Software Engineering MCQs Archives

1061. Select the incorrect statement: “Software engineers should:

A. not knowingly accept work that is outside your competence.”

B. not use your technical skills to misuse other people’s computers.”

C. be dependent on their colleagues.”

D. maintain integrity and independence in their professional judgment.”

✅ The correct answer is option C.

1062. Which of the following terms is a measure of the probability that the system will cause an accident ?

A. Risk

B. Hazard probability

C. Accident

D. Damage

✅ The correct answer is option A.
Explanation: The risk is assessed by considering the hazard probability, the hazard severity, and the probability that the hazard will lead to an accident.

1063. A Use-case actor is always a person having a role that different people may play?

A. True

B. False

Explanation: Use-case Actor is anything that needs to interact with the system, be it a person or another (external) system.

✅ The correct answer is option B.

1064. What command is used to halt a Linux system ?

A. init 0

B. Shutdown -t

C. Shutdown -g -y0

D. Ctrl+Alt+Del

✅ The correct answer is option A.

1065. If the system state is Shutdown then it can respond to which of the following message?

A. restart()

B. reconfigure()

C. powerSave()

D. all of the mentioned

✅ The correct answer is option D.
Explanation: A restart() message causes a transition to normal operation. Both the powerSave() and reconfigure() messages cause a transition to a state in which the system reconfigures itself.

1066. Which of the following is an advantage of discovery prototyping ?

A. serves as a training mechanism for users

B. allows users and developers to experiment with the software and develop an understanding of how the system might work

C. aids in building system test plans and scenarios

D. All of the above

✅ The correct answer is option D.

1067. In java, gc() method is available in which package ?

A. java.io package

B. java.lang package

C. java.awt package

D. java.util package

✅ The correct answer is option B.

1068. During processing data, programs, and processed information are held temporality in ________________________?

A. Secondary storage

B. ROM

C. RAM

D. CPU

✅ The correct answer is option C.

1069. QFD stands for ________________?

A. quality function design

B. quality function development

C. quality function deployment

D. none of the mentioned

✅ The correct answer is option C.

1070. Which of the following represents the fastest digital data transmission speed ?

A. Mbps

B. Gbps

C. Cps

D. Kbps

✅ The correct answer is option B.