DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.C.A./M.C.A. (Lateral) DEGREE EXAMINATION,
MAY 2018.
Fifth Semester
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
(2005 to 2010 Calendar Year)
Time Three hours Maximum 100 marks
Answer any FIVE questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
x 20 100)
1. Explain the various activities involved in developing and maintaining a software product.
Explain any ten factors which influence the productivity and quality.
2. What is meant by software process model? Explainany two process models in detail.
Write a note on Process Metrics.
3. Explain the steps involved in planning for a software project.
With the structure and communications paths,explain the features of democratic team.
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DE-3861
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SP 5
4. How do we estimate the software cost through COCOMO?
Explain the different types of project structure in detail.
5. Give an account on Risk Management.
List down the activities performed by the SQA team.
6. Write short notes on x 5 20)
Software Configuration Management
Characteristics of a SRS.
Walkthroughs
FURPS
7. Explain the golden rules for designing an efficient interface.
What is a module? What are its characteristics?
What are the measures used to design an effective module?
8. Explain the basis path testing in detail.
Draw a structured flowchart and flow graph to find
the biggest of three numbers. Also, determine the
numbers of test cases required to verify and
validate the above mentioned task through cyclomatic complexity.