Software Engineering MCQs Archives

1671. Which command is used to copy the three files wb, collect and mon into the misc directory, under the same, when you were currently in the programs directory ?

A. copy wb ../misc collect ../misc mon ../misc

B. cp wb collect mon ../misc

C. copy wb collect mon /misc

D. tar wb collect mon /misc

✅ The correct answer is option B.

1672. The intent of project metrics is_____________________?

A. minimization of development schedule

B. for strategic purposes

C. assessing project quality on ongoing basis

D. minimization of development schedule and assessing project quality on ongoing basis

✅ The correct answer is option D.
Explanation: A project metric is a quantitative measure of the degree to which a system, component or process possesses an attribute.

1673. Which one of the following is not a software quality model ?

A. ISO 9000

B. McCall model

C. Boehm model

D. ISO 9126

✅ The correct answer is option A.
Explanation: ISO-9000 series of standards is a set of document dealing with quality systems that can be used for quality assurance purposes.

1674. In CMM, the life cycle activities of requirements analysis, design, code, and test are described in_________________________?

A. Software Product Engineering

B. Software Quality Assurance

C. Software Subcontract Management

D. Software Quality Management

✅ The correct answer is option A.
Explanation: In CMM planning these activities is described in Software Project Planning, however the life cycle activities of requirements analysis, design, code, and test are described in Software Product Engineering.

1675. Which of the following is not a web engineering project metric ?

A. Number of Static Content Objects

B. Number of Dynamic Content Objects

C. Number of Inherited Objects

D. Word Count

✅ The correct answer is option C.
Explanation: There is no such metric as an inherited object’s count.

1676. The primary device that a computer uses to store information ____________________?

A. TV

B. Storehouse

C. Desk

D. Hard drive

✅ The correct answer is option D.

1677. A digital device that processes data is known as_______________?

A. Database

B. DBMS

C. Data entry

D. Data processor

✅ The correct answer is option D.

1678. Which of the following keys is used to move the cursor to the end of the paragraph?

A. }

B. {

C. |

D. $

✅ The correct answer is option A.

1679. What are the speakers attached to your computer used for ?

A. Displaying images

B. Sending messages

C. Storing messages

D. Handling sound and music

✅ The correct answer is option D.

1680. When does one decides to re-engineer a product ?

A. when tools to support restructuring are disabled

B. when system crashes frequently

C. when hardware or software support becomes obsolete

D. subsystems of a larger system require few maintenance

✅ The correct answer is option C.
Explanation: Re-engineering involves putting in the effort to make the system easier to maintain