Software Engineering MCQs Archives

1961. Saving is the process of _____________________?

A. Copying a document from memory to a storage medium

B. Making changes to a document’s existing content

C. Changing the appearance, or overall look, of a document

D. Developing a document by entering text using a keyboard

✅ The correct answer is option A.

1962. How many layers are present in the OO design pyramid ?

A. three

B. four

C. five

D. one

✅ The correct answer is option B.
Explanation: The four layers are: Subsystem layer, class and object layer, message layer and responsibilities layer

1963. Which level of Static Analysis allows specific rules that apply to a program to be checked ?

A. Characteristic error checking

B. User-defined error checking

C. Assertion checking

D. All of the mentioned

✅ The correct answer is option B.
Explanation: Users of a programming language define error patterns, thus extending the types of error that can be detected.

1964. An example of a system that may use a process pipeline is a _________________________?

A. High-speed data acquisition system

B. Failure of a power supply in an embedded system

C. Both High-speed data acquisition system AND Failure of a power supply in an embedded system

D. None of the mentioned

✅ The correct answer is option A.
Explanation: Data acquisition systems collect data from sensors for subsequent processing and analysis. These systems are used in situations where the sensors are collecting a lot of data from the system’s environment and it isn’t possible or necessary to process that data in real time.

1965. The function(s) of the Syntax phase is/ are__________________?

A. to build a uniform symbol table

B. to build a literal table and an identifier table

C. to parse the source program into the basic elements or tokens of the language

D. to recognize the major constructs of the language and to call the appropriate action routines that will generate the intermediate form or matrix for these constructs

✅ The correct answer is option D.

1966. Which command allows you to view your file 24 lines at a time ?

A. more

B. pg

C. cat

D. lp

✅ The correct answer is option B.

1967. Which model can be selected if user is involved in all the phases of SDLC ?

A. Waterfall Model

B. Prototyping Model

C. RAD Model

D. both Prototyping Model & RAD Model

✅ The correct answer is option C.

1968. Which of the following early OOD methods incorporates both a “micro development process” and a “macro development process.” ?

A. Booch method

B. Rumbaugh method

C. Wirfs-Brock method

D. Coad and Yourdon method

✅ The correct answer is option A.
Explanation: The macro development process includes the architectural planning and micro developments process defines rules that govern the use of operations and attributes and the domain-specific

1969. Which commands is used to assign executable permission to all of the files named “letter” ?

A. chmod ugo+r letter

B. chmod ugo+rw letter

C. chmod u+x letter

D. chmod ugo+x letter

✅ The correct answer is option D.

1970. Which of the following is the task of project indicators ?

A. help in assessment of status of ongoing project

B. track potential risk

C. help in assessment of status of ongoing project & track potential risk

D. none of the mentioned

✅ The correct answer is option C.