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INF3705 MCQ Pool Exam Questions With
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Which of the following Unified Modeling Language Diagrams show how the system reacts to
internal and external events?
a. Activity diagrams
b. State diagrams
c. Sequence diagrams
d. Pattern diagrams - answer✔b. State diagrams
Which one of the following is the key factor that a user may consider when planning software
development reuse?
a. lower development costs
b. reduced process risk
c. accelerated development.
d. the expected software lifetime - answer✔d. the expected software lifetime
An agile approach to software development consists of design and implementation, which
should be:
a. central to activities in the software process.
b. part of a development process.
c. part of general activities in the software design phase.
d. part of a final product of the system. - answer✔a. central to activities in the software
process.
All systems that involve interaction with a shared database can be considered transaction-
based systems. Which of the following is an example of an information system that allows
controlled access to a larger database of Information?
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a. Process measurement
b. Employee records
c. Process change
d. Process analysis - answer✔b. Employee records
One of the problems with managing business legacy systems is a skills shortage.
a. True
b. False - answer✔a. True
Which of the following does not form part of the software reuse landscape?
a. Platform level protection
b. Application frameworks
c. Design patterns
d. Legacy System wrapping - answer✔a. Platform level protection
Which of the following are costs associated with the reuse of existing software?
a. the cost of the time spent in looking for software to reuse and assessing whether it meets
users' requirements.
b. configuration management tools to manage source code versions and to integrate and build
systems.
c. testing tools, such as JUnit, that can automatically run a set of tests on a new version of a
program.
d. tools to support refactoring and program visualisation. - answer✔a. the cost of the time
spent in looking for software to reuse and assessing whether it meets users' requirements.
Which of the following is an attribute of a dependable software engineering process?
a. Redundancy
b. Documentable page
c. Complies with regulations.
d. Diversity - answer✔d. Diversity
Scrum is an agile method that outlines the basic practices that must be integrated when using
agile methods.
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a. True
b. False - answer✔a. True
Validation of requirements is the process of ensuring that:
a. The system validations can do what they are meant to achieve.
b. Validation processes are aligned.
c. The system and user validation requirements are outlined.
d. Requirements that define customers need are met. - answer✔d. Requirements that define
customers need are met.
The degree of trust of a user has a in a computer system is constantly reflected in the
properties of the system.
a. True
b. False - answer✔a. True
Which of the following software development platforms provides a range of tools to support
software engineering processes?
a. language debugging system
b. the costs of adapting and configuring the reusable software components or systems to
reflect the requirements of the system that you are developing
c. where applicable, the costs of buying the reusable software; for large off-the-shelf systems,
these costs can be very high
d. the costs of integrating reusable software elements with one another and with the new code
that you have developed - answer✔a. language debugging system
Negotiating the systems test results is one of the stages in the acceptance testing process.
a. True
b. False - answer✔a. True
Which of the following includes the configurations that ERP systems usually require for the
adaption to organisational requirements?
a. A Defined set of business processes
b. A common database that maintains information about all related business functions
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c. The business process in which the system is used.
d. Defining the expected interactions with external systems - answer✔d. Defining the expected
interactions with external systems
Which of the following forms part of hazard-driven techniques that are used in safety critical
systems development?
a. Unauthorised viewing of data
b. Denial of access to service and data
c. Hazard assessment
d. Hazard avoidance - answer✔d. Hazard avoidance
Transaction processing systems are interactive systems that allow transactions in a database to
be remotely accessed and modified by a number of users.
a. True
b. False - answer✔a. True
Which of the following is not a part of software engineering's fundamental activities?
a. software development
b. software validation and evolution
c. software specification
d. software customisation - answer✔d. software customisation
Which of the following factors is not considered while evaluating the evolution of a system
application?
a. Documentation
b. Performance
c. Data
d. Health - answer✔d. Health
Which of the following options refers to a common characteristic shared by agile methods?
