Lecture

Lecture

1 .Which of the fol low i ng bes t di s ti ng uishes so ftw are engi neeri ng fro m
co mputer sci ence?

A.Co mp u ter sci en cei s o nl y about h ard ware

B.So ft ware engi n eerin g avo ids th eoreti cal mo d el s

C.Co mp u t ers ciencefo c

u s es o n t heo ry; soft ware en gin eeri ng on practi cal so ft ware
d eliv ery

D.So ft ware eng in eeri ng is asub set o f mat h emat i cs

2 .Which phas ei n the requirements engineeri ng pro cess ensures thefeas ibil i ty
o f thes ys tem idea?

A.Req ui remen t s eli cit atio n

B.Requ i
remen ts sp eci ficatio n

C.Feasi bi lit y st ud y

D.Req ui remen t s v al id atio n

3 .The pri ma ry rea so n for theemerg ence of so ftw are eng ineeri ng as a
di sci pl i ne in the 19 60 s w as :

A.Th e ris eo fv id eo games

B.Th e in v ent ion ofhard wares ys t ems

C.Co mmu n i cati on an d c

oo rd in at io n i ssu es in larg et eams

D.Lack of goo d co mp ut ers cienti st s

B.Wri t i ng lon g cod e

C.Man ag ing comp l ex it y in larg es ys t e

ms

D.Dev el opi ng mo b ile app s

5 .So ftw are pro cess es prima ri ly ai m to:

A.Red u ce th e ti me to wri t e co de

B.In creas es ys t em sp eed

C.Gu i de th e develo pmen t and ev olu tio n of so ft ware

D.Au t o mat e all tes tin g p ro ced ures

Defi nitio ns a ndDis ti ncti o ns

6 .So ftw
arei s bes t defi neda s:

A.Hard ware pl us operati ng sys tem

B.Pro grams on l y

C.Co mp u t erp rog rams and associ at ed docu men t atio n

D.Op erati ng sys t ems only

7 .What differentia tes sy stem engi neering fro m so ftw a re engi neeri ng ?

A.S ys t em eng i neeri ng focus es on l y

o n codi ng

B.So ft ware engi n eerin g ex cl ud es man ag emen t

C.Sys t e m eng in eering in cl ud es hard ware,s o ft ware,and pro ces s engin eeri ng

D.S ys t em eng i neeri ng deals on l y wi th hard ware

8 .A ma jo r chal lenge for so ftw are engi neeri ng to day is :

A.Deal i ng wit h ou tda

t ed hard ware

B.Redu cing prog rammi n g langu ag e us ag e

C.Co pin g with in creas ing di versit y and red uced d el iv ery ti mes

D.El i mi n at in g th e need fo r sp eci ficat io ns

Ro l eo f Softw a re Eng i neer

9 .Which of the fol low i ng i s no t typi cal ly a rol e of as o ftw a reengi

neer?

A.Hard ware t ro ubl esh oot in g

B.Requ i remen ts sp eci ficatio n

C.Co mmu n i cati on wi th in teams

D.Op erati ng atv ariou s abs t ractio n l evels

1 0 .Wha t no n

tea ms ?

A.T yp i n g s peed

B.Co mmu n i cati on

C
.Deb ug gin g

D.UI des ig n

Hi sto ry a ndEvol utio n

1 1 .Whi chs ys tem is mo s t famo usl y a sso ci a tedw i th theemergence o fs oftw a re

engi neeri ng as a fi eld?

A.Li n ux Kernel

B.Wi n d o ws 3.1

C.OS/ 36 0 fo r IBM36 0

D.An d roid OS

1 2 .A key rea li za tion duri ng the1 960 s

abo ut la rg es o ftw a repro jects w as :

A.Bet t erl an gu ag es wo ul d s olv e all p roble ms

C.Mo reh ard ware was th e an s wer

D.Deb u ggi ng was imp o s s ibl e

A.Su ccess in

s mal l pro jects

B.Ri si ng h ard ware co st s

C.Co mmu n i cati on iss u es in l arg e so ft ware pro ject s

D.In v en tio n o f FORTRAN

Engi neeri ng vs Science

1 4 .Engi neeri ng differs fro m sci ence in tha t:

C.It appl i es sci ent i fic knowledg et o b uil d s ys t ems

1 5 .The pri ma ry aim of s ci encei s to :

A.Des i gn devi ces

B.Bu ild so ft ware

C.Co ll ect an d o rg anize facts int o mean in gfu l p at t erns

D.El i mi n at e en gi neeri ng ch al l eng es

S
o ftw are Process & Co s ts
1 6 .Wha t percentage of co s ts in ty pi ca l so ftw are dev elo pment is a ll oca ted to
tes ti ng?

A.2 0 %

B.3 0 %

C.4 0 %

D.5 0 %

1 7 .Why do evol ution costss o meti mes exceed dev elo pment cos ts in custo m
s o ftw a re?

A.Becau se ofh ard ware failu res

B.

Du e to con st ant speci fi cat ion chang es an d mai n tenan ce

C.Li cens ing fees

D.Po o r do cu men t at io n o nl y

1 8 .The dis tri buti o no f co s ts ina so ftw are project prima ri ly depends o n:

A.Nu mb er of prog rammers

B.So ft ware dev el opmen t mo d el us ed

C.Si ze of th e har
d d is k

D.Pro g rammi n g langu ag e

So ftw are Speci fi ca tio n & Metho ds

1 9 .The process of defi ni ng w ha t as ys tem sho ul d do i s cal led:

A.So ft wared ev elopmen t

B.So ft ware tes tin g

C.So ft ware sp eci ficat io n

D.So ft warev al id at ion

2 0 .I n so ftw are eng ineeri ng meth

o ds ,"rul es " refer to:

A.St eps in codi ng

B.Co nst raint s app li ed to sys t em mo d el s

C.Us er pr eferen ces

D.Lan g uag eg ramma r

2 1 .Whi ch pa rto f softw a re engi neeri ng metho ds inv olv es vi sua l

repres enta tio n?

A.Ru l es

B.Reco mmen d ati on s

C.Mo del d es cript ions

D
.Tes t in g pl ans

2 2 .Requi rements v al i da ti o n ens ures tha t:

A.Th e co de is op ti mi zed

B.Th e requi remen t s are co mp l et e and co rrect

C.Th e sys t em is dep lo yed

D.Th e testing is fini sh ed

Mi s cell a neo us

2 3 .Acco rdi ng to the gra di ng poli cy ,how ma ny poi nts a re

a ssi g ned to cla ss
a ttenda nce and pa rti ci pa tio n?

A.5

B.2

C.8

D.1 0

2 4 .Whi cho f thefo llow i ng bes t describes so ftw are engi neeri ng ?

A.A pro g rammi n g lan gu ag e

B.A bran ch of th eo ret i cal p h ys i cs

C.An eng in eerin g d is cipl in e fo r so ft warep rodu ct io n

D.A
fo r m of el ectri cal en gi neeri ng

2 5 .A so ftw are eng i neer mus t opera tea tv ario us a bs tra cti o nl evels .This
i mpl i es:

A.Th e us eo f AI in co din g

B.J u mp i ng bet ween h ard ware an d s oft ware

C.Un d ers tandi ng both hi gh

D.U
s i ng mu l t ip le pro g rammi n g langu ag es

Lecture 2
Well

1 .Which of the fol low i ng i s

no t

ty pi ca ll y co ns i dereda chara cteris tic ofw el l

A.Hi g h res ou rce cons u mp t ion

B.Go od us er int erface

C.Accep tabl ep erfo rman ce

D.C
ost

Answ er: A

2 .Why i s cos t

s o ftw a re?

A.It redu ces th e need for sk ill ed d ev el op ers

B.It ensu res mi n i mal resour ce us ag e reg ard l ess of fun ctio nali t y

C.It del iv ers ex pected fun ct ion al

it y wi t h in ti me an d bud get

D.It relies ent i rel y on op en

3 .Rel ia bi li ty ins oftw are refers to its a bi li ty to:

A.Be wri t t en q ui ck l y

B.Ad apt to us er requi remen t s

C.Perfo rm in t end ed fu ncti ons un der st at ed con di tio ns

D.Su p po rt hig h

Co ns tructi o nv s .Ma nag ement Activ i ti es

4 .Which of the fol low i ng a cti vi ti es w ould fall under

m a nag em ent
,no t
co ns tructio n?

A.Co d ing

B.Tes ti ng

C.Co n fig uratio n Man ag emen t

D.Des i gn Develo p men t

A.Tas k s i n t he mai n ten an cep has e

B.Ad d iti on al debu ggi ng pro cedu res

C.Man ag emen t act ivi ti es th at su ppo rt con st ructi on

D.Des i gn

6 .I ns tall a tio n and tra ini ng of users fa ll underw hi ch ca tegor

y of activ i ti es ?

A.Co d ing task s

B.Des ig n o perat ion s

C.Co nst ructi on

D.Man agemen t

7 .Which of the fol low i ng i s a cons truction acti vi ty that ma rks thetra nsi ti on
fro m design to impl ementa tio n?

A.Req ui remen t Gatherin g

B.Co din g

C.Pro ject Pl an nin g

D.
Co n fi gu rat ion Man ag emen t

So ftw are Eng i neeri ng Fra mew ork

8 .I na so ftw are eng ineeri ng fra mew ork, w ha t rol e do es the"qua li ty focus"
pl ay?

A.Mi n i mi zes d ocu men tatio n

B.Rep laces pro cess es ent irel y

C.En s ures d efin ed p ro ces s es arefol lo wed wi th an emp h as

is on q uali t y

D.Li mi t s test in g to functi on al mo d u les o nl y

9 .What is thepri ma ry functio n of

m et hod s

i n thes o ftw are eng i neeri ng

fra mew ork?

A.To mo n i to rd ev elop erp erfo rman ce

B.To pro vi de techn ical pro cedu res for tas k exe cu tio n

C.To track pro ject d

ead lin es

D.To define co st es timat i on mo d els

1 0 .I n thefra mew o rk,w hi ch compo nent offe rs auto ma teda ss is ta nce fo r ta s ks

a ndqua li ty control?

A.To o ls

B.Pro ces ses

C.Meth od s

D.Act i vi ti es

1 1 .The process es defi nedi n as o ftw a re eng i neeri ng fra mew or k typ
i ca ll y
i nclude:

A.Us er man u al s an d h ard ware test s

B.In formal team di s cu ss ion s

C.Ke y Process Areas and t hei rs eq uen ce

D.Mark etin g and releas es t rat egi es

So ftw are Develo pment Loo p

1 2 .Whi ch phas e of the Softw are Development Loo p dea ls w i th unders t

a ndi ng
the issuea t ha nd?

A.So l uti on In t eg rati on

B.Tech ni cal Develo pmen t

C.Pro bl em Defi n it ion

D.St atu s Quo

1 3 .Whi chs ta g e mar ks thea ctua l dev elo pment of a technica l s ol uti on in the
l oo p?

A.Pro bl em Defi n i tion

B.St atus Qu o

C.So lu tio n Int egration

D
.Tech n ical Dev el op men t

l oo p?

A.Req ui remen t s arerevi s ed

B.So ft ware is depl o yed an d s t abi li zed

C.In t eg rati on wit h ex t ern al sys tems

D.Tes t in g i s fin ali zed

1 5 .How do es thel o
op ensures oftw a re rema i ns ada pta bl e ov er time?

A.B y freezi ng req ui re men ts earl y

B.Th rou gh rep eat ed d ocu men t at ion cycl es

C.By evo l vin g with newrequi remen t s after each cycl e

D.B y exc l udi ng leg acy s ys t ems

Co urse Fo cus and Adv a nced Co ncepts

1 6 .Th
ecurrent cours e (Spri ng 202 5 ) focus es prima ri ly on:

A.Han d s

B.So ft ware desi gn on l y

C.Man ag ing th e techn i cal d ev elop men t pro ces s

D.Net wo rk s ecu rit y and encryp t io n

1 7 .Whi cho f thefo llow i ng is directl y a sso cia tedw i th

Pro ject Pl a nni ng
?

