Software Engineering Exam 1 Questions and Answers Solved 100% (Latest Version )
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Software Engineering Exam 1 Questions and Answers Solved 100% (Latest Version )
The IEEE definition of software engineering - Answers "The application of systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software."
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Software Engineering Exam 1 Questions and Answers Solved 100% (Latest Version 2024-2025)
The IEEE definition of software engineering - Answers "The application of systematic, disciplined,
quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software."
Software engineering is synonymous with "writing high-quality software" (T/F) - Answers False
What affects the complexity of software probably more than any other factor? - Answers Size
The NATO conference that coined the term "sotware engineering" occurred in the year _____. - Answers
1968
What analogy was used at the NATO conference to describe how we build software systems? - Answers
"We build systems like the Wright brothers build airplanes build the whole thing, push it off the cliff, let
it crash, and start over again."
Software engineering is concerned with completing a project within budget and within schedule. (T/F) -
Answers True
Things have greatly improved since the NATO conference of 1968. Today very few large software
projects end in disaster. (T/F) - Answers False
During development, the FBI Virtual Case File system was abandoned after _________ dollars had been
spent. As a result, ________ lines of code were also abandoned. - Answers 100 million.
700,000
After the FBI Virtual Case File project was abandoned, investigators concluded poorly defined ________
- in addition to poor networking ______ and poor development ______ were to blame. - Answers
Requirements
Plans
Plans
The Ariane 5 was purposely exploded, only 40 seconds after launch, because a floating point operation
caused an Operand Error. The
function in which this occurred was "correct". So, what caused the problem? - Answers Poor
coordination between the project management, quality assurance, configuration management,
architecture, detailed design,
programming, and the testing organizations.
The radiation overdose example illustrates how timerelated issues in software can be very difficult to
detect. (T/F) - Answers True
,A software project would be unsuccessful if: - Answers the project is overbudget and/or misses its
scheduled release date
the performance of the software fails to meet expectations
the system is difficult to use
the quality of the software is too low
the system does not meet the requirements identified by the customer
Which of the following could cause a software project to be unsuccessful? - Answers poor estimates of
necessary development time
managers failed to identify and manage risks
unrealistic project goals
poor communication among developers, customers, and users
inability to recognize and manage the complexity of the system
Poor programming skills is not listed in Section 1.3 as a reason why software projects are unsuccessful.
(T/F) - Answers True
People who have a vested interest in the development and use of a software system are called
stakeholders.
(T/F) - Answers True
The person (or persons) responsible for purchasing the software is called the ____________. - Answers
Customer
, The stakeholders who are responsible for monitoring the progress of a project as well as establishing the
schedule and budget are the
project ________________. - Answers Managers
The "product" of a software development effort includes more than source code and more than
documentation. It also include test
plans/results, and productivity measurements. All of these products are called "work products" or
______________. - Answers Artifacts
The activities within a software development project can include: - Answers Planning
Requirements elicitation
Determining how the software should be constructed to address the requirements
Implementing the software
Evaluating the quality of the work products
A software process identifies when activities should be performed during software development. It
usually identifies different ________, how they are ordered, how frequently they occur, and the project
_________. - Answers Phases
Deliverables
The simplest software process is called the _________ process (i.e. model). Its phases are executed in a
strictly _______ order. - Answers Waterfall
Sequential
Identify the phases of the waterfall model, in the order in which they would occur: - Answers
Requirements
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