Software Evolution MCQs Archives

11. What type of software testing is generally used in Software Maintenance ?

A. Regression Testing

B. System Testing

C. Integration Testing

D. Unit Testing

✅ The correct answer is option A.
Explanation: All other options are known as levels of software testing which further have types of software testing.

12. Selective retest techniques may be more economical than the “retest-all”technique.How many selective retest techniques are there?

A. two

B. three

C. four

D. five

✅ The correct answer is option B.
Explanation: The three categories include: Coverage, Minimization and Safe techniques.

13. What are legacy systems ?

A. new systems

B. old systems

C. under-developed systems

D. none of the mentioned

✅ The correct answer is option B.
Explanation: Legacy systems are the existing systems which may require some modification or maintenance.

14. Which requirements are the foundation from which quality is measured ?

A. Hardware

B. Software

C. Programmers

D. None of the mentioned

✅ The correct answer is option B.
Explanation: Lack of conformance to requirements is lack of quality.

15. Process improvement is the set of activities, methods, and transformations that developers use to develop and maintain information systems ?

A. True

B. False

Explanation: The definition is of a system development process.

✅ The correct answer is option B.

16. CMM stands for_____________________?

A. Capability Management Module

B. Conservative Maturity Model

C. Capability Maturity Module

D. Capability Maturity Model

✅ The correct answer is option D.
Explanation: The Capability Maturity Model for Software describes the principles and practices underlying software process maturity and is intended to help software organizations improve the maturity of their software processes in terms of an evolutionary path from ad hoc, chaotic processes to mature, disciplined software processes

17. _______________ measures the ability of a regression test selection technique to handle realistic applications ?

A. Efficiency

B. Precision

C. Generality

D. Inclusiveness

✅ The correct answer is option C.

18. Which of the following requires design control measures, such as holding and recording design reviews and qualification tests ?

A. CMM

B. ISO 9001

C. ISO 9000-3

D. None of the mentioned

✅ The correct answer is option C.
Explanation: ISO 9000-3 states that the supplier should carry out reviews to ensure the requirements are met and design methods are correctly carried out.

19. Model preferred to create client/server applications is _______________________?

A. WINWIN Spiral Model

B. Spiral Model

C. Concurrent Model

D. Incremental Model

✅ The correct answer is option C.
Explanation: In case of client/server applications, the concurrent process model specifies activities in two dimensions: a system dimension and a component dimension. Hence Concurrency is achieved by these two activities occurring simultaneously and can be modeled using the state-oriented approach

20. CSTE stands for ____________________?

A. Certified Software Technology

B. Certified Software Tester

C. Certified Software Trainee

D. None of the mentioned

✅ The correct answer is option B.