Software Engineering MCQs

Who was first to proposed the Cleanroom philosophy in software engineering ?

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A. Mills
B. Dyer
C. Linger
D. All of the Mentioned
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Explanation: The Cleanroom philosophy was first proposed for software engineering by Mills, Dyer, and Linger during the 1980s.

Which testing tool does a simple job of enforcing standards in a uniform way of many programs ?

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A. Static Analyzer
B. Code Inspector
C. Standard Enforcer
D. Both Code Inspector & Standard Enforcer
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Explanation: A standard enforcer is just like a code inspector, except that the rules are generally simpler. Standard enforcer looks at only single statements while the static analyzer looks at whole programs.

Which of the following is not an operation as per OOD algorithms and data structures ?

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A. operations that manipulate data in some way
B. operations that perform a computation
C. operations that check for syntax errors
D. operations that monitor an object for the occurrence of a controlling event
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Explanation: Operations that check for syntax errors is concerned with the programming language used, so it will be handled by the compiler.