Software Engineering Quiz

Software Engineering is concerned with __________, ____________, and _______________________ for professional software development.

• Theories, Methods, Tools

• Hardware, Software, Firmware

• Cost, Time, Resources

• Specification, Validation, Design

Software costs often dominate computer system costs. The costs of software on a PC are often ____________ than the hardware cost.

• Cheaper

• Greater

• Equal

• Less

What are the fundamental software engineering activities?

• Specification, Development, Validation, Evolution

• Testing, Maintenance, Deployment

• Coding, Debugging, Documentation

• Planning, Design, Monitoring

Which of the following is not a software process model?

• Waterfall

• Spiral

• Agile

• Process Matrix

What is the main goal of software engineering?

• Develop software that is maintainable and dependable

• Maximize profits

• Minimize development time

• Reduce hardware costs

Which of the following is NOT a software development life cycle (SDLC) phase?

• Coding

• Analysis

• Hardware Selection

• Maintenance

Why do many software projects fail?

• Lack of clear requirements

• Insufficient testing

• Poor project management

• All of the above

Which model involves customer feedback and incremental improvements?

• Waterfall

• Spiral

• Agile

• V-Model

Software Evolution refers to:

• Modifying software to reflect changing customer requirements

• Developing new software

• Discarding outdated software

• Integrating software with hardware

The Spiral Model combines which two approaches?

• Waterfall and Agile

• Prototyping and Waterfall

• Iterative and Linear

• Testing and Design