Software Engineering Exam 1 questions and
answers 2025/2026
There is no difference between Mobile Web Applications and Mobile Apps. (T/F) - answerFalse.
Software is more complex to maintain than hardware. (T/F) - answerTrue.
The bedrock that supports software engineering is ___________. - answera quality focus.
What are the core activities of the generic process framework? (CMD) - answer1) Communication
2) Modeling
3) Deployment
Adding people to a late software project makes it later. (T/F) - answerTrue.
There is no fundamental difference between waterfall and the V-model. (T/F) - answerTrue.
Evolutionary models are iterative. (T/F) - answerTrue.
What does the acronym COTS mean? - answerCommercial Off The Shelf.
Waterfall and V-model are evolutionary models. - answerFalse; they are both prescriptive.
Many of the software development activities are unpredictable, therefore our processes must be
____________. - answerAgile (Adaptable)
What methodology uses the Pareto principle (80/20 rule)? - answerDSDM
A user story is equivalent to a unit test. (T/F) - answerFalse.
, User stories should be complex and exhaustive. (T/F) - answerFalse; they must be simple and are an
overview of the issue.
What are the three components of Ron Jeffries' alliteration that describes user stories? -
answerConversation, Card, & Confirmation
What are the elements of Bill Wake's acronym that describes good user stories? - answer1) Independent
2) Negotiable
3) Valuable
4) Estimable
5) Small
6) Testable
(INVEST)
The "chief programmer team" fits into Constantine's Open paradigm. (T/F) - answerFalse; it fits into the
Closed paradigm.
According to Caspers Jones' study of 250 large software projects, most were unsuccessful. (T/F) -
answerTrue.
Effective software project management focuses on which four things? - answer1) People
2) Product
3) Process
4) Project
Who are stakeholders? - answerEveryone with a "stake" in the project or organization.
Earned Value Analysis is a qualitative project tracking technique. (T/F) - answerFalse; it is a quantitative
method.
answers 2025/2026
There is no difference between Mobile Web Applications and Mobile Apps. (T/F) - answerFalse.
Software is more complex to maintain than hardware. (T/F) - answerTrue.
The bedrock that supports software engineering is ___________. - answera quality focus.
What are the core activities of the generic process framework? (CMD) - answer1) Communication
2) Modeling
3) Deployment
Adding people to a late software project makes it later. (T/F) - answerTrue.
There is no fundamental difference between waterfall and the V-model. (T/F) - answerTrue.
Evolutionary models are iterative. (T/F) - answerTrue.
What does the acronym COTS mean? - answerCommercial Off The Shelf.
Waterfall and V-model are evolutionary models. - answerFalse; they are both prescriptive.
Many of the software development activities are unpredictable, therefore our processes must be
____________. - answerAgile (Adaptable)
What methodology uses the Pareto principle (80/20 rule)? - answerDSDM
A user story is equivalent to a unit test. (T/F) - answerFalse.
, User stories should be complex and exhaustive. (T/F) - answerFalse; they must be simple and are an
overview of the issue.
What are the three components of Ron Jeffries' alliteration that describes user stories? -
answerConversation, Card, & Confirmation
What are the elements of Bill Wake's acronym that describes good user stories? - answer1) Independent
2) Negotiable
3) Valuable
4) Estimable
5) Small
6) Testable
(INVEST)
The "chief programmer team" fits into Constantine's Open paradigm. (T/F) - answerFalse; it fits into the
Closed paradigm.
According to Caspers Jones' study of 250 large software projects, most were unsuccessful. (T/F) -
answerTrue.
Effective software project management focuses on which four things? - answer1) People
2) Product
3) Process
4) Project
Who are stakeholders? - answerEveryone with a "stake" in the project or organization.
Earned Value Analysis is a qualitative project tracking technique. (T/F) - answerFalse; it is a quantitative
method.
