Software Engineering MCQs

1. A CD-ROM disk __________________?

A. cannot be erased and rewritten

B. has more storage capacity than CD-R

C. holds less data than a floppy disk

D. can be written only once

✅ The correct answer is option A.

2. A list of the names of all customers who purchased only one product within a six-month period would be an example of a(n)______________?

A. detailed report

B. summary report

C. exception report

D. external report

✅ The correct answer is option C.

3. A computer portable and easy to carry by travellers is_________________?

A. Super computer

B. Laptop

C. Mini computer

D. File servers

✅ The correct answer is option B.

4. Which testing tool does a simple job of enforcing standards in a uniform way of many programs ?

A. Static Analyzer

B. Code Inspector

C. Standard Enforcer

D. Both Code Inspector & Standard Enforcer

✅ The correct answer is option D.
Explanation: A standard enforcer is just like a code inspector, except that the rules are generally simpler. Standard enforcer looks at only single statements while the static analyzer looks at whole programs.

5. Which of the following is not an operation as per OOD algorithms and data structures ?

A. operations that manipulate data in some way

B. operations that perform a computation

C. operations that check for syntax errors

D. operations that monitor an object for the occurrence of a controlling event

✅ The correct answer is option C.
Explanation: Operations that check for syntax errors is concerned with the programming language used, so it will be handled by the compiler.

6. What command is used to remove files ?

A. dm

B. rm

C. delete

D. erase

✅ The correct answer is option B.

7. Which of the following command is used to see the services running in NFS server ?

A. rpcinfo

B. serverinfo

C. NFSinfo

D. infserv

✅ The correct answer is option A.

8. How does Clean room software engineering Differs from the conventional and object-oriented views ?

A. It makes explicit use of statistical quality control

B. It verifies design specification using a mathematically based proof of correctness

C. It relies heavily on statistical use testing to uncover high-impact errors

D. All of the mentioned

✅ The correct answer is option D.

9. Which of the following directories contain all the Alias created by a user, including his login directory ?

A. /tmp

B. /etc

C. /usr

D. /dev

✅ The correct answer is option C.

10. When a .aspx page is requested from the web server, the out put will be rendered to browser in following format ?

A. XML

B. HTML

C. WML

D. All of the above

✅ The correct answer is option B.