Software Engineering MCQs Archives

1811. Which of the following is not needed to develop a system design from concept to detailed object-oriented design ?

A. Designing system architecture

B. Developing design models

C. Specifying interfaces

D. Developing a debugging system

✅ The correct answer is option D.
Explanation: The debugging system is a part of testing phase

1812. The chmod ugo+rw note command can be represented in octal notation as_____________?

A. chmod 555 note

B. chmod 666 note

C. chmod 444 note

D. chmod 333 note

✅ The correct answer is option B.

1813. How many phases are there in Brainstorming ?

A. Two

B. Three

C. Four

D. All of the mentioned

✅ The correct answer is option B.
Explanation: Preparation, Execution and Follow up are the three phases to be achieved for a successful brainstorming session.

1814. The cost of information can be ___________________?

A. Costly

B. Valuable

C. Processing

D. None of the above

✅ The correct answer is option B.

1815. Which one of the following is a transport layer protocol ?

A. stream control transmission protocol

B. internet control message protocol

C. neighbor discovery protocol

D. dynamic host configuration protocol

✅ The correct answer is option A.

1816. Which of the following is not a functional reliability requirement for a system ?

A. Checking requirements

B. Recovery requirements

C. Redundancy requirements

D. Ambiguous requirements

✅ The correct answer is option D.
Explanation: All the options are correct except option d.

1817. What is the recommended distribution of effort for a project ?

A. 40-20-40

B. 50-20-30

C. 30-40-30

D. 50-30-20

✅ The correct answer is option A.
Explanation: A recommended distribution of effort across the software process is 40% (analysis and design), 20% (coding), and 40% (testing)‏.

1818. Third generation computers__________________?

A. Were the first to use integrated circuitry

B. Used transistors insted of vaccum tubes

C. Were the first to use built-in error detecting devices

D. All of the above

✅ The correct answer is option A.

1819. Deciding how to carry out specific tasks by strategic and middle management and establishing criteria for completion and resource allocation best describes ?

A. strategic decision making

B. operational control

C. knowledge level decision making

D. management control

✅ The correct answer is option D.

1820. Which of the following statements about SRS is/are true ?

i. SRS is written by customer

ii. SRS is written by a developer

iii. SRS serves as a contract between customer and developer

✅ The correct answer is option i.
A. Only i is true

B. Both ii and iii are true

C. All are true

D. None of the mentioned

Explanation: The SRS acts as a communication media between the Customer, Analyst, system developers, maintainers etc. Thus it is a contract between Purchaser and Supplier. It is essentially written by a developer on the basis of customer’ need but in some cases it may be written by a customer as well.