IBM SWE 5.11 - Summary & Highlight

What is software engineering?

• The study of hardware components

• The application of scientific principles to the design and creation of software

• The development of marketing strategies

• The process of building physical structures

What are the responsibilities of a software engineer?

• Designing, building, and maintaining software systems

• Managing financial accounts

• Performing medical surgeries

• Teaching mathematics

What can the SDLC help improve?

• Limit stakeholder involvement

• Decrease communication

• Efficiency and reduce risks

• Increase costs and delays

What is the purpose of an SRS document?

• Provide recipes for cooking

• Capture the functionalities that the software should perform

• List employee schedules

• Outline travel itineraries

Which of the following is a software development methodology?

• Waterfall

• Fishing

• Farming

• Mining

What is the focus of functional testing?

• Inputs and corresponding outputs of the system under test

• Geographical location of the users

• Historical background of the developers

• Physical appearance of the software

What are some roles involved in a software engineering project?

• Painter or sculptor

• Project manager or scrum master

• Chef or waiter

• Pilot or flight attendant

What is the purpose of unit testing in software development?

• Ensure the software is bug-free

• Manage project finances

• Plan team building activities

• Design user interfaces

What is the main goal of code refactoring?

• Introduce more bugs into the code

• Improve the code structure without changing its behavior

• Write new code from scratch

• Ignore code quality altogether

Why is version control important in software development?

• To confuse developers with multiple versions

• To track changes, collaborate, and maintain code history

• To slow down the development process

• To increase project costs