CSE 360 Midterm Exam 2025 Questions
and Answers
Software - ANSWER-Computer program and its associated documentation.
Good software - ANSWER-Should deliver the functionality and performance that
the software users need and should be maintainable, dependable, and useable
Software Engineering - ANSWER-Engineering discipline concerned with all
aspects of software production.
What does engineering mean to software? - ANSWER-Means that systematic and
managed approaches are used for software development.
Fundamental Software Engineering Activities - ANSWER-Software specification,
software development, software validation, and software evolution.
Software specification - ANSWER-What the software should do
Specification - ANSWER-The process of understanding and defining what services
or functionalities are required and identifying the constraints on the system
operation.
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, Design and implementation - ANSWER-Defining the software and data
organization and implementing the system.
Validation - ANSWER-Testing the system for bugs to check if it meets
requirements
Validation Proves - ANSWER-Show that the system both conforms to its
specification and meets the expectations of the customer
Evolution - ANSWER-Changing the system after it has gone to use
Difference between software engineering and computer science - ANSWER-
Computer science is the theory and fundamentals while software engineering are
the practicalities of development and developing useful software
Computer science - ANSWER-theory and fundamentals
Software Engineering (SE) - ANSWER-Practicalities of development and
developing useful software
Key challenges with software - ANSWER-Coping with increasing diversity,
demands for reduced delivery time and developing trustworthy software
Costs of software engineering - ANSWER-60% are development costs and 40%
are testing costs
Examples of professional software development - ANSWER-Develop an
application that a team will create for business purposes
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and Answers
Software - ANSWER-Computer program and its associated documentation.
Good software - ANSWER-Should deliver the functionality and performance that
the software users need and should be maintainable, dependable, and useable
Software Engineering - ANSWER-Engineering discipline concerned with all
aspects of software production.
What does engineering mean to software? - ANSWER-Means that systematic and
managed approaches are used for software development.
Fundamental Software Engineering Activities - ANSWER-Software specification,
software development, software validation, and software evolution.
Software specification - ANSWER-What the software should do
Specification - ANSWER-The process of understanding and defining what services
or functionalities are required and identifying the constraints on the system
operation.
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, Design and implementation - ANSWER-Defining the software and data
organization and implementing the system.
Validation - ANSWER-Testing the system for bugs to check if it meets
requirements
Validation Proves - ANSWER-Show that the system both conforms to its
specification and meets the expectations of the customer
Evolution - ANSWER-Changing the system after it has gone to use
Difference between software engineering and computer science - ANSWER-
Computer science is the theory and fundamentals while software engineering are
the practicalities of development and developing useful software
Computer science - ANSWER-theory and fundamentals
Software Engineering (SE) - ANSWER-Practicalities of development and
developing useful software
Key challenges with software - ANSWER-Coping with increasing diversity,
demands for reduced delivery time and developing trustworthy software
Costs of software engineering - ANSWER-60% are development costs and 40%
are testing costs
Examples of professional software development - ANSWER-Develop an
application that a team will create for business purposes
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