____________ serves as the foundation for software engineering.
Software Analysis
Software Design
Software quality
Software testing
Correct Answer :
B. Software Design
Related Questions
State True or False.
1. The seminal book by Kent Beck, Extreme Programming Explained express some of the defining characteristics of agile development.
2. Code is the one artifact that development absolutely cannot live without
1-False, 2-False
1-True, 2-False
1-False, 2-True
1-True, 2-True
RAD stands for _____.
Random Application Development
Raw Application Development
Robust Application Development
Rapid Application Development
In object oriented design of software which of the following is not true?
objects inherit the properties of the class
classes are defined based on the attributes of the object
objects can belong to two classes
classes are always different
Tools used in the early phases of the life cycle are called _____ CASE tools.
Lower
Back-end
Intermediate
Upper
Feller and Fitzgerald observe that between _____ percent of software costs are traditionally associated with the post-development, maintenance phase of the software life cycle.
70 to 80
30 to 40
50 to 60
10 to 20
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.
1-False, 2-False
1-True, 2-False
1-False, 2-True
1-True, 2-True
Open source development model best suits for _____.
Large system applications
Small system applications
Medium system applications
Very small system applications
The name for the way that computers manipulate data into information is called:
processing
programming
storing
organizing
Which of the following the notation is not used to represent an object class in an object model?
Class Name
Entity
Attributes
Service
Which of the following model include inheritance model, object aggregation, and service usage model?
Entity- relation model
Data flow model
Structural model
Object model
_____ asserted that, for a process model to be effective, it must exhibit multidimensional characteristics.
Madhavji
Sutton
Khalifa
Humphrey
Which of the following is a the process metric which is useful for assessing maintainability?
Number of request for corrective maintenance
Average time required for impact analysis
All the above
Number of oustanding change request
_____ model is based on incremental development under statistical quality control and formal correctness principles.
Waterfall
Spiral
Iterative
Cleanroom
The most famous risk reduction strategy is _____.
Waterfall model
Incremental model
Spiral model
Iterative model
State True or False.
1. People have different software needs that change over time.
2. Most computer users do not understand computer languages.
1-False, 2-False
1-True, 2-False
1-False, 2-True
1-True, 2-True
In Software Engineering, people are considered as a/an _____.
Asset
Resource
Problem Solver
Knowledge Provider
The Linear sequential model of software development is_____
An Old Fashioned model that cannot be used in a modern context
A good approach when a working program is required quickly
A useful approach when a customer cannot define requirements clearly.
A reasonable approach when requirement are well defined.
The spiral model of software development___________
A useful approach when a customer cannot define requirements clearly.
Is more chaotic than the incremental model
Includes project risks evaluation during each iteration
Often used for the development of client/server applications
____________ serves as the foundation for software engineering.
Software Analysis
Software Design
Software quality
Software testing
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.
1-True, 2-True
1-True, 2-False
1-False, 2-True
1-False, 2-False
UAN stands for _____.
User Action Notation
User Action Norms
User Analogy Notation
User Analogy Norms
________________ exercises specific paths in a module's control structure to ensure complete coverage and maximum error detection.
Unit testing
Integration testing
Validation testing
System testing
What types of errors are missed by black-box testing and can be found by white-box testing?
Behavioural error
Logic errors
Performance error
Interface error
The major advantage of bottom-up integration testing is__________.
major decision points are tested early
no drivers need to be written
no stubs need to be written
regression testing is not required
_____ is the most widely used single measure of information technology success
User satisfaction
Job satisfaction
Business success
Profit making
_____ interacts with the system at the financial level.
Accounting Personnel
Database Manager
Salesman
System Operator
Which of the following is not the strategy for achieving reliability in software system?
Fault avoidance
Fault tolerance
Fault detection
Fault repair
The testing technique that requires devising test cases to demonstrate a program function is operational is called_____
Grey- box testing
White box testing
Black box testing
Red Box Testing
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.
1-False, 2-False
1-True, 2-False
1-False, 2-True
1-True, 2-True
_____ was an improved version of an earlier process model called the Nine-Phase, Stage-Wise model.
Spiral model
Incremental model
Iterative model
Waterfall model