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Question 1

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(Select 4) Why is software special?
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  • It is abstract, invisible, intangible.
  • It never wears out.
  • It is changing all the time.
  • It is not manufactured in the classical sense.
  • It is manufactured using the same technologies used for other engineering artifacts.

Question 2

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(Select 2) Which of the following are recognized process flow types?
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  • Concurrent process flow
  • Iterative process flow
  • Linear process flow
  • Spiral process flow

Question 3

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Software processes can be constructed out of pre-existing software patterns to best meet the needs of a software project.
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  • True
  • False

Question 4

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(Select 2) Which of these are standards for assessing software processes?
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  • SEI
  • SPICE
  • ISO 9000
  • ISO 9001

Question 5

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The waterfall model of software development is
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  • A reasonable approach when requirements are well defined.
  • A good approach when a working program is required quickly.
  • The best approach to use for projects with large development teams.
  • An old fashioned model that is rarely used any more.

Question 6

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The incremental model of software development is
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  • A reasonable approach when requirements are well defined.
  • A good approach when a working core product is required quickly.
  • The best approach to use for projects with large development teams.
  • A revolutionary model that is not used for commercial products.

Question 7

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(Select 3) Evolutionary software process models
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  • Are iterative in nature
  • Can easily accommodate product requirements changes
  • Do not generally produce throwaway systems
  • Build from the top down

Question 8

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The prototyping model of software development is
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  • A reasonable approach when requirements are well defined.
  • A useful approach when a customer cannot define requirements clearly.
  • The best approach to use for projects with large development teams.
  • A risky model that rarely produces a meaningful product.

Question 9

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The spiral model of software development
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  • Ends with the delivery of the software product
  • Is more chaotic than the incremental model
  • Includes project risks evaluation during each iteration
  • All of the above

Question 10

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(Select 2) The concurrent development model is
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  • Another name for concurrent engineering.
  • Defines events that trigger engineering activity state transitions.
  • Only used for development of parallel or distributed systems.
  • Used whenever a large number of change requests are anticipated.

Question 11

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The component-based development model is
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  • Only appropriate for computer hardware design.
  • Not able to support the development of reusable components.
  • Dependent on object technologies for support.
  • Not cost effective by known quantifiable software metrics.

Question 12

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The formal methods model of software development makes use of mathematical methods to
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  • Define the specification for computer-based systems
  • Develop defect free computer-based systems
  • Verify the correctness of computer-based
  • All of the above

Question 13

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Which of these is not one of the phase names defined by the Unified Process model for software development?
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  • Inception phase
  • Elaboration phase
  • Construction phase
  • Validation phase

Question 14

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Which of these is not a characteristic of Personal Software Process?
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  • Emphasizes personal measurement of work product
  • Practitioner requires careful supervision by the project manager
  • Individual practitioner is responsible for estimating and scheduling
  • Practitioner is empower to control quality of software work products

Question 15

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(Select 2) Which of these are objectives of Team Software Process?
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  • Accelerate software process improvement
  • Allow better time management by highly trained professionals
  • Build self-directed software teams
  • Show managers how to reduce costs and sustain quality

Question 16

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Process technology tools allow software organizations to compress schedules by skipping unimportant activities.
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  • True
  • False

Question 17

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It is generally accepted that one cannot have weak software processes and create high quality end products.
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  • True
  • False

Question 18

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What bridges the domain properties and requirements to the program on a computer?
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  • Specification
  • Qualification
  • Processing
  • The resurrection of Harambe

Question 19

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(Select 2 ) Why is software engineered?
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  • To produce quality software
  • To satisfy stakeholders' needs and desires
  • To speed up development
  • To look smart to other people

Question 20

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(Select 3) What the three big software myths?
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  • Mythical Man Month
  • Requirements can be a general statement of objectives without details
  • Until the program is running, there is no way to assess its quality
  • Adding engineers to a project near its completion slows productivity

Question 21

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What are the Software Engineering layers, staring from most basic?
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  • a quality focus, process model, methods, tools
  • methods, a quality focus, tools, process model
  • process model, methods, a quality focus, development
  • development, methods, process model, a quality focus

Question 22

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What is a process?
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  • A collection of activities, actions, and tasks that are performed when some work product is to be created
  • A collection of requirements that need to be met when some work product is to be created
  • A collection of specifications, steps, and requirements that make up a project's plan
  • A collection of shiny objects that distract you during your test

Question 23

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What are the 5 framework activities?
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  • Communication
  • Planning
  • Modeling
  • Construction
  • Deployment
  • Development
  • Testing
  • Debugging

Question 24

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(Select 5) What are some umbrella activities?
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  • Project tracking and control
  • Risk management
  • Quality assurance
  • Configuration management
  • Technical reviews
  • Coffee brewing
  • Deployment

Question 25

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(Select up to 2) What are some examples of the linear process flow?
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  • Waterfall
  • V-Model
  • Spiral
  • Rapid Prototyping
  • Concurrent

Question 26

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(Select up to 2) What are some examples of the Iterative and evolutionary process flow?
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  • Waterfall
  • V-Model
  • Spiral
  • Rapid Prototyping
  • Concurrent

Question 27

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What is an example of the parallel process flow?
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  • Waterfall
  • V-Model
  • Spiral
  • Rapid Prototyping
  • Concurrent

Question 28

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How do we produce quality software?
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  • By following a process
  • By letting Jacob fix our bugs
  • By speeding up development as much as possible
  • By adding new developers near the end of a project to help finish it up
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