SWE 3313 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
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Because there are
i) more parts
ii) more developers
iii) more users
to consider in "Large Systems" than a single program developed by a single person for a limited
number of users, there is the need for Coordination of (3P's):
Which of the following is not one of the 3p"s?
A. Programs
B. Processes
C. People
D. Product - Correct answer: A. Programs
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 - Correct 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 - Correct 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
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C. Procedural
D. They are all types of cohesion - Correct 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 - Correct 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 - 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 - Correct 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 - Correct 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.
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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. - Correct 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 - Correct 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. - Correct 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 - Correct 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.
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Because there are
i) more parts
ii) more developers
iii) more users
to consider in "Large Systems" than a single program developed by a single person for a limited
number of users, there is the need for Coordination of (3P's):
Which of the following is not one of the 3p"s?
A. Programs
B. Processes
C. People
D. Product - Correct answer: A. Programs
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 - Correct 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 - Correct 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
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C. Procedural
D. They are all types of cohesion - Correct 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 - Correct 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 - 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 - Correct 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 - Correct 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.
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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. - Correct 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 - Correct 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. - Correct 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 - Correct 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.
