CS487 Spring 2009
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Q1 – 30 Points) Circle the correct answer.
1) Software is a set of items or objects that form a “configuration” that
includes:
A. programs
B. documents
C. data
D.
all of the above
2) Which question no longer concerns the modern software engineer?
A) Why does computer hardware cost so much?
B) Why does software take a long time to finish?
C) Why does it cost so much to develop a piece of software?
D) Why can't software errors be removed from products prior to delivery?
3) Today the increased power of the personal computer has brought about an
abandonment of the practice of team development of software.
A) True
B) False
4) Software is a product and can be manufactured using the same technologies used for
other engineering artifacts.
A) True
B) False
5) Which of the items listed below is not one of the software engineering layers?
A) Process
B) Manufacturing
C) Methods
D) Tools
6) Software engineering umbrella activities are only applied during the initial phases of
software development projects.
A) True
B) False
7)
Which of these are the 5 generic software engineering framework activities?
A) communication, planning, modeling, construction, deployment
B) communication, risk management, measurement, production, reviewing
C) analysis, designing, programming, debugging, maintenance
D) analysis, planning, designing, programming, testing
8) The prototyping model of software development is
A) A reasonable approach when requirements are well defined.
B) A useful approach when a customer cannot define requirements clearly.
C) The best approach to use for projects with large development teams.
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