Software Engineering Design Phase

1. In Design phase, which is the primary area of concern ?

• a) Architecture

• b) Data

• c) Interface

• d) All of the mentioned

2. The importance of software design can be summarized in a single word which is:

• a) Efficiency

• b) Accuracy

• c) Quality

• d) Complexity

3. Cohesion is a qualitative indication of the degree to which a module

• a) can be written more compactly

• b) focuses on just one thing

• c) is able to complete its function in a timely manner

• d) is connected to other modules and the outside world

4. Coupling is a qualitative indication of the degree to which a module

• a) can be written more compactly

• b) focuses on just one thing

• c) is able to complete its function in a timely manner

• d) is connected to other modules and the outside world

5. Design engineering activity deals entirely with the _____ domain

• a) Problem

• b) Solution

• c) Both

• d) None

6. Which of the following is not a design principle for software design

• a) Traceable to analysis model

• b) Should “Reinvent The Wheel”

• c) Minimize Intellectual distance

• d) Exhibit uniformity and integration

7. Which of following is not a forms of abstraction mechanisms in software design

• a) functional abstraction

• b) data abstraction

• c) control abstraction

• d) event abstraction

8. Which of following is not a an advantages associated with information hiding

• a) Leads to high coupling

• b) Emphasizes communication through controlled interfaces

• c) Decreases the probability of adverse effects

• d) Results in higher quality software

9. A module is said to be functionally independent if it has

• a) Low cohesion and high coupling

• b) High cohesion and Low coupling

• c) Low cohesion and Low coupling

• d) High cohesion and high coupling

10. Which one of the following is not carried out during the high-level design of a software system?

• a) Module structure

• b) Call relationship or invocation relationship among the modules

• c) Algorithms for individual modules

• d) Interface among different modules