Software Engineering Quiz

What is the primary focus of the problem domain in software engineering?

• Writing code for the software

• Understanding the real-world problem to be solved

• Testing the software product

• Maintaining the software after deployment

Which of the following is a key software engineering challenge?

• Lack of hardware resources

• Managing complexity and changing requirements

• Ensuring all developers use the same IDE

• Reducing the number of programming languages

The software engineering approach emphasizes:

• Ad-hoc development without planning

• A systematic, disciplined, and quantifiable process

• Only coding and testing phases

• Avoiding documentation to save time

Which characteristic is desired in a software process model?

• High cost and unpredictability

• Flexibility and repeatability

• Lack of documentation

• Ignoring stakeholder feedback

In the waterfall model, which phase follows the requirements analysis?

• Coding

• Design

• Testing

• Maintenance

The prototyping model is best suited for projects where:

• Requirements are well-defined

• Requirements are unclear or evolving

• No user feedback is needed

• The project is very small

Iterative development focuses on:

• Completing the entire project in one cycle

• Developing software in small, incremental cycles

• Avoiding testing until the end

• Using only one programming language

Which of the following is a disadvantage of the waterfall model?

• Allows for frequent user feedback

• Inflexible to requirement changes

• Suitable for small projects only

• Encourages parallel development

Prototyping helps in:

• Finalizing the design without user input

• Validating requirements through user feedback

• Skipping the testing phase

• Reducing the need for documentation

Which process model is most suitable for large, complex projects?

• Waterfall model

• Prototyping model

• Iterative development

• Ad-hoc development