Software Engineering MCQs Archives

1601. Which command is used with vi editor to search a pattern in the forward direction ?

A. /

B. ?

C. //

D. ??

✅ The correct answer is option A.

1602. A Web site address is a unique name that identifies a specific ____________________ on the Web?

A. PDA

B. Link

C. Web site

D. Web browser

✅ The correct answer is option B.

1603. Which of the following subdirectory(ies) contains the device files ?

A. /dev

B. /bin

C. /etc

D. /home

✅ The correct answer is option A.

1604. The two basic types of record-access methods are ____________________?

A. sequential and random

B. sequential and indexed

C. direct and immediate

D. on-line and realtime

✅ The correct answer is option A.

1605. What is the difference between a CD-ROM and a CD-RW ?

A. A CD-RW can be written to, but a CD-ROM can only be read from.

B. They are the same — just two different terms used by different manufacturers.

C. A CD-ROM holds more information than a CD-RW.

D. A CD-ROM can be written to and a CD-RW cannot.

✅ The correct answer is option A.

1606. What does FSF stand for ?

A. Free Software File

B. File Server First

C. First Serve First

D. Free Software Foundation

✅ The correct answer is option D.

1607. A compiler is_________________?

A. a program that places programs into memory and prepares them for execution

B. a program that automate the translation of assembly language into machine language

C. is a program that appears to execute a source program as if it were machine language

D. program that accepts a program written in a high level language and produces an object program

✅ The correct answer is option D.

1608. A web cookie is a small piece of data__________________?

A. sent from user and stored in the server while a user is browsing a website

B. sent from a website and stored in user’s web browser while a user is browsing a website

C. sent from root server to all servers

D. all of the above

✅ The correct answer is option B.

1609. Function Point Computation is given by the formula___________________?

A. FP = [count total * 0.65] + 0.01 * sum(Fi)

B. FP = count total * [0.65 + 0.01 * sum(Fi)].

C. FP = count total * [0.65 + 0.01] * sum(Fi)

D. FP = [count total * 0.65 + 0.01] * sum(Fi)

✅ The correct answer is option B.
Explanation: Option b is the correct formula for Function Point Computation

1610. What is the term for a system that is designed such that the faults in the delivered software do not result in system failure ?

A. Fault Avoidance

B. Fault detection

C. Fault tolerance

D. None of the mentioned

✅ The correct answer is option C.