Software Engineering MCQs Archives

391. If you need to collect employee status information (e.g., full-time vs. part-time) on a computer screen, your best choice for a GUI control would be ?

A. drop-down list

B. masked edit control

C. radio buttons

D. spin box

✅ The correct answer is option C.

392. What would you do to highlight a word? You position the cursor next to the word, and then _____________________?

A. Drag mouse while holding button down

B. Click mouse once

C. Roll mouse around

D. Roll and then click mouse

✅ The correct answer is option A.

393. Which of the following term is best defined by the statement:”When one object invokes another independent object, a message is passed between the two objects.” ?

A. Control couple

B. Application object

C. Data couple

D. Database object

✅ The correct answer is option C.

394. Which of the following is not a filter command ?

A. sort

B. wc

C. grep

D. cat

✅ The correct answer is option D.

395. A ______________ is a computer connected to two networks?

A. server

B. gateway

C. link

D. bridge way

✅ The correct answer is option D.

396. Consider a case where the system is unavailable and cannot deliver its services to users. What type of failure is being described here ?

A. Loss of service

B. Incorrect service delivery

C. System/data corruption

D. None of the mentioned

✅ The correct answer is option A.
Explanation: One may separate this into loss of critical services and loss of non-critical services, where the consequences of a failure in non-critical services are less than the consequences of critical service failure.

397. Which diagram in UML emphasizes the time-ordering of messages ?

A. Activity

B. Sequence

C. Collaboration

D. Class

✅ The correct answer is option B.
Explanation: This diagram is a model describing how groups of objects collaborate in some behavior over time.

398. A(n)_________________ uses laser technology to store large amount of information?

A. Floppy disk

B. CD-ROM

C. Hard disk

D. ED-ROM

✅ The correct answer is option B.

399. What describes how a set of interacting components can share data ?

A. model-view-controller

B. architecture pattern

C. repository pattern

D. none of the mentioned

✅ The correct answer is option C.
Explanation: The majority of systems that use large amounts of data are organized around a shared database or repository.

400. A printer is this kind of device__________________?

A. Input

B. Word Processing

C. Processing

D. Output

✅ The correct answer is option D.