NPTEL Software Engineering Quiz C

If all tasks must be executed in the same time-span, what type of cohesion is being exhibited?

• Functional Cohesion

• Temporal Cohesion

• Functional Cohesion

• Sequential Cohesion

Which one of the following is the correct ordering of the coupling of modules from strongest (least desirable) to weakest (most desirable)?

• content, common, control, stamp, data

• common, content, control, stamp, data

• content, data, common, stamp, common

• data, control, common, stamp, content

During the detailed design of a module, which one of the following is designed?

• Data structures and algorithms

• Control structure

• Data flow structure

• Module interfaces

A data flow diagram represents which one of the following?

• The conditions based on which data items may be processed

• The order in which different activities are carried out

• The transformation of data through processing stations

• The order in which various functions of a program are invoked

For a given programming problem, a DFD model depicts which of the following?

• Flow of data

• Flow of control

• Flow of decisions

• Flow of atomic conditions

Which one of the following statements is not true of a data flow diagram (DFD) model?

• It is a hierarchical diagram.

• It represents code structure

• It does not represent decisions and control flows.

• It represents decomposition of functions and data into finer forms.

In a procedural design approach, during the detailed design stage, which of the following is undertaken?

• Module structure is designed

• Data flow representation is developed

• Data structures and algorithms for the individual modules are designed

• Structure chart is developed

Which one of the following is true of a function-oriented design approach?

• Top-down

• Bottom-up

• Mixed-in

• Bottom-out

A context diagram should not represent which one of the following?

• External entities

• Data input to the system by the external entities

• Output data generated by the system

• Module structure

Which one of the following correctly characterizes balancing of DFDs?

• Data flowing into or out of a bubble must match the data flows at the next level of DFD

• Data flowing into or out of a bubble must match the data flows out of the bubble

• Data flowing into or out of a bubble must match the data flows to the other bubbles

• Data flowing into a bubble must match the data flowing out of the bubble