UGC NET

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING UGC NET PAPER2 SYLLABUS AND ITS QUESTIONS FROM PREVIOUS/OLD PAPERS

Software Engineering :
• System Development Life Cycle ( SDLC ) : Steps, Water fall model, Prototypes, Spiral model.
• Software Metrics : Software Project Management.
• Software Design : System design, detailed design, function oriented design, object oriented design, user interface design. Design level metrics.
Coding and Testing : Testing level metrics. Software quality and reliability. Clean room approach, software re engineering.

QUESTIONS FROM PREVIOUS/OLD PAPERS

Dec 2015
Q1. In software testing, how the error, fault and failure are related to each other ?
(1) Error leads to failure but fault is not related to error and failure.
(2) Fault leads to failure but error is not related to fault and failure.
(3) Error leads to fault and fault leads to failure.
(4) Fault leads to error and error leads to failure.

Q2. Which of the following is not a software process model ?
(1) Prototyping (2) Iterative (3) Timeboxing (4) Glassboxing
JUNE 2015

Q3. Match the following :
(a) Size-oriented metrics (i) uses number of external interfaces as one of the measurement parameter.
(b) Function-oriented (ii) originally designed to be applied to business information metrics systems.
(c) Extended Function (iii) derived by normalizing quality and/or productivity Point metrics measures by considering the size of the software.
(d) Function point (iv) uses algorithm characteristics as one of the measurement parameter.
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(2) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(3) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
(4) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)

Q4. In which testing strategy requirements established during requirements analysis are validated against developed software ?
(1) Validation testing (2) Integration testing
(3) Regression testing (4) System testing

Q5. Which process model is also called as classic life cycle model ?
(1) Waterfall model (2) RAD model
(3) Prototyping model (4) Incremental model

Q6. Cohesion is an extension of:
(1) Abstraction concept (2) Refinement concept
(3) Information hiding concept (4) Modularity

Q7. Which one from the following is highly associated activity of project planning ?
(1) Keep track of the project progress.
(2) Compare actual and planned progress and costs.
(3) Identify the activities, milestones and deliverables produced by a project.
(4) Both (2) and (3).
DEC 2014
Q8. ________ are applied throughout the software process.
(A) Framework activities (B) Umbrella activities
(C) Planning activities (D) Construction activities

Q9. Requirement Development, Organizational Process Focus, Organizational Training, Risk Management and Integrated Supplier Management are process areas required to achieve maturity level
(A) Performed
(B) Managed
(C) Defined
(D) Optimized

Q10. The software _________ of a program or a computing system is the structure or structures of the system, which comprise software components, the externally visible properties of those components, and the relationships among them.
(A) Design
(B) Architecture
(C) Process
(D) Requirement

Q11. Which one of the following set of attributes should not be encompassed by effective software metrics ?
(A) Simple and computable
(B) Consistent and objective
(C) Consistent in the use of units and dimensions
(D) Programming language dependent
JUNE 2014
Q12. KPA in CMM stands for
(A) Key Process Area
(B) Key Product Area
(C) Key Principal Area
(D) Key Performance Area

Q13. Which one of the following is not a risk management technique for managing the risk due to unrealistic schedules and budgets ?
(A) Detailed multi source cost and schedule estimation.
(B) Design cost
(C) Incremental development
(D) Information hiding

Q14. ________of a system is the structure or structures of the system which comprise software elements, the externally visible properties of these elements and the relationship amongst them.
(A) Software construction
(B) Software evolution
(C) Software architecture
(D) Software reuse

Q15. In function point analysis, the number of complexity adjustment factors is
(A) 10 (B) 12 (C) 14 (D) 20

Q16. Regression testing is primarily related to
(A) Functional testing
(B) Development testing
(C) Data flow testing
(D) Maintenance testing
DEC 2013
Q17. The relationship of data elements in a module is called
(A) Coupling
(B) Modularity
(C) Cohesion
(D) Granularity
Q18. Software Configuration Management is the discipline for systematically controlling
(A) the changes due to the evolution of work products as the project proceeds.
(B) the changes due to defects (bugs) being found and then fixed.
(C) the changes due to requirement changes
(D) all of the above

Q19. Which one of the following is not a step of requirement engineering ?
(A) Requirement elicitation
(B) Requirement analysts
(C) Requirement design
(D) Requirement documentation

Q20. Testing of software with actual data and in actual environment is called
(A) Alpha testing
(B) Beta testing
(C) Regression testing
(D) None of the above
JUNE 2013
Q21. COCOMO stands for
(A) COmposite COst MOdel
(B) COnstructive COst MOdel
(C) COnstructive Composite MOdel
(D) COmprehensive Construction Model

Q22. Match the following:
a. Good quality i. Program does not fail for a specified time in a given environment
b. Correctness ii. Meets the functional requirements
c. Predictable iii. Meets both functional and non-functional requirements
d. Reliable iv. Process is under statistical control
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii ii iv i
(B) ii iii iv i
(C) i ii iv iii
(D) i ii iii iv