A. Wri t in g un it test cas es

B.Es t i mat in g t i mel ines ,resou rces ,and d efi ni ng s chedul es

C.I mp l emen t in g en cryp t i on algo rith ms

D.Mai nt aini ng av ersi on co nt ro l t ool

1 8 .So ftw are Co nfigura ti o n Ma na gement is cri ti ca l fo r:

A.Man agin g me mo ry us ag e

B.En s uring

cons is t ent pro ject v ersi on s and chan g et racki ng

C.Dev elop in g real

D.Fro nt

1 9 .Whi ch co urs e topi c fo cuses o n ev al ua ting w hether a s o ftw are sys tem meets
requi rements andi s co rrectly bui l t?

A.Ri s k Manag emen t

B.Re

ering

C.Veri fi catio n and Val id at ion

D.Pro cess Imp ro vemen t

2 0 .Whi ch to pi c address es so ftw a re evolutio n anda da pta tion of o utda ted
s ys tems ?

A.Req ui remen t Eng in eeri ng

B.Leg acy S ys t ems

C.So ft ware Qu al it y As su ran ce

D.Ri s k An al ys is

Lec ture 3

So ftw a
re Process Fundamenta ls

1 .What does aso ftw are pro ces s pri ma ri ly prov i de to so ftwa re dev el o pment
effo rts?

A.Rev enu e fo recast in g

B.Fl exib il it y for in div idu al d ev el op ers

C.A road map for co nt roll ed and qu al it y

D.Gu i d el in es fo r hard wa
re sel ecti on

2 .Which of the fol low i ng i s

no t

a typi cal work product o f aso ftw are pro ces s?

A.So u rce cod e

B.Bu dg et rep o rts

C.Requ i remen t d ocumen t s

D.Tes t dat a

3 .The term "w ork pro duct" ina so ftwa re pro cess refers to:

A.Th e ph ys i cal in fras t ru ct ure

us ed for codi ng

B.To o ls li cens ed ford ev elop men t

C.Art i facts prod u ced du rin g s o ft ware eng in eeri ng acti vi ti es

D.Cl i en t con t racts

Ca pa bil i ty Ma turi ty Mo del (CMM)

4 .What is thedefa ul t CMM level fo r any orga niza tio n not ev al ua tedy et?

A.Rep eatabl e
B.Defi n ed

C.In it ial

D.Man aged

5 .Which of the fol low i ng i s thema i ni ssuew ith CMM Level 1 o rga ni za ti ons?

A.Ov er

B.Ex cess iv ed ocu men t ati on

C.Lack ofd efi ned p ro ces s es an d ch aot i cpracti ces

D.To o man y KP As in pl
ace

6 .Which lev el of the CMM ensures pro jects fo llow a sta nda rdi zed pro cess
a cro ss theo rg a ni za ti o n?

A.Rep eatabl e

B.Defi n ed

C.Man ag ed

D.Op t i mi zi ng

7 .Atw hich CMM lev el do o rga ni za tio ns focus on co nti nuo us proces s
i mpro v ement usi ng i nnova ti o n?

A.De
fi n ed

B.Man ag ed

C.Rep eat ab le

D.Op t i mi zi ng

8 .Which lev el invo lv es meas uring a ndco ntro lli ng bo ths o ftw are pro ces s a nd
pro duct qual ity us i ng deta il ed metri cs ?

A.Lev el 2

Rep eat ab l e

B.Lev el 3

Defi ned

C.Lev el 4

Man ag ed

D.Lev el 5

Opt i mi zi ng
Key Pro ces s Areas (KPAs )

9 .Why a re KPAs impo rta nt in CMM?

A.Th ey repl ace t est in g acti vit i es

B.Th ey offe r ach eckl is t fo rd evelop er perfo rman ce

C.Th ey defi n e requi red fu n cti on s fo r achi ev ing bes t p racti ces ateach l ev el

D.Th ey areo p t ion al sugg es

ti on s

1 0 .Whi ch CMM level has no defined KPAs ?

A.Lev el 2

B.Lev el 3

C.Lev el 1

D.Lev el 4

1 1 .Whi cho f thefo llow i ng is a KPA intro duceda t CMM Lev el 2?

A.Peer Revi ews

B.Pro ces s Ch ang e Man ag emen t

C.So ft ware Qu al it y As su ran ce

D.Org an izatio n Pro ces s

Fo cu s

A.Lev el 2

B.Lev el 3

C.Lev el 4

D.Lev el 5

Unders ta ndi ng KPA Attri butes

A.Tes t in g to ol s u sed fo r verifi cati on

B.Dev elop er produ

cti vi t y track ing

C.Requ i remen ts th at s ho w org an izatio nal in t ent to meet go al s

D.St affing po li ci es fo r ex t ern al co nsu lt an ts

1 4 .Whi cha ttri buteo f a KPA des cri bes the org a ni za ti o nal and technical
prerequi si tes to meet co mmi tments ?

A.Act i vi ti es
B.Ab i li
t i es

C.Go als

D.Mo ni to ri ng

A.Mo ni to ri ng is opt io nal; veri fi cat ion is man d at o ry

B.Mo nit o rin g t racks acti vi ti es ; v eri fi cat io n che ck s i f pract i ces were co rrect l y
fo llo wed

C.Mo nit
o rin g i s ext ern al ; v eri ficatio n i s i nt ern al

D.Th ey arei n t erch ang eab le ter ms

Lev el

1 6 .Whi cho f thefo llow i ng KPAs is fo und at the

hi g hest

ma turi ty lev el (Lev el

5 )?

A.Defect Preventi on

B.Requ i remen t Manag emen t

C.In t er

n atio n

D.So ft ware Con figu rat ion Man ag emen t

1 7 .Whi ch CMM level firs ti ntro duces qua nti tativ e ma nag ement techniques ?

A.Lev el 2

B.Lev el 3

C.Lev el 4

D.Lev el 5

A.Lev el 3

B.Lev el 2

C
.Lev el 4

D.Lev el 5

a tw ha t CMM lev el ?

A.Lev el 2

B.Lev el 3
C.Lev el 4

D.Lev el 5

2 0 .TheKPA that empha s i zes ma nag i ng proces s a ndpro duct chang es thro ugh
i nnova ti o n belo ngs to w hi c
hl ev el?

A.Lev el 3

B.Lev el 2

C.Lev el 5

D.Lev el 4

Lecture 4

1.

What is thepri ma ry cha ra cteris ti c that differentia tes a

so ftwa re pr ocess
m odel

fro m a
so ftwar e pro ces s
?

A.Th e mo d el fo cu ses on cost est i mat io n

B.Th e mo d el prov ides asi mp l i fi ed ,abs t rac

t vi ew ofth e pro cess

C.Th e pro ces s i nvo lv es on l y coding and tes tin g

D.Th e process mo d el is always seq uent ial

Co rrect Answ er:B

A so ft wa re pr ocess mo del i s a n a bst ra ct or si mpli fi ed repr esent at io n of ap ro ces s .

2.

Which funda menta l a cti vi ty is direct

l y conce rnedw i th ensuri ng that the
s o ftw a res atis fi es cus to mer needs ?

A.So ft wares peci fi cat io n

B.So ft ware vali d ati on

C.So ft ware imp l eme n t ati on

D.So ft ware evo lu tion

Co rrect Answ er:B

Va li da tio n ens ur es the softwar ed o es wh at t h ecus to mer wan ts .

3.

I n thes oftw a re pro ces s ,w hich of the fo ll ow ing is a

s uppo rti ng

a cti vi ty?

A.Arch i tectu ral desig n

B.Un i t t es ti ng

C.Do cu men t at ion

D.Req ui remen t sp ecifi cat ion

Co rrect Answ er:C

Do cu men tat ion is men ti on ed a s a su ppo rt in g a ct i vit y,un li ke core act i vi ti es

li ke
t esti ng or desig n .

4.

What is a sig nifi ca nt

dis ad va ntag e

o f the buil d

A.It requ i res mu l ti ple tea m rol es

B.It in clud es ext en siv e vali dati on u p fron t

C.It has hig h l ong

D.It us es fi x ed i n cremen t s

Co rrect Answ e
r:C

Ma in tena nce beco mes extr emel y dif fi cu lt wi tho ut do cu men ta tion or desi gn .

5.

Which of the fol low i ng bes t des cri bes the

wat er fall m od el
?

A.Act i vi ti es arerevis it ed repeat edl y

B.Each pro cess activi t y is in terleav ed

C.Act iv it ies are arran ged i n d ist i

n ct sequ en ti al ph as es

D.Tes t in g p recedes imp l e men t ati on

Co rrect Answ er:C

Wa t er fal l u ses cl ea rly sep ar at ed pha ses l ike d es ign ,i mpl emen ta ti on ,and test ing .

6.

Which mo del is bes t sui ted for

sm all

develo ped
w i tho ut prio r des ig n?

A.In cremen t al d ev elo p men t

B.Sp i ral mo d el

C.Bu ild

nd

D.Ag i l e mo d el

Co rrect Answ er:C

Bu il d

7.

What does a
pr e

i na pro ces s mo del repres ent?

A.Th e rol e at eam me mb er pl ays

B.A produ ct th at is gen erat ed

C.A st atemen t tru e befo re an

acti vi t y st arts

D.An erro r to b e fix ed in test in g

Co rrect Answ er:C

Pr e

8.

Why i s s tudy ing

di ffer ent so ftwar ep rocess es

i mpo rtant?

A.To in creas ep ro grammi n g skil ls

B.Becaus e al l p ro ject
s h av e th e same req ui remen t s

C.To adap t t o v aryi ng pro ject cons t rain ts and team nee ds
D.To avoid u sin g docu men t atio n

Co rrect Answ er:C

Di f ferent pro j ects ben efit fr o md if f er ent pro ces s es d ependi ng on th ei r s co pe,s iz e,
a nd requi r ement s .

9.

In
increm e
nt al develo pm ent
,how is new functio nal ity a dded?

A.As aco mp l et e rewri te

B.As ap aral lel s ubs ys t em

C.Th rou gh smal l ,seq uent ial v ers ion s

D.At th e en d o f al l t es ti ng

Co rrect Answ er:C

Ea ch i ncr ement ad ds f un ct ion al it yt o t he previo us ver sio n .

10.

Wh
i cho neo f the following is NOT afunda mental so ftw are pro cess
a cti vi ty ?

A.So ft warei mp l eme n t ati on

B.So ft ware evol ut ion

C.So ft ware arch it ectu re

D.So ft warev al id at ion

Co rrect Answ er:C

Ar chi tectur e is as ub

f un da men tal
a cti vi ty.

11.

Why is thecos t of buil d

A.It us es h ig h

B.It lacks in it ial s peci ficatio n and des ign

C.It always requi res t esti ng teams

D.It us es waterfal l do cu men t ati on

Co rrect Answ er:B

A
b s en ceo f p rop er des ign an d s pecifi cati on lead s t o r ewo rk an d higher cos t .

12.

I n a pro cess mo del ,w ha t do

ro les

s igni fy ?

A.Co s t est i mat io n fun ctio ns

B.Des ig n rul es

C.Res pon sib il iti es o f th ep eo pl ei nvo lv ed

D.Co nd it ion s fo r testi ng

Co rrect Answ er:

C

Ro l es ind i cat e resp ons ib ili ti es li ke pro ject ma na ger ,p ro gra mmer ,et c.

13.

Whi ch mo del is mo s t li kel y to dela y v al ida tio n unti l a fter full

i mpl ementa tio n?

A.In cremen t al mo d el

B.Bu ild

C.Wat erfal l mo d el

D.Ag i l e mo d el

Co rrect Answ er:C

Wa t er fal l p er fo r ms va li dat ion af ter d evel op ment pha s es .

14.

Wha ti s a ma jo rdraw back of des cri bi ng o nl y the ac tiv i ti es ina process

mo del ?

A.It beco mes too d etai led

B.It mi s s es ro les ,p rod ucts ,and co ndi ti ons

C.It ass u mes cus to mer invo lv emen t is high

D.It forc es in cremen t al d el iv ery

Co rrect Answ er:B

On l yl is tin g a ct i vit i es omits cr ucia l d et ai ls l i ke ro l es a nd co ndi tio ns .

15.

Whi ch pro cess mo del best refl ects itera tiv e pro toty pi ngw i tho ut pla nni ng?

A. Wat erfall mo d el

B.Sp i ral mo d el

C.Bu ild

D.In cremen t al mo d el

Co
rrect Answ er:C

Bu il d

16.

