Software Management MCQs

1. A make-buy decision is based on whether________________?

A. The software may be purchased off-the-shelf

B. “Full-experience” or “Partial-experience” software components should be used

C. Customer-built software should be developed

D. All of the mentioned

✅ The correct answer is option D.

2. Which risks are associated with constraints imposed by management or the marketplace ?

A. Business impact risks

B. Process definition risks

C. Product size risks

D. Development environment risks

✅ The correct answer is option A.

3. A make-buy decision is based on whether________________?

A. The software may be purchased off-the-shelf

B. “Full-experience” or “Partial-experience” software components should be used

C. Customer-built software should be developed

D. All of the mentioned

✅ The correct answer is option D.

4. Which risks are associated with constraints imposed by management or the marketplace ?

A. Business impact risks

B. Process definition risks

C. Product size risks

D. Development environment risks

✅ The correct answer is option A.

5. Which of the following is the process of assembling program components, data, and libraries, and then compiling and linking these to create an executable system ?

A. System building

B. Release management

C. Change management

D. Version management

✅ The correct answer is option A.

6. Which of the following categories is part of the output of software process ?

A. computer programs

B. documents that describe the computer programs

C. data

D. all of the mentioned

✅ The correct answer is option D.

7. A project usually has a timeline chart which was developed by_________________?

A. Henry Gantt

B. Barry Boehm

C. Ivar Jacabson

D. None of the mentioned

✅ The correct answer is option A.
Explanation: Timeline chart, also called a Gantt chart was invented by Henry Gantt, an industrial engineer in 1917 .

8. Which one is not a stage of COCOMO-II ?

A. Early design estimation model

B. Application Composition estimation model

C. Comprehensive cost estimation model

D. Post architecture estimation model

✅ The correct answer is option A.
Explanation: It was a part of COCOMO

9. Which of the following is not a project factor that should be considered when planning the structure of software engineering teams ?

A. The difficulty of the problem to be solved

B. High frustration caused by personal, business, or technological factors that causes friction among team members

C. The degree of sociability required for the project

D. The rigidity of the delivery date

✅ The correct answer is option C.
Explanation: Development is irrelevant of social quotient.

10. What all has to be identified as per risk identification ?

A. Threats

B. Vulnerabilities

C. Consequences

D. All of the mentioned

✅ The correct answer is option D.
Explanation: Risk identification states what could cause a potential loss.