CSE 110 Final Exam Question And Correct Answers
What is the purpose of a resume? - ✔✔To get an interview
Who is the resume for? - ✔✔Employer
Goals of the Interview - ✔✔- Show your thought process
- Show what a working day with you would be like
- Show your interest and attitude
- Engage the interviewer
- To get an offer
What does the interviewer want to happen? - ✔✔Wants to know whether he should spend
more time with you or with his family
What if you don't get an offer? - ✔✔You get rejected m8
What's the first question in software engineering projects? - ✔✔Who is the customer?
What is the second question in software engineering projects? - ✔✔What problem are we
trying to solve?
What are three or four variables in all software engineering projects? - ✔✔Time, Money
(Resources), Functionality
What's the one constant in software engineering? - ✔✔Change!
What are three unwanted items in SWE projects? - ✔✔Heroes, Surprises, Miracles
In the age of interruption, how do you stay focused? - ✔✔OHIO, turn off all distractions
around you
,Two main software development methodologies? - ✔✔Agile - newer, less documentation,
more customer interaction
Waterfall - vintage, more formal
What should you do if you make a mistake? - ✔✔Own up to it right away.
Characteristics of a Project Manager? - ✔✔- go to person
- has final say
- earns the respect of the team
- allocates resources, so team can accomplish tasks
- may need a deputy to help out
- takes ownership
- supports the team
Everyone is a __________ and Everyone is a ___________ - ✔✔leader;follower
Good leadership qualities: - ✔✔Honest, Parental, Responsible, Patient, Responsive
Bad leadership qualities: - ✔✔Doesn't follow through.
Criticism should be ______ and ______ - ✔✔tactful, respectful
Criticism is ______________ - ✔✔welcomed
Criticism should not be __________/___________ - ✔✔offensive, defensive
When getting criticism, you should ______________ - ✔✔look at the source
, You shouldn't use criticism to ___________ your teammates - ✔✔embarass
What should you do if you don't like your teammates? - ✔✔Nothing, you need to accept
them for who they are
Should you taunt your teammates? - ✔✔Nah
You should have one or more collaboration areas. - ✔✔Hell yeah you should.
Team Meetings (Done by the team manager or the deputy) - ✔✔- Make it a productive Use
of Everyone's Time, because everyone has shit to do.
- Have an agenda: Information to inseminate, Decisions to be made, Follow up on issues
from last week
- Keep a record of the meeting: Who the bloody hell was there, what was discussed, any
decisions that were made.
- Allow team members to speak: Say what the heck you did, even though everyone knows
you didn't do shit. (can help with getting help and good peer reviews even though you're
probably going to get a 2)
- Acknowledge accomplishments of other team members.
How should you take on responsibilities? - ✔✔- Volunteer to take on tasks by looking the
the title
- Accept them from teammates, managers
Tasking should be done with _____________ - ✔✔TACT
Persuasion is better than Manipulation - ✔✔True
What's the goal of interaction? - ✔✔To be less fearful of making mistakes
What is the purpose of a resume? - ✔✔To get an interview
Who is the resume for? - ✔✔Employer
Goals of the Interview - ✔✔- Show your thought process
- Show what a working day with you would be like
- Show your interest and attitude
- Engage the interviewer
- To get an offer
What does the interviewer want to happen? - ✔✔Wants to know whether he should spend
more time with you or with his family
What if you don't get an offer? - ✔✔You get rejected m8
What's the first question in software engineering projects? - ✔✔Who is the customer?
What is the second question in software engineering projects? - ✔✔What problem are we
trying to solve?
What are three or four variables in all software engineering projects? - ✔✔Time, Money
(Resources), Functionality
What's the one constant in software engineering? - ✔✔Change!
What are three unwanted items in SWE projects? - ✔✔Heroes, Surprises, Miracles
In the age of interruption, how do you stay focused? - ✔✔OHIO, turn off all distractions
around you
,Two main software development methodologies? - ✔✔Agile - newer, less documentation,
more customer interaction
Waterfall - vintage, more formal
What should you do if you make a mistake? - ✔✔Own up to it right away.
Characteristics of a Project Manager? - ✔✔- go to person
- has final say
- earns the respect of the team
- allocates resources, so team can accomplish tasks
- may need a deputy to help out
- takes ownership
- supports the team
Everyone is a __________ and Everyone is a ___________ - ✔✔leader;follower
Good leadership qualities: - ✔✔Honest, Parental, Responsible, Patient, Responsive
Bad leadership qualities: - ✔✔Doesn't follow through.
Criticism should be ______ and ______ - ✔✔tactful, respectful
Criticism is ______________ - ✔✔welcomed
Criticism should not be __________/___________ - ✔✔offensive, defensive
When getting criticism, you should ______________ - ✔✔look at the source
, You shouldn't use criticism to ___________ your teammates - ✔✔embarass
What should you do if you don't like your teammates? - ✔✔Nothing, you need to accept
them for who they are
Should you taunt your teammates? - ✔✔Nah
You should have one or more collaboration areas. - ✔✔Hell yeah you should.
Team Meetings (Done by the team manager or the deputy) - ✔✔- Make it a productive Use
of Everyone's Time, because everyone has shit to do.
- Have an agenda: Information to inseminate, Decisions to be made, Follow up on issues
from last week
- Keep a record of the meeting: Who the bloody hell was there, what was discussed, any
decisions that were made.
- Allow team members to speak: Say what the heck you did, even though everyone knows
you didn't do shit. (can help with getting help and good peer reviews even though you're
probably going to get a 2)
- Acknowledge accomplishments of other team members.
How should you take on responsibilities? - ✔✔- Volunteer to take on tasks by looking the
the title
- Accept them from teammates, managers
Tasking should be done with _____________ - ✔✔TACT
Persuasion is better than Manipulation - ✔✔True
What's the goal of interaction? - ✔✔To be less fearful of making mistakes