Wha ti s the output of thea rchi tectura l desi g n pro cess cons i dereda s i n
s o ftw a re pro cess es ?

A.Ro l e

B.Pre

C.Pro du ct

D.Po s t

Co rrect Answ er:C

Ou tp ut s ar e re
f er red t o a s p rod ucts in process des cr ipt io ns .

17.

Wha ti s a pos t

A.A su mmar y of al l bugs

B.A requir emen t yet to b e fu l fi ll ed

C.A st ate tru e aft er act ivi t y comp l et ion

D.A us er

Co rrect Answ er:C

Ap
o st

18.

Whi cho f thefo llow i ng bes t defi nes a

s o ft wa r epr o cess
?

A.A do cu men t det aili ng th es o ft ware

B.A group o f desi gn p att erns

C.A set of rel at ed acti vi ti es to produ ce so ftware

D.A tea m wo rk i
n g on so ft ware

Co rrect Answ er:C

A so ft wa re pr ocess is defin ed a s r el at ed act i vit i es lead ing to apr odu ct .

19.

Why mi g ht bui ld

A.It takest oo lon g t o develo p p ro tot yp es

ti es

C.It resul ts in un mai n t ain ab l ep ro du ct s

D.It focu s es too mu ch on desi gn

Co rrect Answ er:C

It s l ack of do cu men tat io n an d s tru ctur e makes main t ena n ce ver y difficu lt .

20.

How do es thei ncrementa l dev el o pment mo del handl ev al ida ti o n?

A.B y po st pon in
g un ti l fi nal d eliv ery

B.By val i d ati ng each in cremen t

C.By ig n o ri ng t esti ng du ri ng earl y st ages

D.B y del egati ng v alid atio n t o th e cust o mer

Co rrect Answ er:B

Va li da tio n o ccur s wi th each vers ion in in cremen tal develop ment .

Lecture 5

1 .What is thekey c
ha ra cteris tic of theWa terfall Mo del that defines it as a
"pla n

A) It avo ids do cu men t atio n t o redu ceo verhead

B) It al lo ws fo r dyn ami c req u i remen t chang es mi d

C) Al l p rocess act ivi ti es are pl an ned and sch ed ul ed before imp le men t at i
on

D) It in t eg rat es dev elo p men t an d mai nt enan cep h as es

Co rrect Answ er:

2 .Which of the fol low i ng i s a subtl e buts ig ni fi ca nt draw ba ck of the Wat erfal l
Mo del mentio nedi n thel ecture?

A) Hi g h cos ts ofhi rin g d ev elop ers

B) Comp l exit y of i mp l emen t ati on to

o ls

C) Premat u re freezing ofs pecifi cati ons may lead to us er dis s atis fact ion

D) Ex cess iv ei nt eracti on wit h cus to mers

Co rrect Answ er:

3 .I nw hich Waterfal l pha se are so ftw are abstractio ns and thei ri nterrela ti o ns
i denti fied?

A) I mp l emen t ati on

B) Requ ire
men t s an alys i s

C) Sys t em and so ft ware d es ign

D) Int eg rati on test ing

Co rrect Answ er:

4 .What ma kes theWa terfall Mo del still attra ctiv e fo r so me engineeri ng

pro jects?

A) Hi g h fl ex ibi li t y inh andl ing chang es

B) Min i mal documen t atio n requ iremen t

C)
Al ig n men t wit h oth er en gin eeri ng p roces s mo d els

D) Ag i le co mp at ibi li ty

Co rrect Answ er:

5 .Why i s the Wa terfa ll Mo del no t ideal fo r bus i ness sy stems w i th evo lvi ng
needs?

A) It en cou rag es rapid prot ot yp i ng

B) It freezes requi remen t s earl y,l i mi t i ng ad ap t
abi lit y

C) It lacks test ing me ch an is ms

D) It d el ays documen t atio n

Co rrect Answ er:

6 .How are feedba ck loops ha ndl edi n the prac ti ca l i mpl ementa ti o no f the
Wa terfall Mo del ?

A) Th ey arefo rb idd en after ph as e co mp l eti on

B) Th ey arefo rmal i zed th ro ugh us er

con t racts

C) Th ey occ u ri n fo rmal l y,l eadin g t o ov erlap pin g s t ag es

D) Th ey areo u ts ou rced to thi rd

Co rrect Answ er:

7 .Which stag e typi ca ll y la s ts thel o ng es t in the Wa terfal l Model li fe cy cl e?

A) Require men ts anal ys i s

B) Imp l e men t at io n

C) I
nt egratio n and test in g

D) Op eratio n and mai n t en an ce

Co rrect Answ er:

8 .What is thema i npurpos eo f unit tes ting in the Waterfa ll Mo del?

A) To valid ate hard ware in t eg rati on

B) To veri fy th e co mp l et es ys t em arch i t ectu re

C) To ensu re each pro g ram un i t mee

t s its sp eci fi cati on

D) To debug en d

Co rrect Answ er:

9 .What probl em arises fro m thehig h cos t of pro duci ng anda ppro vi ng
do cumenta ti on in Wa terfal l pro jects?

A) Inc reas ed risk ofsecu ri t y brea ch es

B) Av oi dance o f fo rmal testing

C) Li mi t ed

nu mb er of feasi bl ei t eratio ns

D) Misuseo f me mo ry in runt i me

Co rrect Answ er:

1 0 .Wha t ty pi call y ha ppens w hen des ig npro bl ems are i denti fi ed duri ng
co di ng i n theWa terfa ll Mo del?

A) Des ig n p has ei s res u med formal l y

B) Des ign prob l ems areo ft en ci rcu mv e

n ted wi th imp l emen t at ion tri ck s

C) Th e pro ject is restart ed

D) Codingh alts un til desig n revi ew is don e

Co rrect Answ er:

1 1 .Whi cho f thefo llow i ng bes t expla i ns w hy integ ra ti o na nd system test i ng

a re co nducted tog ether in theWa terfa ll Mo del?

A) It sp e
ed s u p cus tomer feed back

B) It av oi ds t est ing red und an cy

C) It en su res th at comb i n ed p rog ram un its meet sys t e m

D) It h el ps det ermi n e mai n t en an ce frequ ency

Co rrect Answ er:

1 2 .Acco rdi ng to the lect ure,w heni s thes o ftw a res ys tem deli
v ered to the
cus to mer?

A) Aft er requi remen ts aregath ered

B) Aft er uni t t es ti ng

C) Aft er int eg ratio n an d s ys t em tes t ing

D) Du rin g s ys t em and so ft ware desi gn

Co rrect Answ er:

1 3 .Wha t di s ti ng ui shes theWa terfall Mo del from Ag il e metho do lo gi es in

terms of

s tructure?

A) Wat erfal l al lo ws i terati ve feed back du rin g s prin ts

B) Wat erfall ph as es are strict l y sequent i al and oft en do cu men t

C) Ag il e us es st ri ct des ign do cu men t ati on

D) Ag i le pro hib it s rewo rk o f previo us ph as es

Co rrect Answ er:

1 4 .Whi chs ta
g e fo cus es on ma ppi ng us er requirements into s ys tem
s peci fica tio ns?

A) S ys t em des ig n

B) Requ iremen t s an alys i s and defin iti on

C) Op erat ion and mai n t en an ce

D) Int eg rati on test ing

Co rrect Answ er:

1 5 .Whi ch ty peo f requi rement

a nt in the Wa terfal l
Mo del?

A) Inc o mp l et e do cumen t at io n

B) Ev ol vin g cus to me r requ i remen t s aft er sp eci ficatio n freeze

C) Mis us eo f test in g framewo rk s

D) Poo rd ev elop er col l abo rat ion

Co rrect Answ er:

1 6 .How is vi si bi li ty of pro gress ma i nta ined in a Wa ter

fa ll

A) Th rou gh frequ ent cod e rel eas es

B) By aut o mat ed error logg in g

C) Vi a ph as e

D) Th rou gh us er fo rums and commu n i t y feedb ack

Co rrect Answ er:

1 7 .Why mi g hts o me tea ms "prog ra m aro und" desi g n pro bl ems in

Wa terfal l
pro jects?

A) To delay i mp l eme n t ati on

B) To exp eri men t wi th newt oo ls

C) To avo id rest arting earl i er ph as es

D) To redu ced evelopmen t ti me wi t h automat i on

Co rrect Answ er:

1 8 .Wha ti s the co nsequenceo f freezi ng pa rts of dev elo pment too ea rly i
na
Wa terfall Mo del pro ject?

A) I mp ro v ed p erfo rman ceo f th e app li cat ion

B) Increased u ser sat is fact ion

C) Li k eli ho od o f prod ucin g as ys t em th at d oes n ot meet us ern eed s

D) Great er reu sabi lity of t he cod e

Co rrect Answ er:

1 9 .Whi cho f thefo llow i ng is le

as t appli ca ble as as treng tho f theWa terfa ll
Mo del?

A) Vi s ib ili t y of p ro gres s

B) Eas y in t eg rat ion of last

C) Al ig n men t wit h oth er en gin eeri ng d is cip li nes

D) Stru ctu red do cu men tatio n

Co rrect Answ er:

B
2 0 .I nw hi ch cas e is us i ng theWa terfa
ll Mo del mo s ts ui tabl e?

A) Wh en th ep ro ject requ i remen t s areexpect ed to ev olv e

B) Wh en us er feedb ack is needed frequ en tl y

C) Wh en requi remen ts arewell

D) Wh en rapi d d el iv ery is prioriti zed ov erd ocu men t at ion

Co rrect Answ er:

Lectur
e 6

1.

What is thema i ni ss uew i th theWa terfa ll mo del tha t theIncrementa l

mo del ai ms toso lv e?

A.Lack of do cu men tat ion

B.Lack ofd ev elop ert oo ls

C.Del ayed feedb ack fro m th e cli en t

D.In co mp l ete tes tin g ph as es

Co rrect Answ er:C

In cr ementa l d evelo pmen

t a llo ws ear li er feedb a ck,a vo idi ng th el ong wai t
a sso ciat ed wit h wat erf al l .

2.

Why i s the Incrementa l mo del considered less "tra uma ti c" co mpa red to the
Wa terfall mo del ?

A.It us es o p en

B.It avoi ds th en eed for int egratio n

C.It del iv e
rs smal l er, fasterbu ild s with lower ri sk

D.It requ i res n o requi remen t gath eri ng

Co rrect Answ er:C

Qu i ckf eedb a ck an d lo wer cost s make th ep ro cess les s d ist urb ing an d mo re
ma na geabl e.

3.
What ma kes chang es chea pera ndeasier in theI ncremental mo del ?

A.Au t o mat i on of th e deplo ymen t pro cess

B.Ch an g es arei mp l emen t ed befo redo cu men tatio n

C.Ch an g es arein corp o rat ed d u rin g d ev elo p men t ,not after

D.No nee d fo rs p eci fi cat ion s

Co rrect Answ er:C

Cha ng es du rin g o ngoi ng devel op men t a r emo r e cos t

ha n p ost

f i xes .

4.

What archi tectura l requirement is es sentia l fo r thes uccess of the

I ncremental mo del?

A.Ti g ht coup li ng

B.A mo n o li thi c desig n

C.An open archit ectu re

D.A bl ack

Co rrect Answ er:C

Op en a rchi tectur e is n eces sar y for

th e int eg rat io n o f fu tu re in cremen ts .

5.

What is a po tentia l ri s k of dev el opi ng bui l ds in pa ral l el w itho ut co mpl ete

up

A.Un d erus eo f teams

B.Ov erp rod ucti on o f do cu men t at io n

C.Bu ild s ma y no t in teg rat ep rop erl y

D.To o mu ch feedb ack from u

s ers

Co rrect Answ er:C

Wi t h out ap ro per f oun dat io n ,p ara ll el bu ild s may no t f it tog et h er .

6.

I n theexa mpl e ofi ncremental w o rd pro ces si ng so ftw are,w hich fea ture
w oul d mo s tl i kel y be delivered la st?
A.Fi l e man ag emen t

B.Bas ic edi tin g

C.Gra mmar ch eck

ing

D.Ad v anced p ag e layo u t

Co rrect Answ er:D

Co mpl exf ea tu res l i ke page la you t a re typ ica ll ya dd ed in la ter i ncr emen ts .

