Advanced Software Engineering MCQs Archives

81. Which of the following diagrams can help spot points cuts ?

A. Class diagram

B. Object diagram

C. Sequence diagram

D. ER diagram

✅ The correct answer is option B.
Explanation: In AOSE, sequence diagrams can help spot where pointcuts need to be set.

82. Which of the following is essential for success, when formal methods are used for the first time ?

A. Expert training

B. Consulting

C. Prerequisite knowledge

D. Both Expert training and Consulting

✅ The correct answer is option D.
Explanation: The answer is self-explanatory.

83. When composing reusable components that have not been written for your application, you may need to write adaptors or ‘glue code’ to reconcile the different _____________________?

A. Component modules

B. Component composition

C. Component model

D. Component interfaces

✅ The correct answer is option C.

84. The MVC pattern was originally proposed in the 1980s as an approach to________________?

A. Web application frameworks

B. Middleware integration frameworks

C. Web application frameworks

D. GUI design

✅ The correct answer is option D.
Explanation: The MVC pattern was originally proposed in the 1980s as an approach to GUI design that allowed for multiple presentations of an object and separate styles of interaction with each of these presentations

85. Which framework’s applications are difficult to deal with ?

A. MVC pattern

B. Web application frameworks

C. Debugging framework

D. None of the mentioned

✅ The correct answer is option C.
Explanation: Debugging framework based applications is difficult because you may not understand how the framework methods interact. This is a general problem with reusable software .

86. A component model defines standards for_________________?

A. properties

B. methods

C. mechanisms

D. all of the mentioned

✅ The correct answer is option D.
Explanation: A component model defines standards for properties individual components must satisfy and methods and mechanisms for composing components

87. Which architecture describes the various elements that support the implementation of services?

A. The Application Architecture

B. The Service Architecture

C. The Component Architecture

D. None of the mentioned

✅ The correct answer is option C.

88. ________________ depend on there being a clear separation between the presentation of information and the computations that create and process that information?

A. Master-slave architectures

B. Client–server systems

C. Two-tier client–server architecture

D. Both Master-slave architectures AND Client–server systems

✅ The correct answer is option B.
Explanation: One should design the architecture of distributed client–server systems so that they are structured into several logical layers, with clear interfaces between these layers.

89. _______________ is a way of providing functionality on a remote server with client access through a web browser?

A. SaaS

B. SOA

C. Configurability

D. Both SaaS and Configurability

✅ The correct answer is option A.
Explanation: The server maintains the user’s data and state during an interaction session.

90. Which of the following is a category of a stimuli ?

A. Periodic stimuli

B. Software stimuli

C. Hardware stimuli

D. Management stimuli

✅ The correct answer is option A.
Explanation: Periodic stimuli occur at predictable time intervals. For example, the system may examine a sensor every 50 milliseconds and take action depending on that sensor value.