M.C.A. (Semester II) (CBCS) Examination Nov/Dec-2018
Science
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
Time: 2½ Hours Max. Marks: 70
Instructions: Question No.1 and 2 are compulsory.
Attempt any 3 questions from Q.no.3 to Q.no.7
Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Q.1 Choose the correct alternatives. 10
Which is not a software characteristics?
Software does, not wear out Software is flexible
Software is not manufactured Software is always correct
Software engineering approach is used to achieve
Better performance of hardware Error free software
Reusable software Quality software product
Which is not a software life cycle model?
Waterfall model Spiral model
Prototyping model Capability Maturity model
Spiral model was developed by
Bev littlewood Berry Boehm
Roger pressman Victor Basili
Which is not a product metric?
Size Reliability
Productivity Functionality
SRS stands for
Software requirements specification
Software requirements solutions
System requirements solutions
None of the above
Which of the following is a tool in design phase?
Abstraction Refinement
Information hiding All and
In data flow diagram, an originator or receiver of data is usually designed
by
Z
Arrow Rectangle
Circle Square box
Data dictionary contains details of
Data structures Data flows
Data stores All of the above
10) Validation is
Checking the product with respect to customer's expectations
Checking the product with respect to specification
Checking the product with respect to constraints of the project
All of the above
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SLR-SN-10
State whether true or false. 04
Fault is defect in program or mistake in program or error in the program.
Software design is an iterative generic process that may be applied
without modification to any software project.
System development can cease after prototyping
Level data flow diagram is similar to context diagram
Q.2 Write short notes of the following. 08
Data flow diagram
Software measures and metrics indicators.
Explain the following terms. 06
Differentiate product and process
Differentiate functional requirements and nonfunctional requirement.
Q.3 Answer the following. 14
Define software engineering? Explain prototyping model
What is software design? Describe the difference between conceptual design
and technical design.
Q.4 Answer the following. 14
What is SRS? Explain good characteristics of SRS.
Explain a layered technology of software engineering.
Q.5 Answer the following. 14
Explain white box testing and black box testing.
What is software crisis? Was Y2K a software crisis?
Q.6 Answer the following. 14
Explain how we can perform object oriented analysis and design.
Define software metrics. Why do we really need metrics in software.
Q.7 Answer the following. 14
Describe the MCCALL software quality model. How many product quality
factors are defined and why?
Explain the major characteristics of software. Illustrate with a diagram that the
software does not wear out.