Software engineering (2025/2026) Exam Questions with Correct Detailed Answers || Already Graded A + <Recent Update>
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Software engineering (2025/2026) Exam
Questions with Correct Detailed
Answers || Already Graded A +
<Recent Update>
What are the four attributes of good software - ANSWER 1. Dependability
2. Efficiency
3. Acceptability
4. Maintainability
What are the thr...
Software engineering (2025/2026) Exam
Questions with Correct Detailed
Answers || Already Graded A +
<Recent Update>
What are the four attributes of good software - ANSWER ✔ 1. Dependability
2. Efficiency
3. Acceptability
4. Maintainability
What are the three critical software systems - ANSWER ✔ 1. Safety
2. Mission
3. Business
What are the three aspects of software failure - ANSWER ✔ 1. Over budget
2. Late
3. Does not satisfy user needs or expectations
Define Software Engineering - ANSWER ✔ Software engineering is an
engineering discipline which is concerned with all aspects of software production
What is a software process - ANSWER ✔ A set of activities whose goal is the
development or evolution of software
What is a software process model - ANSWER ✔ A simplified representation of a
software process, presented from a specific perspective
What are three generic software process models - ANSWER ✔ 1. Waterfall
2. Iterative development
,3. Component-based software engineering
Phases in the Waterfall life cycle of a software product - ANSWER ✔ 1.
Requirement Engineering
2. System Design
3. Implementation
4. System testing
5. Maintenance
What are the seven principles of software engineering - ANSWER ✔ 1. Manage
using a phased life-cycle plan
2. Perform continuous validation
3. Maintain disciplined product control
4. Use modern programming practices
5. Maintain clear accountability for results
6. Use better and fewer people
7. Maintain a commitment to improve the process.
What are two components of the first software engineering principle - ANSWER
✔ 1. Chose Software Development Life Cycle model
2. Develope project plan
What is a key component of the third software engineering principle - ANSWER
✔ Configuration management because of changing requirements
What is the formula for Interpersonal Communication Overhead - ANSWER ✔
(n(n-1))/2 ex (4(4-1))/2 = 6
What are three different ways to describe waterfall model - ANSWER ✔
Heavyweight Model (Process oriented)
Plan Driven Model (Must have Plan)
Document Driven Model (Each phase produces documentation)
What are the advantages of the Waterfall model - ANSWER ✔ 1. Straight forward
2. Find problems earlier in the process
3. Documentation
4. Best for larger projects over 50 team members
,What are the steps of the V-model - ANSWER ✔ 1 requirement ----------7
Acceptance testing
2Global design -------6 Integrations testing
3Det Design ----------5 Unit testing
4 Coding
What are four different types of Lightweight Software development models -
ANSWER ✔ 1. Prototyping
2. Incremental Development
3. RAD, DSDM
4. Extreme Programming
What are some key differences with the Lightweight Software Model as compared
to the Heavyweight Software Model - ANSWER ✔ 1. Customer Involved
2. Less Documentation
3. Faster product delivery
4. Changes accommodated
5. Flexible structure control
What are some advantages of the Prototyping Model - ANSWER ✔ 1. Getting
Customer feedback
2. Allows the creation and testing of parts of a product before the entire product
3. Production quality is not required
What are the steps for Prototyping Model - ANSWER ✔ 1. Requirements
engineering (For entire product)
2. Design (Prototype)
3. Implementation (Prototype)
4. testing (prototype developed)
What are the three types of Prototyping Development Models - ANSWER ✔ 1.
Throwaway
2. Evolutionary
3. Incremental Development
Define Throwaway Prototyping Model - ANSWER ✔ Product prototypes is
thrown away after development
, What are the key aspects of the Incremental Development Model - ANSWER ✔ 1.
System is delivered in small increments
2. Waterfall Model is employed
3. User is closely involved
4. Incremental development prevents over-functionality
What is a very important deliverable of the Incremental Model - ANSWER ✔
Must have prioritization of the requirements.
What is the difference between requirements and design phase - ANSWER ✔
Requirements are what we want done, and design is how are we going to achieve it
What are the main steps for Requirements Engineering - ANSWER ✔ Elicitation
Specification
Validation
Negotiation
What is meant by Elicitation - ANSWER ✔ Understanding the problem
What is meant by specification - ANSWER ✔ Describing the problem
What is meant by validation - ANSWER ✔ Agreeing on the nature of the problem
What is meant by negotiation - ANSWER ✔ Agreeing on the boundaries of the
problem
What are characteristics of a good SRS - ANSWER ✔ unambiguous
Consistent
Correct
Complete
Verifiable
Testable
Modifiable
What does UML stand for - ANSWER ✔ Uniform Modeling Language
What are the classic modeling techniques - ANSWER ✔ Entity relationship
Modeling
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