Software Engineering MCQs Archives

1991. In Bourne shell, which file sets the Unix environment for the user when the logs into his HOME directory ?

A. .exrc

B. .profile

C. lastlogin

D. .mbox

✅ The correct answer is option B.

1992. The physical layer of a network________________?

A. constructs packets of data and sends them across the network

B. controls error detection and correction

C. defines the electrical characteristics of signals passed between the computer and communication devices

D. All of the above

✅ The correct answer is option C.

1993. A disk’s content that is recorded at the time of manufacture and that cannot be changed or erased by the user is _____________________?

A. memory only

B. write only

C. read only

D. run only

✅ The correct answer is option C.

1994. Which of the following keys is used to delete the character beneath the cursor ?

A. x

B. X

C. dd

D. D

✅ The correct answer is option A.

1995. COCOMO was developed initially by _____________________ ?

A. B.Beizer

B. Rajiv Gupta

C. B.W.Bohem

D. Gregg Rothermal

✅ The correct answer is option C.
Explanation: Barry Boehm introduced a hierarchy of software estimation models bearing the name COCOMO, for COnstructive COst MOdel

1996. Assembler 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. a program that accepts a program written in a high level language and produces an object program

✅ The correct answer is option B.

1997. The UML was designed for describing _______________________?

A. object-oriented systems

B. architectural design

C. SRS

D. Both object-oriented systems and Architectural design

✅ The correct answer is option D.
Explanation: The UML was designed for describing object-oriented systems and, at the architectural design stage, you often want to describe systems at a higher level of abstraction

1998. Which of the following is not a type of stakeholder concern ?

A. Functional concerns

B. Quality of service concerns

C. Policy concern

D. Non-functional concern

✅ The correct answer is option A.
Explanation: The core concerns of a system are those functional concerns that relate to its primary purpose

1999. A development stategy whereby the executive control modules of a system are coded and tested first, is known as________________?

A. Top-down development

B. Bottom-up development

C. Left-Right development

D. All of the above

✅ The correct answer is option A.

2000. In which tcp_wrappers file can you specify to allow all connections from all hosts ?

A. /etc/hosts.allow

B. /etc/hosts.deny

C. /etc/hosts

D. /etc/tcp.conf

✅ The correct answer is option A.