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WorksheetsSoftware Engineering Quiz
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 14mins
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It refers to an inventory of data elements in a database or data model with detailed description of its format, relationships, meaning, source and usage?
Data Warehouse
Data Mining
Data Dictionary
Data Analytics
Which of the following does NOT describe Meta Data?
Provides information about other data
Can be created automatically, accurately and manually
Enhances speed of network transactions
Referred to as Data Dictionary
What are two essential elements when creating a data dictionary?
List of users and list of permissions
List of queries and list of reports
List of tables and list of columns
List of indexes and list of keys
What describes the initial value assigned to a field in a data dictionary?
Entity or Form Name
Field Type
Default Value
Field Names
What attribute of a data dictionary typically becomes the table name?
Field Names
Default Value
Field Type
Entity or Form Name
Which attribute of a data dictionary refers to the attributes of the entity?
Field Names
Default Value
Entity or Form Name
Field Type
Which attribute in a data dictionary describes the type of data that can be stored in a field (e.g., string, integer, date)?
Field Type
Entity or Form Name
Default Value
Field Names
A company is planning to invest in a new project. The total cost of the project in the first year is $100,000. The projected benefit within 12 months is $200,000.
0.5 years
0.9 years
0.25 years
0.10 years
It refers to the concerns, needed by the people, about the specific capabilities or attributes by the people who perform the work of the project
Risk Management Analysis
Human Resource Requirement
Information resource Requirement
Quality Assurance Management
Which of the following is NOT a step in doing a Cost and Benefit Analysis?
Assign a monetary value to the benefits
Assign a monetary value to the costs
Brainstorm costs and benefits
Conduct a market analysis
It refers to the detailed list of required specifications that a device or system must have in order to use certain hardware or software?
Operational Specifications
System Requirements
Hardware Prerequisites
Configuration System
IT is an easy tool to determine which potential decision would make the most financial sense for the business or individual.
Cost and Benefit Analysis
SWOT Analysis
Risk Assessment Management
Market Feasibility Study
Which of the following best describes 'hardware' needed to run software?
Physical components like processors and memory
User interface design
Software applications and programs
Network infrastructure
Under Defining the Problem: Which term involves thoroughly defining the problem to avoid making it worse?
Iteratively question the cause of the problem
Challenge the definition from all angles
Take the time to define the problem clearly
Pursue alternate paths on 'facts of life' and opportunities
Under Defining the Problem: Which term refers to recognizing that some problems cannot be changed and what appears to be a problem is actually an opportunity?
Pursue alternate paths on 'facts of life' and opportunities
Iteratively question the cause of the problem
Take the time to define the problem clearly
Challenge the definition from all angles
Under Defining the Problem: Which term means looking at the problem from different angles to find the best solution?
Iteratively question the cause of the problem
Pursue alternate paths on 'facts of life' and opportunities
Take the time to define the problem clearly
Challenge the definition from all angles
Under Defining the Problem: Which term involves asking why repeatedly to identify the root cause of a problem?
Iteratively question the cause of the problem
Challenge the definition from all angles
Take the time to define the problem clearly
Pursue alternate paths on 'facts of life' and opportunities
A company is planning to invest in a new project. The total cost of the project is $50,000. The projected benefit within 12 months is $100,000. What is the payback time?
1 year
0.25 years
0.10 years
0.5 years
Under Identifying Possible Solutions: Which step in problem-solving involves selecting a solution and setting a deadline to address the issue?
Assign responsibility
Identify multiple possible solutions
Make a decision
Set a measure for the solution
Under Identifying Possible Solutions: Which step focuses on developing numerous possible solutions to improve the likelihood of finding the right one?
Prioritize potential solutions
Set a measure for the solution
Identify multiple possible solutions
Assign responsibility
Under Identifying Possible Solutions: Which step involves determining who will carry out the chosen solution?
Prioritize potential solutions
Make a decision
Identify multiple possible solutions
Assign responsibility
Under Identifying Possible Solutions: Which step requires establishing criteria to evaluate if and when the problem has been resolved?
Set a measure for the solution
Assign responsibility
Identify multiple possible solutions
Prioritize potential solutions
Under Identifying Possible Solutions: Which step defined a rule that says that every large problem was once a small one that could have been solved easily?
Set a measure for the solution
Assign responsibility
Prioritize potential solutions
Identify multiple possible solutions
Which term best describes the programs required to operate a complete system, including the operating system, database, development platform, and browsers?
Hardware
Firmware
Software
Network Infrastructure
It is a business process that adds up all the benefits of an initiative (i.e. a project) and then subtracts the associated costs.
Cost and Benefit Analysis
SWOT Analysis
Risk Assessment Management
Market Feasibility Study
