Software Evolution MCQs Archives

61. Software Maintenance includes ?

A. Error corrections

B. Enhancements of capabilities

C. Deletion of obsolete capabilities

D. All of the mentioned

✅ The correct answer is option D.

62. Which of the following is not a SQA plan for a project ?

A. evaluations to be performed

B. amount of technical work

C. audits and reviews to be performed

D. documents to be produced by the SQA group

✅ The correct answer is option B.
Explanation: All other options support a SQA plan

63. The Capability Maturity Model (CMM) is a continuous model ?

A. True

B. False

Explanation: The CMM is discrete rather than continuous.

✅ The correct answer is option B.

64. Maintenance is classified into how many categories ?

A. two

B. three

C. four

D. five

✅ The correct answer is option C.
Explanation: Adaptive, corrective, perfective and preventive are the four types of software maintenance.

65. Which of the following is not an appraisal cost in SQA ?

A. inter-process inspection

B. maintenance

C. quality planning

D. testing

✅ The correct answer is option C.
Explanation: It is associated prevention cost

66. Which of the following is a field related to certification ?

A. Person

B. Process

C. Product

D. All of the mentioned

✅ The correct answer is option D.
Explanation: During software certification all given options are targeted.

67. Human and organizational factors such as organizational structure and politics have a significant effect on the operation of sociotechnical systems ?

A. True

B. False

Explanation: As people are a part of the system, hence they affect the sociotechnical system.

✅ The correct answer is option A.

68. In CMM, the life cycle activities of requirements analysis, design, code, and test are described in_________________________?

A. Software Product Engineering

B. Software Quality Assurance

C. Software Subcontract Management

D. Software Quality Management

✅ The correct answer is option A.
Explanation: In CMM planning these activities is described in Software Project Planning, however the life cycle activities of requirements analysis, design, code, and test are described in Software Product Engineering.

69. How many stages are there in process improvement ?

A. three

B. four

C. five

D. six

✅ The correct answer is option A.
Explanation: Process measurement, analysis and change are the three stages.

70. Which regression test selection technique exposes faults caused by modifications ?

A. Efficiency

B. Precision

C. Generality

D. Inclusiveness

✅ The correct answer is option D.
Explanation: Inclusiveness measures the extent to which a technique chooses test cases that will cause the modified program to produce different output than the original program, and thereby expose faults caused by modifications.