Software Engineering 1000+ MCQ with answer for CLAT PG

1. Open source development model best suits for _____.
A. Large system applications
B. Small system applications
C. Medium system applications
D. Very small system applications
Answer : A

2. UAN stands for _____.
A. User Action Notation
B. User Action Norms
C. User Analogy Notation
D. User Analogy Norms
Answer : A

3. The tools used during implementation and maintenance are called _____ CASE tools
A. Upper
B. Front-end
C. Intermediate
D. Lower
Answer : D

4. _____ interacts with the system at the financial level.
A. Accounting Personnel
B. Database Manager
C. Salesman
D. System Operator
Answer : A

5. Tools used in the early phases of the life cycle are called _____ CASE tools.
A. Lower
B. Back-end
C. Intermediate
D. Upper
Answer : D

6. Which of the following is not aspects to fault tolerance.?
A. Failure detection
B. Damage assessment
C. Fault avoidance
D. Fault repair
Answer : C

7. The Linear sequential model of software development is_____
A. An Old Fashioned model that cannot be used in a modern context
B. A good approach when a working program is required quickly
C. A useful approach when a customer cannot define requirements clearly.
D. A reasonable approach when requirement are well defined.
Answer : D

8. State True or False.
1. Ubiquitous computing lead to an environment in which the cycle time and costs of the business processes are increased.
2. Software technology facilitates communication between devices in a multimedia fashion.
A. 1-True, 2-True
B. 1-True, 2-False
C. 1-False, 2-True
D. 1-False, 2-False
Answer : C

9. _____ was an improved version of an earlier process model called the Nine-Phase, Stage-Wise model.
A. Spiral model
B. Incremental model
C. Iterative model
D. Waterfall model
Answer : D

10. Which of the following are the steps in identifying the transforming process of data- flow diagram to structure chart?
A. Identify system- processing transformation
B. Identify input transformation
C. Identify output transformation
D. All the above
Answer : D

11. _____ is the open source software.
A. Internet Explorer
B. Mozilla
C. MS-Office
D. Oracle
Answer : B

12. ____________ serves as the foundation for software engineering.
A. Software Analysis
B. Software Design
C. Software quality
D. Software testing
Answer : B

13. Which of the following is one of the phase of software life cycle?
A. Design
B. Project Management
C. Maintenance
D. Quality management
Answer : A

14. State True or False.
1. Curtis, Kellner, and Over identified five uses for process models.
2. Blackburn et al. identified the five most influential factors in the development process.
A. 1-True, 2-True
B. 1-True, 2-False
C. 1-False, 2-True
D. 1-False, 2-False
Answer : A

15. In object oriented design of software which of the following is not true?
A. objects inherit the properties of the class
B. classes are defined based on the attributes of the object
C. objects can belong to two classes
D. classes are always different
Answer : C

16. Information hiding is to hide from user details
A. that are not relevant to him
B. that re relevant to him
C. that may be maliciously handled by him
D. that are confidential
Answer : C

17. State True or False.
1. Cultural differences are examples of inherited characteristics that affect the degree of diversification in an environment.
2. Amid various diversity, commonly shared human needs play a unifying role.
A. 1-False, 2-False
B. 1-True, 2-False
C. 1-False, 2-True
D. 1-True, 2-True
Answer : D

18. Design phase will usually be?
A. bottom-up
B. random
C. top-down
D. center fingring
Answer : C

19. State True or False.
1. Leveson adopts a cognitive engineering approach to software development.
2. Visualization plays a key role in defining and understanding the artifacts produced during development.
A. 1-False, 2-False
B. 1-True, 2-False
C. 1-False, 2-True
D. 1-True, 2-True
Answer : D

20. State True or False.
1. 4GLs are not CASE tools.
2. The domain of applicability of CASE tools are much more limited than the 4GL.
A. 1-True, 2-True
B. 1-True, 2-False
C. 1-False, 2-True
D. 1-False, 2-False
Answer : A