7.

s peci fica tio n is co mpl ete?

A.Al l buil ds ares topp ed

B
.Th e sp eci fi catio n team beg i ns th en ex t bu il d wh il eo th ers wo rk on th e cu rrent

C.In t eg rati on begin s i mmed i atel y for all bu il ds

D.Dep l o ymen t is delayed for all bu ild s

Co rrect Answ er:B

Th is sta gg er ed wor kf lo w is mor e ef fi cient bu t r is ki er wit hou t o ver s

i ght .

8.

What is thebenefit of i ncrementa l devel opment wi th rega rd to custo mer

requi rements ?

A.Th ey arefi x ed after thein it ial p has e

B.Th ey areh i dd en fro m th e cu sto mer

C.Th ey can be changed wit h l ess co st an d effo rt

D.Th ey areco l l ect ed afte rt est

i ng

Co rrect Answ er:C

In cr ementa l d evelo pmen t a cco mmod at es evol ving cu st o mer req uir ements
a ff ord abl y.

9.

What funda menta l i ss ue do es theI ncrementa l mo del s harew i th fas t

Ag il e approa ches?

A.Do cu men t ati on

B.Del iv ery of a co mp l et es
ys t em in on ego

C.Dev elop men t in i terati ve st ep s

D.On e

Co rrect Answ er:C

Bo th emph asi z ei tera ti vep ro gr es s an d i ncremen tal fu ncti ona lit y.

10.

Whi cho f thefo llow i ng is NOT typi cal ly ana dv a ntag eo f the Incrementa l
mo del ?

A.
Red u ced d ocu men t atio n

B.Rap id d ep lo ymen t

C.Mi ni mal need forarchi tectu re

D.Earl y cus t o mer feedb ack

Co rrect Answ er:C

An op en an d f l exib lea r chi tectur e is ess en ti al

n ot opt ion al

f or th e mod el .

11.

Wha ti s the reaso n behi nds tructural degra da ti on in i

ncrementa l
dev el opment?

A.To o man y dev elopers wo rki ng in paral l el

B.Fai lu ret o up d at eus er man u als

C.Co nti nu ous changes wit hou t p rop er refacto ring

D.Earl y cus t o mer feedb ack

Co rrect Answ er:C

S tru ctur al in tegri t ysu ff er s u nl es s t i mei s ded icat ed to im

p ro vi ng an d r ef acto rin g
t h ecod e.

12.

I nw ha t ki ndo f sy s tem is incremental develo pment

l ea s teffecti ve
?
A.E

B.Bu sin ess in fo rmat io n s ys t ems

C.Perso n al p rodu ctivi t y tools

D.Real

Co rrect Answ er:D

Rea l

s t ems of ten requ ir es tr ict i nt egr at ion and ti min g g uar ant ees .

13.

Whi ch tea m beginsw o rk once the speci fi ca tio no f thefi rst buil di s
co mpl eted in thepara ll el incremental approa ch?

A.Tes t in g t eam

B.Sp eci ficatio n t eam for s econd bu ild

C.In t eg rati on te
am f o r fin al rel eas e

D.Do cu men t ati on t ea m

Co rrect Answ er:B

Develo p men t of fu tu re buil ds is st agg er ed i n t his ap pro a ch .

14.

How do es incrementa l develo pment reducethe cos t of cha ng i ng

requi rements ?

A.It avo id s d es ign do cu men t ati on

B.Requ i remen ts ar
elo ck ed earl y

C.S mal l it erat ion s mean l ess rewo rk

D.Tes t in g i s ou ts ou rced

Co rrect Answ er:C

Ea ch b uil d a llo ws f or targeted ch ang es in st ead o f modi f yin g a la rg e mono li th .

15.

Wha ti s a vi si bi lity pro blem in i ncrementa l develo pment?

track do cu men t versi ons

B.Pro gress is un cl ear du et o fewer do cu me n ts per versi on

C.Us ers d on 't un derst and t h e archit ect u re

D.Co d e can 't bet es t ed in cremen t al l y

Co rrect Answ er:B

Fa st it erat ion s mea n d etai led t ra ckin g o f al l vers ion s may no t be pract ic
al .

16.

Whi ch dev elo pment mo del is best al ig nedw i th how huma ns na tural ly
s olv e co mpl ex pro blems ?

A.Sp i ral

B.Wat erfal l

C.V

D.In cremen t al

Co rrect Answ er:D

Peo pl e typi ca ll ya ppro ach p rob l ems in st ep s ,a dj ust ing as needed .

17.

I n incrementa l
dev el o pment,w hy is cus to mer feedba ck mo re usef ul?

A.It is co ll ect ed aft er deplo ymen t

D.It only in flu en ces n on

Co rrect Answ er:B

Li ved emon str at ion s h elp

cu sto mers bett er under st and and cri tiq ue th e pro du ct .

18.

Wha ti s the ma jo r cha ll eng ew hen co mbi ni ng mul ti ple bui l ds in an

i ncremental pro ject?

A.Bu dg et est i mat i on

B.Res ou rce allo cat ion

C.In t eg rati on an d comp at i bi li t y

D.Un i t test ing

Co rrect Answ er:

Co mbi nin g mu lt ipl e pi eces sea mless ly can b e dif fi cu lt with ou t pro per a r chi t ectur e.

19.
I n thetra di tio nal incrementa l a pproa ch (w i th up

co mpl eted befo re bui l di ng sta rts ?

A.Tea m ass i gn men t s

B.Tes ti ng scrip ts

C.Requ i remen ts an d

archi tectu re

D.Dep l o ymen t automat i on

Co rrect Answ er:C

Fu ll sp eci fi ca tio n a nd desi gn ar e co mpl eted befo re in cr emental bu ild s b eg in .

20.

Wha ti s o neo f the key benefits o f incrementa l dev el opment in terms of

s o ftw a re deli very?

A.It delays custo mer us

ag e

B.It pri orit izes refacto ring ov er cod ing

C.It enabl es earl y del i v ery of u s ab le parts

D.It mi n i mi zes archit ect u re pl an ni ng

Co rrect Answ er:C

Ea rl y bui ld s can al rea dy del iver val ue whil e fu tur e feat ur es ar ed evelo p ed .

Lecture7

1.

What is theco rep

hi los o phy behi ndthe Spi ra l Mo del ?

A.Fas t prot ot yp in g

B.El i mi n ati ng us erin vol v emen t

C.Av o idi ng co st ov errun s

D.Man agin g and mi t i g ati ng ri sk

Co rrect Answ er:D

Th e Spi ral Mod el 's pri mar y ai m is ri s ka vo id an cet hro ugh it er at ive as s ess ment .

2.

How do e
s the Spira l Mo del differ structurall y fro m theWa terfall Mo del ?

A.It eli mi n at es th e des ign ph as e

B.It us es a sp i ral t o rep res en t rep eati ng p has es

C.It do es no t u se pl an nin g

D.It deliv ers all so ftware at on ce

Co rrect Answ er:B

Ea ch l oop in th e spi ra l

r ep r es en ts an ewph as e,all o win g f lexibil it y and feedba ck.

3.

What trigg ers the termi na tio no f a pro jecti n theSpi ra l Mo del?

A.Co mp l et io n o fd o cu men t ati on

B.Fai led cl ient nego ti atio n

C.Un reso lv abl e risk s

D.Bu dg et con st rain ts

Co rrect Answ er:C

If
a r is k ca nno t b e reso l ved ,t h epr oj ect is ter min at ed ea rl y to a vo id fur th er lo ss .

4.

Which of the fol low i ng i s

no t

a fix ed pha se in the Spi ral Mo del ?

A.Pl ann ing

B.Sp eci ficatio n

C.Ri sk ass es s men t

D.Ob ject iv e sett ing

Co rrect Answ er:B

Un li ke th e Wa t e
rf al l mo d el ,pha s es li kes pecif i cat ion ar e not fi xed in Spi ral .

5.

I n theSpi ra l Mo del ,w ha t do es each loo p repres ent?

A.A set of co din g t ask s

B.A ph as e in th ed evel op men t li fecycl e

C.A ris k an al ys i s mat rix

D.A dep lo ymen t mi l es ton e

Co rrect Answ er:

B

Ea ch l oop ref lects a si ng le pha s e,making th e mod el hi ghl y it er at i ve.

6.

Why i s the Spiral Mo del co ns idered uns uita bl e fo r sma ll

A.It requ i res mi n i mal do cu men t ati on

B.It s t esti ng mech anis ms areweak

C.Th e cos t o f ri sk anal ys i s i s t oo

hig h

D.It igno res feed b ack

Co rrect Answ er:C

Ri s ka nal ysis can be exp ens i ve,ma king it imp ra cti ca l fo r s mal l p roj ect s .

7.

What is empha s ized before each phase in the Spi ra l Mo del ?

A.Bu dg et fin ali zati on

B.Tea m rot atio n

C.Al t ern at iv e id ent i fi cat ion

and risk anal ys is

D.Cu s to mer ne go ti ati on

Co rrect Answ er:C

Ea ch p has e begin s b y analyzi ng r is ks an d exp lor ing al t ern ati ves .

8.

Which is a di sa dva nta g eo f theSpi ra l Mo del i n terms of tea m exper tis e?

A.Req ui res hard ware desig n k no wledg e

B.Need s ri sk
an al ys i s exp ert is e

C.De man d s UI/ UX certi fi catio n

D.Pri o r ex perien ce wi th Wat erfall

Co rrect Answ er:B

Tea ms mu st bes ki ll ed at id en ti fying an d an al yz ing ri s ks thr ough out develop ment .

9.

What ma kes theSpi ra l Mo del pa rti cula rly s ui ted toi nterna l s o ftw
a re
pro jects?

A.No budg et li mi t atio ns

B.Sh ared go al s b et ween cl ient and d evelop er

C.Go v ern men t regulat ion

D.Fi x ed ext ern al ti mel in es

Co rrect Answ er:B

Ha ving th e cli en t an d dev el op er in th es a me orga ni zat ion ai ds co ll abo rat i ve ri s k

h and li ng .

10.

Ho
w do es theSpi ral Model treat so ftw are ma i ntena nce?

A.As as ep arat epo st

B.As option al

C.As ano th er cycl e in th e spi ral

D.As ou tso urced work

Co rrect Answ er:C

Ma in tena nce is int egr at ed as ano th er lo op in th es pir al ,no t a dis jo int ed

ta s k.

11.

Wha ti s the ma i n reas o n the Spiral Mo del fi ts Object

pa ra dig ms ?

B.OO eli mi n at es desi gn

C.OO th riv es on it erat ion and feedb ack

D.OO do esn 't inv olve testi ng

Co rrect Answ er:C

OO dev elop ment benef

its fr o m th ei t era ti ve and feed ba ck
Mo d el .

12.

How do es theSpi ral Model co ntri bute to so ftw are qua li ty?

A.B y del ayi n g t es ti ng

B.By e mp h as i zing fas t d eliv ery

C.By exp l i cit l y setting s oft warequ alit y a s ano b jecti ve

D.B y mi n i
mi zi ng d ev elop eri nt eracti on

Co rrect Answ er:C

S of twar eq ual it y is trea ted a s a measu rab le and moni to red g oal.

13.

Wha ti s the purpo s eo f the"Objective Setti ng " phas e in the Spi ra l Mo del ?

A.Al l o cat eh ard ware

B.Defi n e rol es and tea m hi erarch y

C.Set
sp eci fi c go al s fo r th at lo op

D.Lau n ch dep lo yme n t

Co rrect Answ er:C

Th is pha se def in es wh at th e cu rr ent cycl e(l oop ) is meant to ach i eve.

14.

Why mi g ht the Spira l Mo del be seen as bi as ed tow ard internal

dev el opment?

A.Hi g h travel cos ts

B.Fo cus o n agi

l ep ract ices

C.Eas i er ali gn men t of interest s

D.No do cu men t atio n

Co rrect Answ er:C

In terna l a li gn men t b et ween cli ent an d d evel op er si mpl if ies r is k co mmu ni cat io n .

15.