Q23. While estimating the cost of software, Lines of Code (LOC) and Function Points (FP) are used to measure which one of the following?
(A) Length of code
(B) Size of software
(C) Functionality of software
(D) None of the above

Q24. A good software design must have
(A) High module coupling, High module cohesion
(B) High module coupling, Low module cohesion
(C) Low module coupling, High module cohesion
(D) Low module coupling, Low module cohesion
DEC 2012
Q25.______is an “umbrella” activity that is applied throughout the software engineering process.
(A) Debugging
(B) Testing
(C) Designing
(D) Software quality assurance

Q26. Basis path testing falls under
(A) system testing
(B) white box testing
(C) black box testing
(D) unit testing

Q27. RAD stands for______.
(A) Rapid and Design
(B) Rapid Aided Development
(C) Rapid Application Development
(D) Rapid Application Design
JUNE 2012
Q28. Main aim of software engineering is to produce
(A) program
(B) software
(C) within budget
(D) software within budget in the given schedule

Q29. Key process areas of CMM level 4 are also classified by a process which is
(A) CMM level 2
(B) CMM level 3
(C) CMM level 5
(D) All of the above

Q30. Validation means
(A) are we building the product right
(B) are we building the right product
(C) verification of fields
(D) None of the above

Q31. If a process is under statistical control, then it is
(A) Maintainable
(B) Measurable
(C) Predictable
(D) Verifiable

Q32. In a function oriented design, we
(A) minimize cohesion and maximize coupling
(B) maximize cohesion and minimize coupling
(C) maximize cohesion and maximize coupling
(D) minimize cohesion and minimize coupling

Q33. Which of the following metric does not depend on the programming language used ?
(A) Line of code
(B) Function count
(C) Member of token
(D) All of the above
DEC 2011
Q34. For a data entry project for office staff who have never used computers before (user interface and user friendliness are extremely important), one will use
(A) Spiral model
(B) Component based model
(C) Prototyping
(D) Waterfall model

Q35. An SRS
(A) establishes the basis for agreement between client and the supplier.
(B) provides a reference for validation of the final product.
(C) is a prerequisite to high quality software.
(D) all of the above.

Q36. Emergency fixes known as patches are result of
(A) adaptive maintenance
(B) perfective maintenance
(C) corrective maintenance
(D) none of the above

Q37. Design recovery from source code is done during
(A) reverse engineering
(B) re-engineering
(C) reuse
(D) all of the above

Q38. Following is used to demonstrate that the new release of software still performs the old one did by rerunning the old tests :
(A) Functional testing
(B) Path testing
(C) Stress testing
(D) Regression testing
JUNE 2011
Q39. Which one of the items listed below is not one of the software engineering layers ?
(A) Process
(B) Manufacturing
(C) Method
(D) Tools

Q40. What is the first stage in program development ?
(A) Specification and design
(B) System Analysis
(C) Testing
(D) None of the above

Q41. By means of a data flow diagram, the analyst can detect
(A) Task duplication
(B) Unnecessary delays
(C) Task overlapping
(D) All of the above

Q42. Which of these are the 5 generic software engineering framework activities ?
(A) Communication, planning, modelling, construction, deployment
(B) Communication, risk management, measurement, production, reviewing
(C) Analysis, designing, programming, Debugging, maintenance
(D) Analysis, planning, designing, programming, testing

Q43. Many causes of the software crisis can be traced to mythology based on
(A) Management Myths
(B) Customer Myths
(C) Practitioner Myths
(D) All of the above
DEC 2010
Q44. Prototyping is used to
(A) test the software as an end product
(B) expand design details
(C) refine and establish requirements gathering
(D) None of the above

Q45. Which one of these are not software maintenance activity ?
(A) Error correction
(B) Adaptation
(C) Implementation of Enhancement
(D) Establishing scope

Q46. The system specification is the first deliverable in the computer system engineering process which does not include
(A) Functional Description
(B) Cost
(C) Schedule
(D) Technical Analysis

Q47. The COCOMO model was introduced in the book title “Software Engineering Economics” authored by
(A) Abraham Silberschatz
(B) Barry Boehm
(C) C.J. Date
(D) D.E. Knuth

Q48. The Warnier diagram enables analyst
(A) to represent information hierarchy in a compact manner
(B) to further identify requirement
(C) to estimate the total cost involved
(D) None of the above

Q49. Software engineering primarily aims on
(A) reliable software
(B) cost effective software
(C) reliable and cost effective software
(D) none of the above

Q50. Top-down design does not require
(A) step-wise refinement
(B) loop invariants
(C) flow charting
(D) modularity

Q51. Which model is simplest model in Software Development ?
(A) Waterfall model
(B) Prototyping
(C) Iterative
(D) None of these

Q52. Design phase will usually be
(A) top-down
(B) bottom-up
(C) random
(D) centre fringing
Q53. Applications-software
(A) is used to control the operating system
(B) includes programs designed to help programmers
(C) performs a specific task for computer users
(D) all of the above

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