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,Part 1 of 9 - chapter 1 Questions
Question 1 of 25
Which of the following doesn't form part of the key challenges facing software engineering?
A. Coping with increasing diversity
B. Demand for reduced delivery times
C. demanding trustworthy software
D. Focus of Computer science theory and fundamentals
Page 20.
Question 2 of 25
Software engineering is an engineering discipline that is concerned with?
A. All aspects of software development
B. Only software design and development
C. Agility software development
D. System development life cycle
Page 20.
Part 2 of 9 - Chapter 2 Questions
Question 3 of 25
Which one of the following is a major advantage of incremental development over the waterfall
model?
A. the cost of software re-engineering
B. stand-alone application systems
C. the cost of implementing requirements
D. web services that are developed according to the service standards
Page 50.
Question 4 of 25
Incremental development has three major advantages over waterfall model. Which of the following
doesn't form part of the major advantage ?
A. The early delivery and development of useful software
B. The easy way to get customer feedback
C. The cost of implements
D. The system structure that tends to degrades new increments
Page 51 – this is mentioned as a disadvantage.
Question 5 of 25
The stages of the waterfall model directly reflect the fundamental software activities such as?
A. integration and configuration
B. Integration and system testing
C. Requirement analysis and definition
D. Incremental development
Pages 47-48.
Part 3 of 9 - Chapter 3 Questions
Question 6 of 25
,A fundamental requirement of scaling agile method is to?
A. allow customer involvement
B. keep customer involved
C. embrace change
D. integrate them with plan driven approaches
Page 91.
Question 7 of 25
Agile approach to software development consists of design and implementation to be?
A. ventral activities to the software design phase
B. central activities in the software process
C. part of the final products
D. part of the development process
Page 74.
Part 4 of 9 - chapter 4 Questions
Question 8 of 25
When a standard format is used for specifying functional requirements, the following information
should be included?
A. A description of its inputs and the origins of those inputs
B. A description of software ethnography
C. A description of requirement elicitation
D. A description of standard formats
Page 123.
Question 9 of 25
Which of the following is not part of the non-functional requirements?
A. Robustness
B. Efficiency requirements
C. Product requirements
D. Usability requirements
Figure 4.3 on page 108.
Question 10 of 25
The aims of requirement elicitation process are to?
A. understanding the work that stakeholders do
B. understanding the requirements discovery process
C. understanding the work that system developers do
D. understanding requirement classification
Page 112.
Part 5 of 9 - chapter 5 Questions
Question 11 of 25
Model of the new system are used during requirement engineering to?
A. Help clarify what the existing system does
B. help to explain the proposed requirements to other system stakeholder
C. help to keep he focus on the stakeholder’s discussion
D. help with external perspective
, Page 139.
Question 12 of 25
Which of the following doesn’t form part of the four fundamental view?
A. Stakeholder view
B. A process view
C. A development view
D. A logic view
Page 174.
Question 13 of 25
Which of the following doesn't form part of the UML diagram?
A. Activity diagrams
B. Use case diagrams
C. development diagrams
D. Sequence diagrams
Page 141.
Part 6 of 9 - chapter 6 Questions
Question 14 of 25
A software architecture is a description of how a software system is .............?
A. organised
B. Implemented
C. Designed
D. Developed
Page .
Question 15 of 25
Architecture patterns are a means of ............... knowledge about generic system architectures.
A. Recycling
B. Reusing
C. Redeveloping
D. reproducing
Page 192.
Question 16 of 25
To develop a system design from concept to detailed, object-oriental design, you need to
A. Develop some systems artefacts
B. Develop design model
C. Develop a blueprint
D. Develop a system context model
Page 198.
Part 7 of 9 - chapter 7 Questions
Question 17 of 25
The process of object oriented design includes activities to?
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DISCLAIMER & TERMS OF USE
1. Educational Aid: These study notes are designed to serve as educational aids and should not be considered as a
substitute for individual research, critical thinking, or professional guidance. Students are encouraged to
conduct their own extensive research and consult with their instructors or academic advisors for specific
assignment requirements.
2. Personal Responsibility: While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the
information provided in these study notes, the seller cannot guarantee the completeness or correctness of all
the content. It is the responsibility of the buyer to verify the accuracy of the information and use their own
judgment when applying it to their assignments.