Whi cho f thefo llow i ng bes t describes how the Spiral Mo del co ntro ls
tes ti ng?
A.Tes t i
n g i s sk ip ped i n l o w

B.Tes ti ng is driv en by cost

C.Al l test in g i s aut omat ed

D.Tes t in g i s ou ts ou rced

Co rrect Answ er:B

Test in g eff or t i s t reated as ar is kf acto r and ad jus t ed b as ed on co st and need .

16.

I n Spiral Mo del

termi no log y ,w hat do es the "Develo pment and

Va li da tio n" pha se ty pical ly invo lv e?

A.Bu dg et reass es s men t on l y

B.Bu ild in g and veri fyi n g th e prod uct i ncre men t

C.Wri t i ng us er man ual s

D.HR

Co rrect Answ er:B

Th is is wh ere actu al cod in g an

d val id ati on /t es ti ng o f t h eso lu tio n o ccur s .

17.

Wha t ma kes theSpi ra l Mo del flexi ble in terms of pro cess struct ure?

A.Al l phases arep red efi n ed

B.Tea ms arerepl aced each loo p

C.Lo op s are cus to mi zed b ased o n t he pro ject 's needs

D.On l y to p man ag emen t

is in vol ved

Co rrect Answ er:C

Un li ke rig id mod el s ,S pir al lets you tai lo r ea ch pha s et o th e pr oj ect cont ext .

18.

Wha t do es the"Pl a nni ng " phas ea t the endo f ea chl oo pinv olv e?

A.Arch i tectu res el ecti on

B.Deci di ng o n t eam b onu s es

C.Rev iewin g t he proj

ect and sett ing up the nex t p has e

D. Wri t in g con tract s

Co rrect Answ er:C

Ea ch cycle ends wit h r evi ew and pla nn ing fo r t he ne xt p ha se of develop ment .

19.

Whi cho f thefo llow i ng is

not

a na dvantag e of the Spiral Mo del?

A.Su p po rt s so ft ware reus e

B.Earl y

erro r det ect io n t hroug h ri sk an al ys is

C.E mp h asi s o n rapi d proto t yp in g

D.In co rpo rat es feedback

Co rrect Answ er:C

Wh i l e Spi ra l i s i tera tive,r api d p rot ot yp ing is n ot its pr i ma r yf ea tu r e

ri sk cont rol
is.

20.

Whi ch SDLC mo del is mo s t d

i rectl y enhanced by i nco rpo ra ti ng Spi ra l
pri nci pl es?

A.Ag i l e

B.V

C.Wat erfal l

D.RAD

Co rrect Answ er:C

S pir al bu ild s u pon the Wa t er fal l mo d el b ya ddi ng st ru ctu r ed r isk anal ysis .

Lect
ure
8

1.

Acco rdi
ng to Ag ile philos o phy ,w hat is the
mo s t pra cti ca l s tra teg y
fo r
ma na g ing cha ng e?

A.En fo rci ng st ri ct p ro ces s es

B.El i mi n ati ng rewo rk

C.Redu cing th e co st o f res pon di ng t o ch ang e

D.Freezin g requ i remen ts earl y

Co rrect Answ er:C

Ag il e empha si zes r edu cing t

h e co st of respo ndi ng to ch ang e,no t eli mi na tin g
cha ng e its elf .

2.

Which of the fol low i ng bes t defi nes the term

Ag i l e

as introduced in the
l ecture?

A.St ri ct adh eren ce to ti mel i nes

B.Li g htn es s ,eas eo f mo v e men t ,and qu i

ckn ess

C.Dep end en cy on for mal documen t at ion

D.Seq u ent i al so ft ware pro ces s es

Co rrect Answ er:B

Ag il e imp li es ment al a nd ph ysi cal agi li ty,a ll owing ra pid res pon s ean d a dap tat ion .

3.

Why i s pla cing tea m me mbers phys i ca

ll y clo se impo rta nti n Agi l e
dev el opment?

A.To mi n i mi ze h ardware requ iremen t s

B.To pro mo t e su rv eil l an ceand co nt ro l

C.To imp ro v e face

D.To reduce electri cit y us ag e

Co rrect Answ er:C

Fa ce

4.
What does theAgi l e Ma nifesto emphas i ze
ov er

co ntra ct neg o tia tio n?

A.Bu dg et con st rain ts

B.Pro ces s con t rol

C.Cu sto mer co l l abo rat ion

D
.Req ui remen t freezi ng

Co rrect Answ er:C

Co lla bor at ion with cu sto mers is valu ed o ver ri gid cont ra ct ter ms in Ag il e.

5.

Acco rdi ng to Ag ile princi pl es ,w ha t is co ns i dered the

pri ma ry mea s ureo f
prog res s
?

A.Nu mb er of do c
u men ts writt en

B.Percent ag eo f code cov erag e

C.Wo rk i ng s o ft ware

D.Co mp l et ed t es t cas es

Co rrect Answ er:C

Wo r kin g s of twar ei s th e mai n i ndi ca to r o f p roj ect pr ogr ess .

6.

What does Agi le reco mmend as the

mo s t effici ent

co mmu ni ca tio n metho d

w i thi n tea ms ?

A.Sl ack mes s ag es

B.Face

C.Fo rmal e mai l s

D.Meet ing mi n u t es

Co rrect Answ er:B

Ag il e valu es di r ect commu n icat ion to avoi d mi s und er st and ing and dela ys .

7.
Which Ag il e pri nci ple address es
mo tiv a ti ng indiv i dual s
?

A.As s ig n t asks ran do ml y

B.Tru st mo t i v at ed peo pl e with aut ono my

C.Offer b onu ses regu l arl y

D.Keep them is o l at ed ford eep fo cu s

Co rrect Answ er:B

Ag il e encour ag es bu il di ng p ro jects a rou nd mo t ivat ed

in di vid ua ls an d t rus tin g

t h em.

8.

How do es Ag il e view do cumenta ti o n?

A.As mo re i mp o rt ant th an so ft ware

B.Eq u al l y imp o rt an t as test ing

C.Les s valu ab le th an wo rki ng so ft ware

D.As unnec es sary

Co rrect Answ er:C

Ag il e
valu es wor ki ng s of twar e mor et han co mpr eh ensi ved o cu men tat ion .

9.

Which of the fol low i ng i s a

g enera tiv erul e

a cco rdi ng to the lec ture?

A.Ev ery po s si bl e ru le for al l s it uatio ns

B.Leg al con t racts onl y

C.A mi n i mal set

o fmu s t

D.A cod e versi oni ng sys t em

Co rrect Answ er:C

Gen erat i ve ru les a r emi ni mu m ru les t hat gen er at eg ood pr acti ces und er var yi ng
con di tio ns .

10.
Acco rdi ng to Agi l e thi nki ng ,w ha t can
com plex a dap ti ves
ys tem s

do?

A.Fo l lo w st rict t op

B.Av o id ch an ge alt og eth er

C.Sel f

D.Req ui re cent ral con t rol

Co rrect Answ er:C

S uch s yst ems exhib it emer gent beha vi or via decentr al iz ed ,s elf

i nt er acti ons .

11.

Wha t ma kes teams in Ag i le mo re res po nsi ve to cha ng e?

A.A wel l

B.Decen trali zed ap pro vals

C.Redu ced ti me fro m dec i sio n t o con sequ en ce

D. Wat erfall

Co rrect Answ er:C

Ag il e empha si zes
q uick fe edb a ck lo ops to a dap t r api dl y.

12.

Agil e's Tw elv e Pri nci ples i ncl ude all

ex cept
:

A. Wo rk ing so ft wareas prog res s

B.Fi x ed p l ans wi th no chang e

C.Si mp l i cit y in wo rk

D.Freq u ent deli v ery

Co rrect Answ er:B

Ag il e

wel co mes ch ang e and do es no t r el yo n r igi d p lan s .

13.
Wha ti s the
ma i n benefi t

o f us er ex perts bei ng embeddedi n Ag il e tea ms ?

A.Fas t er GUI prot otyp i n g

B.Bet ter do cu men t ati on

C.Qu i ck er feedb ack and decis ion

D.

I mp ro v ed secu rit y

Co rrect Answ er:C

Ha ving us er expert s a va il abl e sp eeds up feedb ack and redu ces delays .

14.

Why is
s im pli cit y

empha s i zedi n Agi le?

A.To reduce dev elo per sal ari es

B.To max i mi ze wo rk

C.To redu ceu nn e

cess ary wo rk

D.To prevent desi gn

Co rrect Answ er:C

S i mp li ci t y mean s maxi miz in g t he amo unt of wor kno t d on e.

15.

Wha t do es Ag il es ay abo ut
cha ng el ate in d evelopm ent
?

A.It mu s t b e avoi ded

B.It is to o exp en si ve

C.It sh oul d b e welcomed

D.It requ i res cl ient ap p rov al on l y

Co rrect Answ er:C

Ag il e views l at e cha ng e as an o ppo rt uni t yf or co mp et it ive ad vant ag e.

16.
Agil e sugg ests
reg ula r refl ectio n

o n tea m proces s es to :

A.I mp ro v e

d ocu men t atio n

B.En h an cet esti ng too ls

C.Beco me mo re effect iv e

D.Fi n al i ze requi reme n t ch an ges

Co rrect Answ er:C

Ag il e encour ag es teams to pa us e,refl ect ,a nd ada pt regul ar ly.

17.

How o ften sho uld Ag il e tea ms deliver

w orki ng so ftw a re?

A.On ce at th e end

B.Ev ery si x mo n th s

C.Frequ en tl y,p referab l y wi th in weeks

D.On l y afte r full testi ng

Co rrect Answ er:C

Fr equ en t d el i ver y (ever y few weeks ) ens ures co nt inu ous valu e an d f eed ba ck.

18.

Wha ti s the Ag ile view o n

com pr ehens ive rul es and pol i cies
?

A.Req ui red for all tea ms

B.Rep lace creativ it y

C.Sh oul d b e in cl usi ve and exh au sti v e

D.Creat ivi t y and mi ni mal gen erati ve rul es arep referred

Co rrect Answ er:D

Ag il e reli es on in di vid ual cr

eat i vit y rat h er than l arg e rul eboo ks.

19.
fro m sel f

B.Des ig n b efo red evel op men t

C.E mp o wered t eams mak e be

tt erd eci sio ns

D.To p

Co rrect Answ er:C

Ag il e tr ust s t hat sel f

20.

Wha t do es theAg il e Mani fes to

ex plici tl y v al ue mo re

than follow i ng a
pl a n?

A.
Ch ang e requ est s

B.Co nt ract revi ew

C.Res pon din g t o ch an ge

D.Ti mel i n e es ti mat i on s

Co rrect Answ er:C

Ag il e pr ior it iz es fl exib il it ya nd respo ns iven ess o ver fi xed pl ans .

L
ecture
9

1.

What is thema i npurpos eo f

requi rement engi neeri ng

i nthe so ftw a re
dev el opment li
fe cy cl e?

A.To wri t e effi ci ent cod

e

B.To invo lv es t ak eho ld ers in th ep ro ces s o f eli ci tati on ,an al ys is ,and sp eci fi cat io
n

C.To dev elop th e syst em arch i t ectu r

e

D.To conducts ys t em tes ti ng

Co rrect Answ er:
B

Req ui rement en gi neer ing in vol ves sta keh ol d ers

in an it er ati ve pr o cess of el i cit in g ,
a nal yzin g ,a nd sp ecifyi ng r equi r ement s .

2.

Acco rdi ng to

Jo nes
,w ha t defi nes so ftw are requi rements?

B.A sp eci ficatio n o fh o w th es ys t em sh o uld

b eh av
e

C.A st atemen t of need s t hat t rigg ers th e dev elop men t of as ys t e

m

D.A do cu men t ed desi gn of sys t em co mp on en ts

Co rrect Answ er:

C

Jon es d ef in es so ft wa re req ui rement s a s a st at emen t o f n eed s b ya us er th at tr igg er s

s yst em devel op men t .

3.

Which of the fol low i ng i s the

co rrect defi ni tio no f so ftw are requirements

a cco rdi ng to IEEE?

A.On l y fun cti on al tas ks th at as ys t em sh ou ld acco mp l is

h

B.A do cu men t ed repres en tati on o f cond itio ns need ed b y th e user to so lv e a

p robl e
m

C.Th e to ol s and framewo rks u s ed fo r sys t em dev elop men

t

D.A des cript ion oft he sys t em's in t ern al pro ces s es

Co rrect Answ er:

B

IEEE def in es so ft wa re req ui rement s a s con di tio ns or ca pab ili ties needed b y th e
u s er to s ol vea pr obl em.

