SEPM

Who are considered stakeholders in software engineering projects?

• Only software engineers

• Only end-users

• Anyone benefiting directly or indirectly from the system

• Only business managers

Answer explanation

Stakeholders include managers, users, customers, and engineers who gain from the system.

What is the main purpose of requirements engineering?

• To write code

• To test the system

• To understand and define software requirements

• To deploy software

Answer explanation

It lays the foundation by clarifying project needs.

Which actor directly interacts with the system to achieve goals?

• Primary actor

• Secondary actor

• Support actor

• Monitoring actor

Answer explanation

Primary actors initiate system interaction.

Entity-Relationship Diagrams (ERDs) represent the behavior of the system in response to events.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

ERDs represent data objects and their relationships.

5. (a)   is the process of understanding and defining software requirements.

Which element in UML models shows sequence of user actions?

• Use case

• Activity diagram

• ER diagram

• Class diagram

Answer explanation

Activity diagrams show step-by-step flow of actions.

Which of the following is an example of a data object?

• Password entry

• Homeowner

• Car with attributes like make and model

• Control panel light

Which is a limitation of use cases?

• Hard to understand

• Not useful for functional needs

• Do not handle nonfunctional requirements well

• Cannot describe user actions

Answer explanation

Use cases focus mostly on functional behavior.

What is a precondition in a use case?

• The system’s final state

• Conditions true before use case starts

• Alternative scenarios

• Unexpected exception

Answer explanation

Preconditions define the starting assumptions.

Requirements must be (a)   so that they can be verified after implementation.