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SWE201c Exam
Which of the following are limitations of the waterfall ABD
model? Select three.


A. Integration issues may remain undetected until the
last phase.
B. Misinterpretations of requirements or design can
remain undetected until the later development phases.
C. It is not suitable for big projects.
D. It is difficult to respond to requirements changes.




Which is the right description about the requirement C
specification process?


A. Requirement specification is a process to design the
solution to the problem.
B. Requirement specification is a process that identifies
and specifies the problem and possible solutions to the
problem.
C. Requirement specification is a process to identify
and specify the problem to solve.
D. Requirement specification is a process of solving the
requirements.


Specifying requirements is difficult because (select ABC
three):


A. Software is intangible, which makes it difficult to
comprehend and communicate.
B. Terminology can be interpreted in multiple ways
depending on the person or the context in which it was
used.
C. The client or end users might not be clear about
what they want.
D. There is no guideline for writing a software
requirement specification document.


Why is requirement specification important? Select two. AC


A. Spending time upfront in requirement specification
can save time in the later phases of the software
development lifecycle.
B. Changing the requirement is not possible once the
system is fully developed.
C. Repairing a bug in the requirements can cost
thousands of times less than in the later phases of the
software development lifecycle.

, SWE201c Exam
Which of the following are true about requirements and ABD
specifications? (Choose all that apply)


A. Specifications shall meet the requirements.
B. Requirements shall be written in the user's language;
system specifications shall be written in the system
language.
C. Requirements call for specification-level refinement.
D. Requirements are for users; specifications are for
developers.


The following are the requirements and specifications AC
of an online banking service. Which of the following
can be categorized as (user) requirements? Select two.


A. The user shall be able to check the current balance
of the checking accounts that he/she own.
B. Activate a login session when a user logs in, and
maintain the session for 60 minutes unless the user who
logged in had remained inactive for more than 120
seconds.
C. A user shall be able to use the online banking system
securely.
D. At the time a query is made to check the current
balance of a checking account, the owner of the
checking account shall be logged in.


The following are requirements and specifications of an BC
online banking service. Which of the following can be
categorized as system specifications? Select two.


A. A user shall be able to use the online banking system
securely.
B. Activate a login session when a user logs in, and
maintain the session for 60 minutes unless the user who
logged in has been inactive for more than 120 seconds.
C. At the time a query is made to check the current
balance of a checking account, the owner of the
checking account shall be logged in.
D. The user shall be able to check the current balance
of the checking accounts that he/she own.


A constraint to only use Microsoft Project during the A
system development is a non-functional requirement.


A. True.
B. False.

, SWE201c Exam
Which of the following are non-functional requirements: D


A. Some product requirements, like using a specific
encryption protocol, are non-functional requirements.
B. Organization requirements imposed by the company,
like a specific coding style, are non-functional
requirements.
C. External requirements imposed by external
organization, like using a specific development style,
are non-functional requirements.
D. All of the above.


WRSPM stands for: B


A. Wide, Requirement, Software, Planning and Model.
B. World, Requirement, Specification, Program and
Machine.
C. None of the above.




Looking at the difference between user requirements A
and system specifications in the ATM example, we know
that swiping the card and prompting for a PIN are
requirements, while reading the card details and a 4-
digit PIN are specifications.


A. True.
B. False.


The purpose of the WRSPM model is to ensure that: A


A. Specifications meet the requirements.
B. Requirements meet specifications.
C. None of the above.


A subsystem in an architecture must: D


A. be created separately and can operate individually.
B. have business value.
C. be integrated with one another or with existing
subsystems.
D. All of the above.

, SWE201c Exam
Partitioning of a large system into smaller subsystems A
helps the buy-or-build decision because we can
examine each subsystem and reason about possible
buy-or-build options for each.


A. True.
B. False.


A good software architecture is important because: ABCD


A. It helps organize the workforce and resources.
B. It allows for parallelization in development.
C. It helps build-or-buy decisions.
D. It helps with funding decisions.


A UNIX program where the output of one program is A
the input of another, is an example of which of the
software architecture models below:


A. Pipe-and-Filter Model.
B. Event-based Model.
C. Layered Model.
D. Client-Server Model.
E. Blackboard Model.


An online banking system is best modeled by: C


A. Pipe-and-Filter Model.
B. Blackboard Model.
C. Client-Server Model.
D. Event-based Model.


A vehicle identification and tracking system, where each B
moving vehicle is tracked and monitored through a
shared program, is best modeled by:


A. Pipe-and-Filter Model.
B. Blackboard Model.
C. Layer Model
D. Client-Server Model
E. Event-based Model


The difference between subsystems and modules are: A


A. Subsystems can independently comprise the
business logic by itself while modules can't.
B. Subsystems can communicate with other subsystems
while modules cannot communicate with other
modules.
C. All of the above.

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