21. The SOFL model of Liu and colleagues (1997) presents an integrated approach that adopts _____ methodologies in the requirements phases and _____ methodologies in the design and implementation phases
A. Procedure-oriented, Structured
B. Structured, Procedure-oriented
C. Structured, Object-oriented
D. Object-oriented, Structured
Answer : C

22. The name for the way that computers manipulate data into information is called:
A. processing
B. programming
C. storing
D. organizing
Answer : A

23. Explain what is meant by PRODUCT with reference to one of the eight principles as per the ACM/IEEE Code of Ethics ?
A. Software engineers shall ensure that their products and related modifications meet the highest professional standards possible.
B. The product should be easy to use.
C. It means that the product designed /created should be easily available.
D. Software engineers shall ensure that their products and related modifications satisfy the client.
Answer : D

24. Which of the following is a tool in design phase?
A. abstraction
B. refinement
C. information hiding
D. all of above three
Answer : D

25. Which of the following model include inheritance model, object aggregation, and service usage model?
A. Entity- relation model
B. Data flow model
C. Structural model
D. Object model
Answer : D

26. _____ asserted that, for a process model to be effective, it must exhibit multidimensional characteristics.
A. Madhavji
B. Sutton
C. Khalifa
D. Humphrey
Answer : B

27. State True or False.
1. People have different software needs that change over time.
2. Most computer users do not understand computer languages.
A. 1-False, 2-False
B. 1-True, 2-False
C. 1-False, 2-True
D. 1-True, 2-True
Answer : D

28. The rapid application development model is______________
A. A Combination of prototyping and waterfall model
B. Includes project risks evaluation during each iteration
C. A high speed adaptation of the linear sequential model
D. Used to suggests a systematic sequential approach to software development
Answer : C

29. _____ is the most widely used single measure of information technology success
A. User satisfaction
B. Job satisfaction
C. Business success
D. Profit making
Answer : A

30. State True or False.
1. People are at the core of problem solving because business problems are solved by people for people.
2. The structure of the group and its efficiency of communications, style of management, and cohesiveness are critical factors in the effectiveness of the team.
A. 1-True, 2-True
B. 1-True, 2-False
C. 1-False, 2-True
D. 1-False, 2-False
Answer : A

31. The testing technique that requires devising test cases to demonstrate a program function is operational is called_____
A. Grey- box testing
B. White box testing
C. Black box testing
D. Red Box Testing
Answer : C

32. Which of the following is a technical factor which affect software maintenance cost?
A. Application Domain
B. Staff stability
C. Programming language
D. External environment
Answer : C

33. RAD stands for _____.
A. Random Application Development
B. Raw Application Development
C. Robust Application Development
D. Rapid Application Development
Answer : D

34. which is used to measure POFOD?
A. The time between system failure
B. The frequency of occurrence with which unexpected behaviour is likely to occur
C. The elapsed repair or restart time when a system failure occurs. Given that the system must be continuously available.
D. The number of system failures given a number of systems inputs.
Answer : D

35. The most famous risk reduction strategy is _____.
A. Waterfall model
B. Incremental model
C. Spiral model
D. Iterative model
Answer : C

36. In Software Engineering, people are considered as a/an _____.
A. Asset
B. Resource
C. Problem Solver
D. Knowledge Provider
Answer : B

37. A good specification should be?
A. distinctly specific
B. unambiguous
C. all of these
D. functional
Answer : C

38. Design phase includes?
A. data,architectural and procedural designs only
B. architectural,procedural and interface design only
C. data,architectural and interface design only
D. data,architectural interface and procedural design
Answer : D

39. Which of the following the notation is not used to represent an object class in an object model?
A. Class Name
B. Entity
C. Attributes
D. Service
Answer : B

40. _____ refers to the elimination or reduction of third-party intermediaries between the client or customer.
A. Intermediation
B. Disintermediation
C. Mediation
D. None of the above
Answer : B

41. Feller and Fitzgerald observe that between _____ percent of software costs are traditionally associated with the post-development, maintenance phase of the software life cycle.
A. 70 to 80
B. 30 to 40
C./strong> 50 to 60
D. 10 to 20
Answer : A