M.Voc. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2017
First Semester
Software Development
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
(CBCS 2017 onwards)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Part A (10 x 2 20)
Answer all the questions.
1. Define the term software engineering.
2. List out the task regions in spiral model.
3. Reveal in which way software costs are influenced.
4. What are the different types of metrics?
5. Why the design needs "high cohesion and low coupling"?
Justify.
6. Differentiate between formal and informal data flow
diagram, with an example.
7. What is recovery testing?
8. Give the significance of Debugging.
9. Define Adaptive maintenance.
10. How case tools are classified?
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Part B x 5 25)
Answer all questions, choosing either or
11. Discuss the emergence of software engineering.
Or
Explain iterative waterfall model for software life
cycle, with neat diagram.
12. Illustrate COCOMO model.
Or
Discuss various desirable properties of SRS.
13. With neat sketch, explain Activity diagram.
Or
Discuss the characteristics of a Good User Interface.
14. Explain in detail about Integration testing.
Or
Discriminate Black box from White box testing.
15. Describe the concept of software maintenance
process.
Or
"Software Reuse A rescue approach" Discuss.
Part C 10 30)
Answer any three questions.
16. Explain the prototyping approaches in software process.
17. Discuss about project estimation techniques.
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18. Justify why coupling and cohesion concepts are
considered as a heuristic approach for structured design.
19. Explain various loop testing techniques with diagram.
20. Discuss the characteristics of CASE Tools.
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