4.
Fred Broo ks

cl aims that the hardes tpa rto f buil di ng a softw a res ys tem is :

A.Co d ing th es ys t e
m

B.Tes ti ng th es ys t e
m

C.Deci di ng what t o b ui l
d

D.Des i gn ing th e arch it ectu re

Co rrect Answ er:

C

Fr ed Broo ks hi gh lig ht s t hat decid ing wha t t o

b uil d i s t he mo st dif fi cu lt and cru ci al
p art of so ft wa r ed evelo p ment .

5.

Which of the fol low i ng i s the

pri ma ry ca us e

o f fai l ed so ftwa re pro jects ,

A.Lack of res ou rce

s

B.Lack

o fu ser in volv emen

t

C.Un realis ti c ex pectat ion

s

D.In co mp l ete requi re men ts

Co rrect Answ er:

D

Th e Sta ndi sh Gro up su r vey fou nd tha t i ncomp l et e requi r ement s wer eo ne of th e top
cau s es of sof t war e pro j ect f ail ur es .

6.

The

CHAOS Standi s h Gro up Surv ey 2 004

repo rted tha tw ha t percentag eo f

pro jects w ere ov er budg eta ndw i tho ut fea tures?
A.2 6
%

B.5 3
%

C.1 8
%

D.2 8 %

Co rrect Answ er:

B

5 3 %o f p roj ect s wer e over bu dg et and la cked feat ur es accord ing to th e CHAOS
S tan di sh Grou p S u
r vey 20 04 .

7.

What type of requi rements are co ncernedw i th the

tas ks a ndpro ces ses

tha t
us ers mus t acco mpl is h usi ng thesys tem?

A.Fu n ct ion al requ iremen t

s

B.No n

C.Des ig n con st rai nt

s

D.Do mai n r
equi reme n ts

Co rrect Answ er:

A

Fu n ct ion al requi r emen ts des cri b et he ta sks and pro ces s es th es ys t em must per for m
t o meet us er needs .

8.

Which of the fol low i ng i s a n

exa mpl eo f a functio na l requirement

?

A.Th e sys t em sh a
l l mai n tain reco rd s o f emp l o yee p aymen t
s

B.Th e sys t em sh all be portabl e acro ss p l atfo rm

s
C.Th e sys t em sh all co mp l y wi t h p riv acy r egu l ati on
s

D.Th e sys t em sh al l res pon d wi th in 2 secon ds to us erin pu t

Co rrect Answ er:

A

Fu n ct ion al requi r emen ts des cri b e wh

a t t he syste m wi ll do ,su ch as ma int ain in g
r eco rds .

9.

No n

A.Sp eci fi ct asks th es ys t em mu s t perf or

m

B.Us er in t eract io n wi th th es ys t e
m

C.Sys t e m att ribu t es li k es ecu ri t y,u s

ab il it y,an d p erfo rman c
e

D.Th e intern al arch itectu reo f th e sys t em

Co rrect Answ er:

C

Non

p oss ess ,su ch as secur it y and perf or man ce.

10.

Wha ti
s

cri ti ca l

fo r ens uri ng the succes s o fa product tha t depends o n

no n

A.Earl y tes t in g o f feat ure

s

B.Lo w

C.Rel iabi lit y,s ecu rity,an d perfo rman c

e
D.Det ai led cod e opt imi zat i on

Co rrect Answ er:

C

Non

r eq uir ements ensu r et hat es s ent ia l qu al iti es l iker elia bi lit y and
p erfo r ma nce ar e met , crucia l f or p ro du ct su cces s .

11.

Wha ti s the purpo s eo f

do ma i n requirements

i n so ftw aredev el opment?

A.To sp eci fy ho w the sys t em s

h o uld bebu il
t

B.To imp o s e fu nd amen tal ch aracteris ti cs sp eci fic to th e ap pli cati on do mai
n

C.To defi ne us er int eracti ons wi th th es ys te

m

D.To man ag e sys t em perfo rman ce met ri cs

Co rrect Answ er:

B

Do ma in requi r ement s reflect fun da menta l ch ara cteri sti cs s p

ecific to t he
a ppl i cat ion do mai n an d a re cru ci al for ensu rin g t h es ys t em meets do mai n

n eed s .

12.

I n commi s s io n

ma y leadto :

A.Un n eces sary feat ures in th e

s ys t e
m

B.Neg ati ve co mmi s si ons bei ng cal cu lat e

d

C.Lo w us er eng ag emen t wi th t h es ys t e

m

D.Fai lu re to meet non

Co rrect Answ er:

B
In co mmi ss ion

ca lcula ti ons ,su ch as

n eg at ive co mmi ss ion s.

13.

Wha ti s a

desig n and i mpl ementa ti on cons tra i nt

?

A.A requ i remen t that des cri bes t he sys t em's fun ct ion alit
y

B.A rest ri ctio n on how th e sys tem mu s t be develo ped o r imp l emen te
d

Co rrect Answ er:

B

Des ig n an d i mpl ement at ion cons tra in ts imp os er estr i cti on s on ho w th es yst em is
d evelo p ed o r d ep lo yed ,su ch as pl at for m or to ol requ ir eme
n ts .

14.

Wha ti s

no t

a cha ra cteris ti co f

no n

A.Th ey des crib e how th e sys tem sh o ul d b eh av

e

B.Th ey can be di ffi cu lt to veri fy if writ t en as g en eral g oal

s

C.Th ey dea l wi th syst em att rib ut es li ke pe rfo rman ce and rel i abi li t
y

D.Th ey oft en emerg e aft er fun ctio nal requ i remen t s ared efi ned

Co rrect Answ er:

A

Non

s yst em att ri but es su ch as per

f or man ceo r r elia bi lit y.
15.

Wha ts houl d non

v eri fica tio n?

A.Des crip ti ve do cumen t at io

n

B.Qu ant it at iv e met ric

s

C.Us er st o ri e
s

D.Fl o wcharts

Co rrect Answ er:

B

Non

ena bl e obj ect ive test in g a nd veri fi ca ti on .

16.

rea l

mus t meet i ts

performa nce requi rements

o r:

o ns ma y no t op erate co rrect l
y

B.Th e sys t em wi l l fai l t o meet leg al s tandard

s

D.Th e sys t em wi l l hav eu s er in t erfacei ssu es

Co rrect Answ er:

A

Fo r real

ment s i s cr iti cal for

p rop er op erat ion of co ntr ol fu nctio ns .

17.

Acco rdi ng to
I EEE
,w hich of the follow i ng defi nes a so ftw are
requi rement?

A.A con di tio n o r capab ili t y th at sati s fi es acon t rac

t

B.A to ol or techn ique to

d ev elop th e sys te
m

C.A us er int erface des ig

n

D.A cod e sn ipp et orfu nctio n

Co rrect Answ er:

A

A so ft wa re requ ir emen t can bea co nd iti on o r cap abi li t yn eed ed to sa tis f ya

con tr act o r s pecifi cati on .

18.

Whi cho f thefo l

low i ng is an exa mpl e of

no n

A.Th e sys t em sh al l perfo rm dai l y back up

s

B.Th e sys t em sh all su ppo rt d at a en cryp t io

n

C.Th e sys t em sh all di sp lay repo rt s i n real

D.Th e sys t em sh al l mai n tain us er reco rds

Co rrect Answ er:

B

Non

ctio nal req uir ements des cr ib es ystem propert ies l i ke secu ri ty feat ur es ,s uch
a s en cr yp ti on .

19.

Sta keho l ders

i n the contex to f requi rement engi neeri ng refer to:

A.On l y th e softwared ev elop er

s

B.Peo pl e wh o are affect ed

in so me wa y b y th es ys t e
m

C.Th i rd

D.So ft waret esti ng tea ms

Co rrect Answ er:

B

S ta keho ld er s a re in divi dua ls or g ro ups who ar e aff ect ed byt he syste m,su ch as
u s ers ,cli en ts ,or mana gers .

20.

The phras e
"
theha rdes t si ng le part of buil di ng as oftw a re syste m is
deci di ng w ha t to buil d
" is attri buted to :

A.Al an Davi
s

B.Ian Sommerv i ll
e

C.Fred Bro ok
s

D.Bo b Ch aret te

Co rrect Answ er:

C

Fr ed Broo ks emph as iz ed th e di ffi cult y of det er min in g wha t t o bu il d in th e sof t war e

d evelo p men t p ro cess .

21.

Whi cho f thefo llow i ng sta tements a bo ut

functio nal requirements

is

fal s e
?

A.Th ey des crib e what th es ys t em sh o ul

dd
o

B.Th ey mu s t be co mp l et e and cons is ten

t

C.Th ey defi n eho w th e sys t em sh oul d b ehav ei n s p eci fi cs it uatio n

s

D.Th ey focu s on th ep erfo rman ce and secu rit y of t he sys t em

Co rrect Answ er:

D

Fu n ct ion al requi r emen ts fo cu s on sys tem beha vior ,no t p erfo r ma nc

e or securi t y,
wh ich a re no n

22.

Wha t di s ti ng ui shes

no n

fro m functio na l o nes ?

A.No n

B.No n

C.Fu n cti on al req ui remen t s d o no t requ i re ve ri ficatio

n

D.No n

Co rrect Answ er:

B

Non

er elia bil it y,s ecu ri ty,an d

p erfo r ma nce,whi ch ar e di sti nct f ro m fu n ctio nal ta s ks .

23.

Whi cho f thefo llow i ng is a

co rrect exa mpl e

o fa

do ma i n requi rement
?

A.Th e sys t em mu s t op erat eu nd er Linu

x

B.Th e sys t em mu s t calcu

l at es alary wi t hou t erro r
s

C.Th e sys t em sh all prev en t n eg at iv e co mmi s s i on cal cu l ati ons in as al es bu sin es

s

D.Th e sys t em mu s t res pon d in un der 3s eco nds

Co rrect Answ er:

C

Do ma in requi r ement s ar es pecifi c to th eb us in es s o r a ppl icat ion d o ma in and ma y

i mp
o s es tri ct con str ain ts ,li kep r eventi ng nega ti ve co mmi ssi on ca l cul ati on s .

24.

Whi cho f thefo llow i ng w o ul d

not

beco ns i dereda

desig n and
i mpl ementa tio n cons tra i nt
?

A.Th e sys t em mu s t be dev elop ed us ing Jav

a

B.Th e sys t e
m mu s t us e th e cl oud forst o rag
e

C.Th e sys t em mu s t mai n tain secu re us erau th ent i cati o

n

D.Th e sys t em mu s t ru n o n Wi ndo ws 1 0

Co rrect Answ er:

C

S ecu re au th en ti ca tio n is a fu n cti ona l r equi remen t ,n ot ad es ign an d

i mpl ementa ti on con str ain t .

25.

Wha ti s the

pri ma ry go al

of

requi rement engi neeri ng

?

A.To ensure t h es ys te m meet s us er needs and cons t rain t

s

B.To create ad et ai led sys t em arch it ect u r

e

C.To aut o mat e th e tes ti ng p roces

s

D.To perf orm cod e rev iews

Co rrect Answ er
:
A

Req ui rement en gi neer ing fo cus es on u nd ers tan di ng a nd do cu men ti ng t h es ys t em's

d esir ed fea tur es an d con st rai nt s t o meet u ser needs .

26.

I nco mpl ete requi rements

ca n lea d to:

A.I mp ro v ed sys t em p erfo rman c

e

B.A sys t e m
t h at i s eas i er to dev el o
p

C.Majo r pro ject failures an d d el ay

s

D.Mo re focus ed sys te m des ign s

Co rrect Answ er:

C

In co mpl ete requ ir emen ts a r ea co mmo n ca us eo f p roj ect fa il ure,a s t h ey lead to

mi su nd er sta nd ing s an d miss ed fea tur es .

27.

Whi ch ty peo f

no n

rel a tes to as ys tem' s

abil i ty to
w ork w i tho thers ys tems
?