3. Academic Integrity: It is crucial for students to uphold academic integrity and adhere to their institution's
policies and guidelines regarding plagiarism, citation, and referencing. These study notes should be used as a
tool for learning and inspiration, but any direct reproduction of the content without proper acknowledgment and
citation may constitute academic misconduct.
4. Limited Liability: The seller of these study notes shall not be held liable for any direct or indirect damages,
losses, or consequences arising from the use of the notes. This includes, but is not limited to, poor grades,
academic penalties, or any other negative outcomes resulting from the application or misuse of the information
provided.
,Part 1 of 9 - chapter 1 Questions
Question 1 of 25
Which of the following doesn't form part of the key challenges facing software engineering?
A. Coping with increasing diversity
B. Demand for reduced delivery times
C. demanding trustworthy software
D. Focus of Computer science theory and fundamentals
Page 20.
Question 2 of 25
Software engineering is an engineering discipline that is concerned with?
A. All aspects of software development
B. Only software design and development
C. Agility software development
D. System development life cycle
Page 20.
Part 2 of 9 - Chapter 2 Questions
Question 3 of 25
Which one of the following is a major advantage of incremental development over the waterfall
model?
A. the cost of software re-engineering
B. stand-alone application systems
C. the cost of implementing requirements
D. web services that are developed according to the service standards
Page 50.
Question 4 of 25
Incremental development has three major advantages over waterfall model. Which of the following
doesn't form part of the major advantage ?
A. The early delivery and development of useful software
B. The easy way to get customer feedback
C. The cost of implements
D. The system structure that tends to degrades new increments
Page 51 – this is mentioned as a disadvantage.
Question 5 of 25
The stages of the waterfall model directly reflect the fundamental software activities such as?
A. integration and configuration
B. Integration and system testing
C. Requirement analysis and definition
D. Incremental development
Pages 47-48.
Part 3 of 9 - Chapter 3 Questions
Question 6 of 25
,A fundamental requirement of scaling agile method is to?
A. allow customer involvement
B. keep customer involved
C. embrace change
D. integrate them with plan driven approaches
Page 91.
Question 7 of 25
Agile approach to software development consists of design and implementation to be?
A. ventral activities to the software design phase
B. central activities in the software process
C. part of the final products
D. part of the development process
Page 74.
Part 4 of 9 - chapter 4 Questions
Question 8 of 25
When a standard format is used for specifying functional requirements, the following information
should be included?
A. A description of its inputs and the origins of those inputs
B. A description of software ethnography
C. A description of requirement elicitation
D. A description of standard formats
Page 123.
Question 9 of 25
Which of the following is not part of the non-functional requirements?
A. Robustness
B. Efficiency requirements
C. Product requirements
D. Usability requirements
Figure 4.3 on page 108.
Question 10 of 25
The aims of requirement elicitation process are to?
A. understanding the work that stakeholders do
B. understanding the requirements discovery process
C. understanding the work that system developers do
D. understanding requirement classification
Page 112.
Part 5 of 9 - chapter 5 Questions
Question 11 of 25
Model of the new system are used during requirement engineering to?
A. Help clarify what the existing system does
B. help to explain the proposed requirements to other system stakeholder
C. help to keep he focus on the stakeholder’s discussion
D. help with external perspective
, Page 139.
Question 12 of 25
Which of the following doesn’t form part of the four fundamental view?
A. Stakeholder view
B. A process view
C. A development view
D. A logic view
Page 174.
Question 13 of 25
Which of the following doesn't form part of the UML diagram?
A. Activity diagrams
B. Use case diagrams
C. development diagrams
D. Sequence diagrams
Page 141.
Part 6 of 9 - chapter 6 Questions
Question 14 of 25
A software architecture is a description of how a software system is .............?
A. organised
B. Implemented
C. Designed
D. Developed
Page .
Question 15 of 25
Architecture patterns are a means of ............... knowledge about generic system architectures.
A. Recycling
B. Reusing
C. Redeveloping
D. reproducing
Page 192.
Question 16 of 25
To develop a system design from concept to detailed, object-oriental design, you need to
A. Develop some systems artefacts
B. Develop design model
C. Develop a blueprint
D. Develop a system context model
Page 198.
Part 7 of 9 - chapter 7 Questions
Question 17 of 25
The process of object oriented design includes activities to?
