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2 Introduction

Question 1 of 28

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(Select 4) Why is software special?

Select one or more of the following:

  • It is abstract, invisible, intangible.

  • It never wears out.

  • It is changing all the time.

  • It is not manufactured in the classical sense.

  • It is manufactured using the same technologies used for other engineering artifacts.

Explanation

Question 2 of 28

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(Select 2) Which of the following are recognized process flow types?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Concurrent process flow

  • Iterative process flow

  • Linear process flow

  • Spiral process flow

Explanation

Question 3 of 28

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Software processes can be constructed out of pre-existing software patterns to best meet the needs of a software project.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 4 of 28

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(Select 2) Which of these are standards for assessing software processes?

Select one or more of the following:

  • SEI

  • SPICE

  • ISO 9000

  • ISO 9001

Explanation

Question 5 of 28

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The waterfall model of software development is

Select one of the following:

  • A reasonable approach when requirements are well defined.

  • A good approach when a working program is required quickly.

  • The best approach to use for projects with large development teams.

  • An old fashioned model that is rarely used any more.

Explanation

Question 6 of 28

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The incremental model of software development is

Select one of the following:

  • A reasonable approach when requirements are well defined.

  • A good approach when a working core product is required quickly.

  • The best approach to use for projects with large development teams.

  • A revolutionary model that is not used for commercial products.

Explanation

Question 7 of 28

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(Select 3) Evolutionary software process models

Select one or more of the following:

  • Are iterative in nature

  • Can easily accommodate product requirements changes

  • Do not generally produce throwaway systems

  • Build from the top down

Explanation

Question 8 of 28

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The prototyping model of software development is

Select one of the following:

  • A reasonable approach when requirements are well defined.

  • A useful approach when a customer cannot define requirements clearly.

  • The best approach to use for projects with large development teams.

  • A risky model that rarely produces a meaningful product.

Explanation

Question 9 of 28

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The spiral model of software development

Select one of the following:

  • Ends with the delivery of the software product

  • Is more chaotic than the incremental model

  • Includes project risks evaluation during each iteration

  • All of the above

Explanation

Question 10 of 28

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(Select 2) The concurrent development model is

Select one or more of the following:

  • Another name for concurrent engineering.

  • Defines events that trigger engineering activity state transitions.

  • Only used for development of parallel or distributed systems.

  • Used whenever a large number of change requests are anticipated.

Explanation

Question 11 of 28

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The component-based development model is

Select one of the following:

  • Only appropriate for computer hardware design.

  • Not able to support the development of reusable components.

  • Dependent on object technologies for support.

  • Not cost effective by known quantifiable software metrics.

Explanation

Question 12 of 28

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The formal methods model of software development makes use of mathematical methods to

Select one of the following:

  • Define the specification for computer-based systems

  • Develop defect free computer-based systems

  • Verify the correctness of computer-based

  • All of the above

Explanation

Question 13 of 28

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Which of these is not one of the phase names defined by the Unified Process model for software development?

Select one of the following:

  • Inception phase

  • Elaboration phase

  • Construction phase

  • Validation phase

Explanation

Question 14 of 28

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Which of these is not a characteristic of Personal Software Process?

Select one of the following:

  • Emphasizes personal measurement of work product

  • Practitioner requires careful supervision by the project manager

  • Individual practitioner is responsible for estimating and scheduling

  • Practitioner is empower to control quality of software work products

Explanation

Question 15 of 28

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(Select 2) Which of these are objectives of Team Software Process?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Accelerate software process improvement

  • Allow better time management by highly trained professionals

  • Build self-directed software teams

  • Show managers how to reduce costs and sustain quality

Explanation

Question 16 of 28

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Process technology tools allow software organizations to compress schedules by skipping unimportant activities.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 17 of 28

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It is generally accepted that one cannot have weak software processes and create high quality end products.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 18 of 28

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What bridges the domain properties and requirements to the program on a computer?

Select one of the following:

  • Specification

  • Qualification

  • Processing

  • The resurrection of Harambe

Explanation

Question 19 of 28

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(Select 2 ) Why is software engineered?

Select one or more of the following:

  • To produce quality software

  • To satisfy stakeholders' needs and desires

  • To speed up development

  • To look smart to other people

Explanation

Question 20 of 28

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(Select 3) What the three big software myths?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Mythical Man Month

  • Requirements can be a general statement of objectives without details

  • Until the program is running, there is no way to assess its quality

  • Adding engineers to a project near its completion slows productivity

Explanation

Question 21 of 28

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What are the Software Engineering layers, staring from most basic?

Select one of the following:

  • a quality focus, process model, methods, tools

  • methods, a quality focus, tools, process model

  • process model, methods, a quality focus, development

  • development, methods, process model, a quality focus

Explanation

Question 22 of 28

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What is a process?

Select one of the following:

  • A collection of activities, actions, and tasks that are performed when some work product is to be created

  • A collection of requirements that need to be met when some work product is to be created

  • A collection of specifications, steps, and requirements that make up a project's plan

  • A collection of shiny objects that distract you during your test

Explanation

Question 23 of 28

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What are the 5 framework activities?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Communication

  • Planning

  • Modeling

  • Construction

  • Deployment

  • Development

  • Testing

  • Debugging

Explanation

Question 24 of 28

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(Select 5) What are some umbrella activities?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Project tracking and control

  • Risk management

  • Quality assurance

  • Configuration management

  • Technical reviews

  • Coffee brewing

  • Deployment

Explanation

Question 25 of 28

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(Select up to 2) What are some examples of the linear process flow?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Waterfall

  • V-Model

  • Spiral

  • Rapid Prototyping

  • Concurrent

Explanation

Question 26 of 28

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(Select up to 2) What are some examples of the Iterative and evolutionary process flow?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Waterfall

  • V-Model

  • Spiral

  • Rapid Prototyping

  • Concurrent

Explanation

Question 27 of 28

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What is an example of the parallel process flow?

Select one of the following:

  • Waterfall

  • V-Model

  • Spiral

  • Rapid Prototyping

  • Concurrent

Explanation

Question 28 of 28

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How do we produce quality software?

Select one of the following:

  • By following a process

  • By letting Jacob fix our bugs

  • By speeding up development as much as possible

  • By adding new developers near the end of a project to help finish it up

Explanation

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