Models & Software Development MCQs

The work associated with software engineering can be categorized into three generic phases,regardless of application area, project size, or complexity namely the_____________ phase which focuses on what, the______________ phase which focuses on how and the_____________ phase which focuses on change ? i. support ii. development iii. definition

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A. 1, 2, 3
B. 2, 1, 3
C. 3, 2, 1
D. 3, 1, 2
✅ The correct answer is option C.

4GL is an example of ________________ processing?

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A. White Box
B. Black Box
C. Functional
D. Both Black Box & Functional
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Explanation: Functional processing/testing is also referred to as black box testing in which contents of the black box are not known.Almost anything might be referred to as a black box:an algorithm or the human mind.Functionality of the black box is understood in terms of its inputs and outputs.

How many phases are there in Scrum ?

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A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Scrum is an agile method which means it does not have phases
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Explanation: There are three phases in Scrum.The initial phase is an outline planning phase followed by a series of sprint cycles and project closure phase.

Selection of a model is based on_____________________?

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A. Requirements
B. Development team & Users
C. Project type and associated risk
D. All of the mentioned
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Explanation: Each model has to have some requirements, a team of developers, users and the risk involved in developing a project

Is a customer involved test development and validation in XP ?

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A. Yes
B. No
C. It may vary from Customer to Customer
D. None of the mentioned
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Explanation: The role of the customer in the testing process is to help develop acceptance tests for the stories that are to be implemented in the next release of the system.However, people adopting the customer role have limited time available and so cannot work full-time with the development team. They may feel that providing the requirements was enough of a contribution and so may be reluctant to get involved in the testing process.

RUP stands for______________ created by a division of ______________?

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A. Rational Unified Program, IBM
B. Rational Unified Process, Infosys
C. Rational Unified Process, Microsoft
D. Rational Unified Process, IBM
✅ The correct answer is option D.

Which of the following does not apply to agility to a software process ?

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A. Uses incremental product delivery strategy
B. Only essential work products are produced
C. Eliminate the use of project planning and testing
D. All of the mentioned
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Explanation: Testing is a major part of each software development process which can’t be avoided

If you were a lead developer of a software company and you are asked to submit a project/product within a stipulated time-frame with no cost barriers, which model would you select ?

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A. Waterfall
B. Spiral
C. RAD
D. Incremental
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Explanation: RAD model is inapplicable to develop cheaper products/software/projects as the cost of modeling, hiring highly skilled developers/designers and automated code generation is very high.But here the cost is not an issue, so one can select this model as it reduces development time.