Software Engineering MCQ Solved Paper for UPSC IES

1. 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

2. Choose the correct option in terms of Issues related to professional responsibility
A. Confidentiality
B. Intellectual property rights
C. Managing Client Relationships
D. Both a & b
Answer : D

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

4. ________________ exercises specific paths in a module's control structure to ensure complete coverage and maximum error detection.
A. Unit testing
B. Integration testing
C. Validation testing
D. System testing
Answer : A

5. 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

6. Efficiency in a software product does not include ________
A. licensing
B. responsiveness
C. processing time
D. memory utilization
Answer : A

7. Which of the following notation in data flow diagram is used to represent user interaction with system?
A. Arrow Head
B. Rectangle
C. Rounded Rectangle
D. Circle
Answer : D

8. Select the incorrect statement: Software engineers should
A. not use your technical skills to misuse other peoples computers.
B. not knowingly accept work that is outside your competence.
C. be dependent on their colleagues.
D. maintain integrity and independence in their professional judgment.
Answer : C

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. The Linear sequential model is also known as ________.
A. classical life cycle model
B. Fountain model
C. Spiral model
D. Concurrent model
Answer : A

13. 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

14. Process technology enabled the support of the rapid application development needed for iterative approaches with their greater emphasis on risk _____ and user _____.
A. Minimization, Satisfaction
B. Minimization, Dissatisfaction
C. Maximization, Satisfaction
D. Maximization, Dissatisfaction
Answer : A

15. 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

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

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

18. _____ focused on the Waterfall and prototype models in their empirical study, emphasizing the factors driving the usage of specific process models.
A. Boehm and Belz
B. Khalifa and Verner
C. Madhavji et al.
D. Blackburn et al.
Answer : B

19. ISO stands for _____.
A. Indian Statistical Organization
B. Inter State Organization
C. International Standards Organization
D. Indian Standards Organization
Answer : C

20. 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

21. State True or False.
1. Ubiquitous computing lead to an environment in which the cycle time and costs of the business processe 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

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

23. 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

24. 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

25. The spiral model of software development___________
A. A useful approach when a customer cannot define requirements clearly.
B. Is more chaotic than the incremental model
C. Includes project risks evaluation during each iteration
D. Often used for the development of client/server applications
Answer : C

26. Which of the following is not the part of system requirements?
A. Availability
B. Data Integrity
C. Security
D. Reliability
Answer : D

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

28. What is meant by the term software crisis?
A. Ability to deliver software on time with good quality
B. A situation in which experienced developers leave the company
C. Inability of new software to inter-operate with existing software
D. Instability in the development team
Answer : A

29. 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

30. 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

31. 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. 50 to 60
D. 10 to 20
Answer : A

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

33. ___________ is used to derive a class from existing class.
A. Polymorphism
B. Encapsulation
C. Inheritance
D. Information hiding
Answer : C

34. 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

35. 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

36. What is meant by a dedicated computer?
A. Which is used by one person only
B. Which is assigned one and only one task
C. Which uses one kind of software
D. Which is meant for application software
Answer : B

37. _____ 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

38. 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

39. 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

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

41. Which of the following is a the process metric which is useul for assessing maintainability?
A. Number of request for corrective maintenance
B. Average time required for impact analysis
C. All the above
D. Number of oustanding change request
Answer : C

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

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

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

45. _____ interoperate with systems at a mobile or remote level in order to access inventory, check prices, and close deals.
A. System Operator
B. Salesman
C. Database Manager
D. Accountant
Answer : B

46. Software engineers should not use their technical skills to misuse other peoples computers.Here the term misuse refers to:
A. Unauthorized modification of computer material
B. Unauthorized access to computer material
C. Dissemination of viruses or other malware
D. All of the mentioned
Answer : D

47. 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

48. _____ model is based on incremental development under statistical quality control and formal correctness principles.
A. Waterfall
B. Spiral
C. Iterative
D. Cleanroom
Answer : D

49. Which of the following are the activities of the function- oriented design.
A. Data- flow design
B. Structural decomposition
C. Detailed design description
D. All the above
Answer : D

50. 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