a. There is a need for detailed system specifications and design documentation is minimised
b. The process of specification, design and implementation are interleaved
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INF3705 MCQ Pool Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
Which of the following Unified Modeling Language Diagrams show how the system reacts to
internal and external events?
a. Activity diagrams
b. State diagrams
c. Sequence diagrams
d. Pattern diagrams - answer✔b. State diagrams
Which one of the following is the key factor that a user may consider when planning software
development reuse?
a. lower development costs
b. reduced process risk
c. accelerated development.
d. the expected software lifetime - answer✔d. the expected software lifetime
An agile approach to software development consists of design and implementation, which
should be:
a. central to activities in the software process.
b. part of a development process.
c. part of general activities in the software design phase.
d. part of a final product of the system. - answer✔a. central to activities in the software
process.
All systems that involve interaction with a shared database can be considered transaction-
based systems. Which of the following is an example of an information system that allows
controlled access to a larger database of Information?
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a. Process measurement
b. Employee records
c. Process change
d. Process analysis - answer✔b. Employee records
One of the problems with managing business legacy systems is a skills shortage.
a. True
b. False - answer✔a. True
Which of the following does not form part of the software reuse landscape?
a. Platform level protection
b. Application frameworks
c. Design patterns
d. Legacy System wrapping - answer✔a. Platform level protection
Which of the following are costs associated with the reuse of existing software?
a. the cost of the time spent in looking for software to reuse and assessing whether it meets
users' requirements.
b. configuration management tools to manage source code versions and to integrate and build
systems.
c. testing tools, such as JUnit, that can automatically run a set of tests on a new version of a
program.
d. tools to support refactoring and program visualisation. - answer✔a. the cost of the time
spent in looking for software to reuse and assessing whether it meets users' requirements.
Which of the following is an attribute of a dependable software engineering process?
a. Redundancy
b. Documentable page
c. Complies with regulations.
d. Diversity - answer✔d. Diversity
Scrum is an agile method that outlines the basic practices that must be integrated when using
agile methods.
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a. True
b. False - answer✔a. True
Validation of requirements is the process of ensuring that:
a. The system validations can do what they are meant to achieve.
b. Validation processes are aligned.
c. The system and user validation requirements are outlined.
d. Requirements that define customers need are met. - answer✔d. Requirements that define
customers need are met.
The degree of trust of a user has a in a computer system is constantly reflected in the
properties of the system.
a. True
b. False - answer✔a. True
Which of the following software development platforms provides a range of tools to support
software engineering processes?
a. language debugging system
b. the costs of adapting and configuring the reusable software components or systems to
reflect the requirements of the system that you are developing
c. where applicable, the costs of buying the reusable software; for large off-the-shelf systems,
these costs can be very high
d. the costs of integrating reusable software elements with one another and with the new code
that you have developed - answer✔a. language debugging system
Negotiating the systems test results is one of the stages in the acceptance testing process.
a. True
b. False - answer✔a. True
Which of the following includes the configurations that ERP systems usually require for the
adaption to organisational requirements?
a. A Defined set of business processes
b. A common database that maintains information about all related business functions
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c. The business process in which the system is used.
d. Defining the expected interactions with external systems - answer✔d. Defining the expected
interactions with external systems
Which of the following forms part of hazard-driven techniques that are used in safety critical
systems development?
a. Unauthorised viewing of data
b. Denial of access to service and data
c. Hazard assessment
d. Hazard avoidance - answer✔d. Hazard avoidance
Transaction processing systems are interactive systems that allow transactions in a database to
be remotely accessed and modified by a number of users.
a. True
b. False - answer✔a. True
Which of the following is not a part of software engineering's fundamental activities?
a. software development
b. software validation and evolution
c. software specification
d. software customisation - answer✔d. software customisation
Which of the following factors is not considered while evaluating the evolution of a system
application?
a. Documentation
b. Performance
c. Data
d. Health - answer✔d. Health
Which of the following options refers to a common characteristic shared by agile methods?
a. There is a need for detailed system specifications and design documentation is minimised
b. The process of specification, design and implementation are interleaved
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