DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.Sc. (Information Technology) DEGREE EXAMINATION,
MAY 2016.
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
(2002 Onwards)
Time Three hours Maximum 100 marks
SECTION A — (10 3 30 marks)
Answer ALL questions.
1. List down the software characteristics.
2. Identify five-part commonsense approach to software
projects suggested by reel.
3. What are environmental resources that support software
project?
4. What is meant by technical risk related to a software?
5. What are four different degrees of rigor of a software
process?
6. Define the term, "Appraisal costs". Give examples.
7. Mention the various factors that are to be considered by a
software engineer during the construction of a system
model.
8. Define Quality function deployment. Also state its types
of requirements.
9. Distinguish white box testing from black box testing.
10. State four district framework activities of user interface
design process.
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SECTION B — × 10 40 marks)
Answer any FOUR questions.
11. Give a note on software process with its activities.
12. Elaborate on risk projection.
13. Write about formal technical reviews.
14. Narrate the procedure of scheduling plan that is applied
to a software project.
15. Explain the importance of software prototyping and
specification.
16. Elucidate the effective software modular design process.
SECTION C — 15 30 marks)
Answer any TWO questions.
17. Elucidate the procedure of any three evolutionary
software process models.
18. Give a detailed description on empirical estimation
models.
19. With neat diagrams, explain the various basis path
testing techniques.