A.Pro du ct requi reme n t

s

B.Org ani zat ion al requ i remen t

s

C.Ex t ern al requi remen t

s
D.Do mai n requi reme n ts

Co rrect Answ er:

C

Ext erna l n on

co mpl ian ce wi th legal regu la tio ns .

28.

Whi cho f thefo llow i ng is a key characteristi c of

functi o na l requirements
?

A.Th ey areu s u al l y det ermi n e

d after no n

B.Th ey des crib e

w ha t

th es ys t em sh o ul d d o i n t erms of t ask
s

C.Th ey focu s o n s ys te m des ign and archi t ect ur

e

D.

2 /2

4 o mi n
i

Cha t GPT sa id :

Th ey add res s s cal abili t y and reli abil it y

Co rrect Answ er:

B

Fu n ct ion al requi r emen

ts des cri b et he sp ecif i ct as ks or op era ti ons th at th es yst em
s hou ld perf or m.

29.

An ex a mpl e of a

qua nti fia bl e

no n

A.Th e us erin t erfacemu s t be us er

y

B.Th e sys t em mu s t be reli abl

e

C.Th e sys t em mu s t respon d to in put wi thin 2s eco nd

s

D.Th e sys t em sh o ul d be fl exi bl e

Co rrect Answ er:

C

Qu an ti fia bl en on

s u ch a s r espo ns et i me.

30.

Whi ch
a specto f

requi rement engi neeri ng

dea ls w i th chec ki ng if the

do cumented requi rements meet the ori gina l needs?

A.Req ui remen t eli ci tat io

n

B.Requ i remen t an al ys i
s

C.Requ i remen t v alidat io

n

D.Req ui remen t sp ecifi cat ion

Co rrect Answ er:

C

Req ui rement va li dat i

o n ens ur es th at th edo cu ment ed requ ir emen ts co rr ect ly
cap tu re st a kehol d er needs .

L
ecture

11

1.

The
pri ma ry goa l

of
requi rement engineeri ng

i s to :
A.En s u res takeho ld ers areaware ofs ys t em li mi t atio ns

B.Id en ti fy sys t e m perf o rman ce is su es

D.Dev el op ap
ro ject b udg et

Co rrect Answ er:C

Req ui rement en gi neer ing 's main go al is to g ath er an d d ocu men t t h es ys t em's needs
cl ea rl y.

2.

Which of the fol low i ng

i s no t a ty peo f sta keho l der

i n therequi rements
engi neeri ng proces s?

A.So ft ware eng in eers

B.Sys t e m end

C.Fi n an ci al anal ys ts

D.Do mai n exp ert s

Co rrect Answ er:C

Wh i l e fin an ci al ana l ys
ts ma yb e in vo lved in feas ib ili t ys tud i es ,th eya r eno t d ir ect ly
s ta keho ld er s i n r eq uir ements engi n eeri ng .

3.

What is thero l eof

do ma i n ex perts

i nthe requi rement engi neeri ng pro ces s?

A.To dev elo p t he sys t em

B.To cre
ate th e sys t em arch i tectu re

C.To pro vi de det ai led in fo rmat i on abou t th e ap pl icatio n d o main

D.To test th e sys t em aft erd ev elop men t

Co rrect Answ er:C

Do ma in exp er ts pro vid e cr u cia l i ns igh ts abo ut th es p ecif ic pr oblems in th e

a ppl i cat ion do mai n th at th es
yst em need s to so lve.

4.
The
requi rement engi neeri ng proces s

i nvol v es w hich of the follow i ng steps?

A.Co d ing an d d eb ugg ing

B.St akehol d er id en tifi cat ion ,eli cit at ion ,do cu men t ati on ,and v al id at ion

C.Pro ject man ag emen t

and mark et in g

D.Tes t in g and depl oymen t

Co rrect Answ er:B

Th e mai n s teps of th er equi rement engi neeri ng pro ces s a re st a keh old er
i d ent if icat ion ,eli ci ta ti on ,do cu menta ti on ,an d val ida ti on .

5.

A
feas i bi li ty study

i n requi rement engineeri ng i s do ne to :

A.Val i d at et h e fin al requ i remen ts

B.Id en ti fy th e pro ject 's t ech ni cal ,fin an ci al,an d l egal ri sks

D.Des i gn th es ys t em archi t ectu re

Co rrect Answ er:B

A feasibili t ys tud y asses ses wh et he

r t h epr oj ect is wor th whi l eb yeval uat in g
t ech ni ca l ,f ina n cia l ,an d l eg al asp ect s .

6.

Which of the fol low i ng i s

no t typi cal ly

pa rt of a
feas i bi li ty s tudy
?

A.Mark et an al ys i s

B.Tech ni cal res ou rce ass ess men t

C.Requ i reme
n t v alidat ion

D.Ri s k an al ys i s

Co rrect Answ er:C

Req ui rement va li dat io n i s t yp i cal l ydo n eaf t er gat heri ng r equi r emen ts ,no t du ri ng
t h ef ea sib il it ys tu dy.

7.

Which of the fol low i ng i s a

ma i n problem

duri ng the
el i ci ta ti
o na nda nal ysi s

pha se of requirements eng i neeri ng?

A.St ak eho ld ers agreei ng o n al l requi reme n ts

B.Th e av ail abil it y of al l n ecess ary resour ces

C.St akehol d ers n ot kn o wi ng wh at th ey wan t

D.Th e fin al sys tem b ei ng t oo large to dev el op

Co rrect Answ er:C

Du r
i ng el i ci tat ion and an al ys is ,sta keh older s ma y not kno w exact ly what th ey
wan t ,lead ing to un clea r r eq uir ements .

8.

Requi rements eli ci tatio n

fo cuses o n:

A.An al yzi n g and organ izing gath ered req ui remen t s

B.Un d ers tandi ng

,di scov ering ,and gath erin g u ser needs

C.Val id atin g requ iremen t s fo r co rrectn es s

D.Do cu men t in g t he fi n al sys tem des i gn

Co rrect Answ er:B

El i ci tat io n i s ab out dis coverin g wha t s ta keh old ers need fr o m th e system, of t en
t hro ug h in t er vi ews an d s ur veys .

9.

Which of the fol low i ng

a cti vi ti es

i s a sso cia tedw i th

requi rements analysi s
?

A.Gat h eri ng raw us er need s and exp ect at io ns

B.Creati ng d i ag rams and mo d el s t o i ll ust rat e sys t em beh avi o rs

C.Wri t i ng afo rmal requ i remen ts sp eci fi cat io n do cu men t

D.Val i d ati ng th es ys t e m des ign again st u s er exp ect atio ns

Co rrect Answ er:B

Req ui rement s an al ys is in vo l ves o rga ni zin g a nd refi nin g ga th er ed requi r ement s ,

o ft en us ing mod els and di agr a ms .

10.

Theo utput of the

requi rements ana ly si s

phas e is :

A.A li s t o f us ern eeds

B.A st ructu red ,clari fi ed ,and prio rit ized lis t o f req ui remen ts

C.A det ai l ed s ys t em archi tectu re

D.A pro to t yp e sys t em

Co rrect Answ er:B

Th e resu lt
o f r equi r emen ts ana l ysi s i s a wel l

p rio ri ti zed r eq ui remen ts .

11.

Wha ti s the
key difference

betw een
requi rements eli ci ta tio n

a nd
requi rements ana lysi s
?

A.El i cit atio n g at hers in fo rmat i on

fro m st ak eh ol ders ,whil e an alys i s refin es an d
o rgani zes it

B.El i ci t at ion focus es on s ys t em des i gn ,wh il e an al ys i s fo cus es o n i mp l emen t ati on

C.El i ci t at ion is focused on writ ing techni cal do cu men t s ,whi le an al ys is fo cus es on
u s er in t erfaced es ign

D.Th ere
i s no di fferen ceb et ween t hem

Co rrect Answ er:A

El i ci tat io n i s ab out ga th er ing ra w us er need s ,whi l ean al ys is focu ses o n r ef in ing

a nd org ani zi ng t h einf or mat ion fo r cla ri tya nd feas ibi li ty.

12.

Requi rements v al i da ti o n

pri ma rily ens ures tha t:

A.Al l tech ni cal sp ecifi cat ion s are met

B.Th e do cu men t ed requ i remen ts areco mp l et e,co nsi st en t ,an d feasi bl e

C.Th e sys t em arch i tect ure is co rrect l y desig ned

D.Co d eq u ali t y is ens u red

Co rrect Answ er:B

Req ui rement s val ida ti on en

su res t hat th e do cu ment ed requ ir emen ts ar eb oth
co mpl et e and feas ib le befor e develop ment .

13.

Wha ti s the
pri ma ry purpo s e

of
requirements ma na g ement
?

A.To creat et he fin al sys t em arch i t ectu re

B.To con t rol and track req

ui remen ts and th eir chang es ov ert i me

C.To ens u re all st ak eh old ers arehapp y wi t h th e pro ject

D.To dev elo p s ys t em tes ti ng proto cols

Co rrect Answ er:B

Req ui rement s ma nagemen t i s ab ou t t ra ckin g a nd con tr oll in g cha ng es to

r equi rement s t hro ugho ut th ep roj e
ct .

14.

Whi chs ta keho l der is pri ma rily res pons i bl e fo r

speci fyi ng

the syste m
requi rements ?

A.So ft ware eng in eer

B.Sys t e m end

C.Pro ject man ag er

D.Req ui remen t s eng in eer

Co rrect Answ er:D

Th e requi r ement s engi n eer

i s r es po nsi bl efo r s pecif yi ng th es ys tem requi r ement s

a ft er ga th er ing in put f ro m st a kehol d ers .

15.

Sy s tem end

a re inv olv ed in:

A.Defi n ing th e sys t em arch i tectu re

B.Gat h erin g rawu ser need s t hroug h i nt erv i ews

C.
Tes ti ng th es ys t em afte rd ev elop men t

D.Dev el opi ng th es oft warep roto t yp e

Co rrect Answ er:B

En d

t o d ef in e requi r ements .

16.

Whi cho f thefo l

low i ng is
not

a ty pical
too l o r techni que

us ed duri ng
requi rements eli ci tati on?

A.In t erv iews

B.Qu est ion n ai res

C.Brain st ormi n g

D.Co d ed ebug gin g

Co rrect Answ er:D

Cod e debu ggi ng is ap ost

el icit ati on .

17.
The
pri ma ry output

o f the
requirements speci fica tio n

pha s ei s:

A.A pro to t yp e sys t em

B.A requir emen t s s peci fi cat ion do cu men t (RSD or SRS)

C.A li st oft echn i cal con st rai nt s

D.A det ail ed sys t em archi tectu redi agram

Co rrect Answ er:B

Th e requi r ement s s p eci fi ca tio n p has e pro du ces af or mal do cu men t ou tl ini ng th e
s yst em's requ ir emen ts clear l yan d u na mb ig uou sl y.

18.

Wha ti s the
fo cus

of
requirements speci fi ca tio n
?

A.Bu i ldi ng th es ys
t em arch i tectu re

B.Wri t i ng afo rmal do cu men t that cl earl y s t at es wh at th es ys t em sh ou ld do

C.El i ci ti ng n ew sys te m requir emen t s

D.Val i d ati ng th es ys t e m des ign

Co rrect Answ er:B

Req ui rement s sp eci fica tio n f ocus es on forma ll y do cu menti ng the syste m
r equi
rement s f or cl ari t yan d u na mbig ui ty.

19.

Wha ti s the
rol e

ofa
pro ject ma nag er

i n therequi rements engi neeri ng

pro cess ?

A.To dev elo p t he sys t em's so ft ware

B.To defi ne us er need s

C.To plan and est i mat e th ep ro ject

D.To wri t e th e requ i re men ts sp eci ficatio n d ocu men t

Co rrect Answ er:C

Th e pro ject ma nag er i s r espo nsi bl e for pl an nin g a nd es ti mat ing t h epr oj ect ,
en sur ing it al ign s wi th th e scop ea nd ti meli n e.

20.

Whi cho f thefo llow i

ng is
not

pa rto fthe
feasi bil ity s tudy
?

A.Id ent i fyi ng leg al is su es

B.As s es si ng th e av ail abil it y of reso u rces

C.Des ig nin g s ys t em archi tectu re

D.Ev al u ati ng techni cal risk s

Co rrect Answ er:C

S yst emd esig n co mes a ft er feas ib ili t y;th e fea sib il it ys tud y
fo cu ses on eva lua tin g
t h epr oj ect 's via bil it y.

