• True

• False

What is the difference between software engineering and computer science?

• Computer science focuses on practicalities of developing and delivering useful software, while software engineering is concerned with theory and fundamentals

• Computer science focuses on theory and fundamentals, while software engineering is concerned with the practicalities of developing and delivering useful software

• Computer science focuses on the development of software products, while software engineering is concerned with the development of computer-based systems

• Computer science focuses on the development of computer-based systems, while software engineering is concerned with the development of software products

Why software development fail? (2 answers)

• Failure to use hardware engineering methods

• Lack of testing

• Not having a good understanding of the requirements

What are the attributes of good software? (More than 3 answers)

• It should deliver the required functionality and performance

• It should be reliable

• It should be understandable

• It should be incompatible

What are the fundamental software Engineering activities? (More than 3 answers)

• Software specification

• Software checking

• Software validation

• Software evolution

What are the key challenges in software engineering? (3 answers)

• Coping with increasing diversity

• Demands for reduced delivery times

• Developing trustworthy software

• Less requirements needed

________________________ is a stand-alone systems that are marketed and sold to any customer who wishes to buy them.

• Generic Product
• Customized Product

Which of the following is not generic product?

• Adobe photoshop

• CAD software

• Microsoft Teams

• air traffic control software