SWE 3313 FINAL EXAM QESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS
Software Project Success & Failure Factors (Chaos Report) listed profiling
attributes for "impaired and ultimately cancelled" projects as all but which of the
following?
A. Incomplete Requirements
B. Lack of management support
C. Lack of user involvement
D. Lack of resources - ANSWER>>B, Lack of management support
When considering Cohesion and Coupling;
A. More cohesion and less coupling is better
B. More of both is better
C. Less of both is better
D. Less cohesion and more coupling is better - ANSWER>>A. More cohesion and
less coupling is better
Which one of the following is NOT a type of module cohesion?
A. Communicational
B. Sequential
C. Procedural
D. They are all types of cohesion - ANSWER>>D. They are all types of cohesion
View Oriented Requirements Definition (VORD) is based on the concept that
requirements are:
A. vague
,B. manifested by the user interface (UI)
C. different for different users
D. new - ANSWER>>C. different for different users
The distinct tasks to develop software are: A. code, compile, debug, and unit test.
B. requirements, design, code, test, integrate, and package.
C. design document, user guide, and test cases.
D. All of these are correct - ANSWER>>A. code, compile, debug, and unit test.
Two types of prototypes can be done in design. They are:
A. Logical View, Detailed Design
B. Logical View, Process View
C. Low-fidelity, High-fidelity
D. Architecture Design, Detailed Design - ANSWER>>C. Low-fidelity, High-fidelity
The term "Sunsetting" refers to:
A. When all defects have been found and fixed in a product.
B. The point in the life of a product when a new replacement product or release is
announced.
C. When a programming team is finished and can turn over the product to
maintenance.
D. None of the above - ANSWER>>B. The point in the life of a product when a new
replacement product or release is announced.
Which one of the following is NOT true about phases of debugging process?
A. The process of correction involves changing the code to fix the errors.
B. The process of verification involves making sure the code is consistent with the
requirements.
C. The process of localization involves finding the sections of the code that led to
the error.
, D. The process of stabilization does not involve looking at the code at all. -
ANSWER>>B. The process of verification involves making sure the code is
consistent with the requirements.
The amount and extent of detail that must be included in the software
requirements specification (SRS) document depends on the
A. Knowledge and experience of the developers in the subject area.
B. Size and complexity of the project
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above - ANSWER>>C. Both A and B
Which of the following statements is true about "good" design?
A. A module with temporal cohesion is better than a module with procedural
cohesion.
B. A module with procedural cohesion is better than a module with
communicational cohesion.
C. Control coupled modules are better than Stamp coupled modules.
D. Common coupled modules are better than control coupled modules. -
ANSWER>>B. A module with procedural cohesion is better than a module with
communicational cohesion.
Which one of the following is NOT a type of module coupling?
A. Data coupling
B. Control coupling
C. Sequence coupling
D. They are all types of coupling - ANSWER>>C. Sequence coupling
Which one of the following statements is true about McCabe's Cyclomatic
Complexity (MCC)?
A. It is the number of decision boxes in the flow diagram plus one.
B. It is the number of closed regions that the flow diagram divides the page into.
C. The larger the MCC, the less complex the module.
WITH ANSWERS
Software Project Success & Failure Factors (Chaos Report) listed profiling
attributes for "impaired and ultimately cancelled" projects as all but which of the
following?
A. Incomplete Requirements
B. Lack of management support
C. Lack of user involvement
D. Lack of resources - ANSWER>>B, Lack of management support
When considering Cohesion and Coupling;
A. More cohesion and less coupling is better
B. More of both is better
C. Less of both is better
D. Less cohesion and more coupling is better - ANSWER>>A. More cohesion and
less coupling is better
Which one of the following is NOT a type of module cohesion?
A. Communicational
B. Sequential
C. Procedural
D. They are all types of cohesion - ANSWER>>D. They are all types of cohesion
View Oriented Requirements Definition (VORD) is based on the concept that
requirements are:
A. vague
,B. manifested by the user interface (UI)
C. different for different users
D. new - ANSWER>>C. different for different users
The distinct tasks to develop software are: A. code, compile, debug, and unit test.
B. requirements, design, code, test, integrate, and package.
C. design document, user guide, and test cases.
D. All of these are correct - ANSWER>>A. code, compile, debug, and unit test.
Two types of prototypes can be done in design. They are:
A. Logical View, Detailed Design
B. Logical View, Process View
C. Low-fidelity, High-fidelity
D. Architecture Design, Detailed Design - ANSWER>>C. Low-fidelity, High-fidelity
The term "Sunsetting" refers to:
A. When all defects have been found and fixed in a product.
B. The point in the life of a product when a new replacement product or release is
announced.
C. When a programming team is finished and can turn over the product to
maintenance.
D. None of the above - ANSWER>>B. The point in the life of a product when a new
replacement product or release is announced.
Which one of the following is NOT true about phases of debugging process?
A. The process of correction involves changing the code to fix the errors.
B. The process of verification involves making sure the code is consistent with the
requirements.
C. The process of localization involves finding the sections of the code that led to
the error.
, D. The process of stabilization does not involve looking at the code at all. -
ANSWER>>B. The process of verification involves making sure the code is
consistent with the requirements.
The amount and extent of detail that must be included in the software
requirements specification (SRS) document depends on the
A. Knowledge and experience of the developers in the subject area.
B. Size and complexity of the project
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above - ANSWER>>C. Both A and B
Which of the following statements is true about "good" design?
A. A module with temporal cohesion is better than a module with procedural
cohesion.
B. A module with procedural cohesion is better than a module with
communicational cohesion.
C. Control coupled modules are better than Stamp coupled modules.
D. Common coupled modules are better than control coupled modules. -
ANSWER>>B. A module with procedural cohesion is better than a module with
communicational cohesion.
Which one of the following is NOT a type of module coupling?
A. Data coupling
B. Control coupling
C. Sequence coupling
D. They are all types of coupling - ANSWER>>C. Sequence coupling
Which one of the following statements is true about McCabe's Cyclomatic
Complexity (MCC)?
A. It is the number of decision boxes in the flow diagram plus one.
B. It is the number of closed regions that the flow diagram divides the page into.
C. The larger the MCC, the less complex the module.