21.

Sta keho l der co nfl i ct

duri ng requi rements el i ci ta ti o n ca n res ul t fro m:

A.In con sis t ent requi re men ts du e to di fferen t s t ak eho ld erp ers pect iv es

B.A sys t e m bei ng too comp l

ex

C.A lack o f techn ical feasi bi lit y

D.Un cl ears ys t em tes ti ng p roto co ls

Co rrect Answ er:A

Con fl i cti ng requi r emen ts a ri se when d if feren t s ta keho ld ers ha ve diff eri ng vi ews or
n eed s ,making it cha ll engi ng to u ni fy th ei r r equi rement s .

22.

Duri ng
requirements analysi s
,the fo cus is on:
A.Gat h eri ng raw us er requ i remen t s

B.Un d ers tandi ng ,o rg an i zin g ,an d reso lvin g con fli ct s i n requi re men ts

C.Wri t i ng th e requ i re men ts do cu men t

D.Des i gn ing th e sys te m in t erface

Co rrect Ans
w er:B

Req ui rement s an al ys is fo cu s es on cl ari f ying ,or gan iz ing ,an d r es ol vi ng co nf li ct s in

t h ega th er ed requ ir emen ts .

23.

Whi cho f thefo llow i ng

types o f sta keho l ders

i s pri ma ri ly res po nsi bl e fo r

us i ng thes ys tem after d
eli very ?

A.Do mai n exp ert

B.So ft ware engi n eer

C.Sys t e m end

D.Req ui remen t s eng in eer

Co rrect Answ er:C

S yst em en d

o nce it is deli ver ed .

24.

A
requi rements do cument

ty pi ca ll y incl udes :

A.Det ai led s ys t em ar ch it ectu re

B.Co mp l et el is t o f user ne eds and sys t em const raint s

C.Co de imp l emen t ati on det ail s

D.So ft waret esti ng strat eg ies

Co rrect Answ er:B

A re
qu ir emen ts do cumen t t ypi cal l yi ncludes a co mpl et e lis t o f us er n eeds an d
s yst em co ns tra int s .
25.

Whi ch
a cto r

in the requirements engi neeri ng pro ces s i s pri ma ril y

res po nsi bl e fo r
eli ci ti ng

the sy s tem requirements ?

A.Do m
ai n exp ert

B.So ft ware engi n eer

C.Requ i remen ts en gin eer

D.Pro ject man ag er

Co rrect Answ er:C

Th e requi r ement s engi n eer i s p ri mari l yr esp ons ib le fo r g ath er ing an d sp eci f yin g
t h es ys t emr eq ui remen ts .

26.

Sta keho l deri n

vol v ement

i n the

requ i remen t s en gin eeri ng p rocess is imp o rtan t b ecaus e:

A.It ensures th es ys te m des ign is comp l eted co rrect l y

B.It redu ces t h et i me ne ed ed to comp l et e th e pro ject

C.It ensu res th e sys t em meet s th e real n eeds oft he us ers and other stak eh
o ld ers

D.It avo id s t he need fo r techni cal exp erti se in s ys t em des ig n

Co rrect Answ er:C

In vo l vin g s ta keho ld ers ensu r es tha t t he sys tem dev el op ed meets th eir n eed s a nd
exp ecta tio ns .

27.

A
fea si bili ty s tudy

s ho ul d ideal ly beco mpl eted in:

A.1

B.2
C.6

D.6

Co rrect Answ er:B

A feasibili t ys tud y sho uld be co mpl et ed qui ckl y,t ypi call y with in 2

28.

Requi rements ma nag ement

i nv olv es:

A.Id ent i fyi ng ,co nt rol li ng ,an d t racki ng req ui remen ts and ch ang es to th em

B.Wri t i ng th e requ i re men ts do cu men t

D.Tes t in g th e fin al sys t e m

Co rrect Ans
w er:A

Req ui rement s ma nagemen t ens ur es tha t cha ng es to th er equi remen ts a r et ra cked

a nd co ntr ol led t hro ug hou t t he pr oj ect .

29.

A
do ma i nex pert

i s res po nsi bl e for prov i di ng info rma tion abo ut:

A.Ho w to dev el op t he sys t em

B.Th e app li cati on domai n and sp eci fi cp rob l em to beso lv ed

D.Es t i mat i ng pro ject ti mel i nes an d cos ts

Co rrect Answ er:B

Do ma in exp er ts pro vid e deta il ed inf or mat io n a bou t t he do mai n a nd pro bl ems th e
s yst em need s t o

s ol ve.

30.

The
requi rements va li da tio n

pro cess ensures tha t:

A.Al l stakeho ld ers ag reeo n t he sys t em des ign

B.Th e fin al s ys t em meet s th eu s er exp ectat ion s

C.Requ i remen ts arecl ear,co mp l et e,and feasi bl e

D.Th e sys t em

arch i tectu re is o pt i mi zed

Co rrect Answ er:C

Req ui rement s val ida ti on en su res t hat th e do cu ment ed requ ir emen ts ar e cl ea r ,

co mpl et e,and fea sib le.

L
ecture
13

Requi rement Eli ci tatio n Techni ques

MCQs

1 .What is thepri ma ry goa l o f requi rement

el ici ta ti on?

A. Wri t in g th e sou rce code

B.Tes ti ng th es ys t em

C.Gat h erin g s ys t em requ i remen t s

D.Dep l o yi ng th es o ftware

Answ er: C

Req ui rement eli ci tat io n f ocus es on co ll ect in g s ys t emr equi r emen ts fro m
s ta keho ld er s .

2 .Which of the fol low i ng i s NOT ty picall y a parti ci pa nti n requi rement
el ici ta ti o n?

A.Do mai n Ex pert

B.Sys t e m An al ys t

C.Pro ject Spo nso r

D.Dev Op s Eng in eer

Answ er: D

DevOp s Engi neers are mo r ei nvol ved in dep lo ymen t ,n ot ea rl y requ ir emen t
g ath erin g .

3 .Which eli ci tatio ntechni que is bes t for capturi ng rea l

di recto bs erv atio n?

A.Brai ns to rmi n g

B.Pro tot yp i ng

C.Ob s erv at ion

D.Fo cus Grou ps

Answ er: C

Ob s er va tio n h elps und erst and wor kf lo wt hr oug h d ir

ect us er in ter a cti on .

4 .A sta keho l derw ho uses thes ys tem after deli very is cal leda :

A.So ft ware Engi neer

B.Pro ject Manag er

C.Sys t e m En d

D.Req ui remen t s An al ys t

Answ er: C

5 .What ki ndo f require ments are pro duced by el ici ta ti on?

A.Tes t ed requ iremen t s

B.Raw us ern eeds and exp ect at ion s

C.Op t i mi zed requ iremen t s

D.Val i d at ed req ui remen t s

Answ er: B

6 .I nw hich techni que ar e na rra ti v es us e

d to descri be user intera ctio ns ?

A.Brai ns to rmi n g

B.Us e Case An al ys is

C.Qu est ion n ai res

D.Do cu men t An al ys is

Answ er: B

7 .Which type ofi ntervi ew o ffers the mo s t flexi bili ty?

A.St ru ct ured

B.Se mi

C.Cl os ed

D.Qu es ti onn ai re

Answ er: B

8 .Which eli ci tatio ntechni que is mo s t cos t

ma ny and geog ra phi call y di spers ed?

A. Wo rk sho ps

B.In t ervi ews

C.Qu est ion n ai res

D.Fo cus Grou ps

Answ er: C

9 .A key disadva ntag e of brai ns tormi ng i s :

A.Li mi t ed creati vit y

B.Po o rg ro up en gagemen t

C.May resu lt in man y irre l ev ant id eas

D.Hi g h co st

Answ er: C

1 0 .Whi chi s true abo ut do cume

nt analys is ?

A.It shou ld rep l ace al l o th ert ech niq ues

B.On l y us ed fo rn ew sys t ems

C.Us eful wh en th ere is al eg acy sys t e m

D.Can no t i dent ify bu s in es s ru les

Answ er: C

1 1 .Wha ti s a benefi t of usi ng proto ty pi ng duri ng

el ici ta ti on?

A.Av o id s d ev elop eri nt eracti on

B.Redu ces mi s co mmu ni cati on

C.In creas es co st

D.El i mi n at es t he need forv al id at ion

Answ er: B

1 2 .Whi ch chal lenge is co mmo n in requirement eli ci ta tio n?

A.Ex ces siv e do cu me n

t ati on

B.St akehol d er avail ab il it y

C.Redu nd an t t es ti ng
D.Eas y in t eg rati on

Answ er: B

1 3 .I n requi rement el i ci ta ti o n,hi ddenrequi rements us uall y mea n:

A. Wel l

B.No n ex ist ent iss u es

C.Un s tat ed o r assu med req ui remen ts

D.Leg al co ns t raint s

Answ er: C

14.
Whi ch eli ci ta tion technique is bes t sui ted fo rg a thering inputfro m vario us
s ys tem users ato nce?

A.Do cu men t anal ys is

B.Wo rk s hop s

C.Pas siv e obs erv ation

D.In t erface an al ys is

Answ er: B

1 5 .I nterfa ce ana lys is is mo s t

us eful w hen:

A.Th e sys t em is st and

B.Th ere aren o u ser in t eract ion s

C.Th e sys t em in vo lves mu l t ipl e in teg rati on s

D.Req ui remen t s areal read y fin al ized

Answ er: C

1 6 .Wha ti s a key purpos e of fo cus gro ups ?

A.El
i mi n at e st ak eh old er co nfli ct

B.Redu ce so ft waretes tin g

C.Di s cu ss needs an d exp ect atio ns wit h aus er group

D.Trai n dev elo p ers

Answ er: C

1 7 .Wha ti s a dow nsi de of intervi ew s as an eli ci ta tio n technique?

A.In accu racy

B.Hi g h respo ns e rat e

C.Ti me

D.Lack of dept h

Answ er: C

1 8 .Semi

A.Do not all o wd ev iat ion s

B.Fo ll o w ari gid qu es ti on fl o w

C.Al l o wg uid ed conv ers atio n

D.On l y us ed wit h d ev elop ers

Answ er: C

1 9 .Why is a mi x eda ppro ach preferredi n eli ci ta tio n?

A.In creas es do cu men t ati on effo rt

B.Redu ces nu mb er of st ak eho ld ers

C.Co mp en s at es forl imi t at i ons ofs ing l e met hod s

D.El i mi n at es p ro ject risks

Answ er:

2 0 .Whi ch too l i s o ften usedi n requi rementw o rks ho ps?

A.Vers i on co nt ro l

B.So u rce co d e

C.In t eract iv e whi tebo ard s o r di ag rams

D.Dat ab as e trig gers

Answ er: C

2 1 .A cha ll eng e in

eli cita tio n due to organi za tio na l pol i ti cs is an exa mpl e of:

A.Tech n ical i ssu e

B.Co mmu n i cati on barri er

C.Hi d den requ ireme n t

D.Co n fl i cti ng int erest s

Answ er: D

2 2 .Wha t techniquei s es pecia ll y hel pful w hens ta keho l

ex press their needs ?

A.Do cu men t anal ys is

B.Us e cas ed ev el opmen t

C.Pro tot yp i ng

D.Cl o sed

Answ er: C

2 3 .Whi cho f thefo llow i ng is NOT a bes t practi cei n requi rement eli ci ta ti
on?

A.In vo lv e al l s t ak eho ld ers

B.Us e as ing le eli ci t at io n t echn iqu e

C.Val id ate gath ered requ i remen t s

D.Us e di ag rams forcl ari ficatio n

Answ er: B

2 4 .Wha t ty peo f observa tio ni nvol ves i ntera ctio nw i th us ers duri ng th
e ta s k?

A.Pas s iv e

B.Act iv e

C.Do cu men t ed

D.Ex p eri men t al

Answ er: B

2 5 .Therol e of doma i n ex perts i n eli ci tati on is to:

A.Des i gn th es ys t em

B.Ap p ro ve fund in g

C.Pro vid e kno wl edge abo ut th e ap pli cat ion do mai n

D.Co
nd u ct test ing

Answ er: C