Final Exam 2008 - CSC302 Engineering Large Software Systems...

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University of Toronto
Faculty of Arts and Science
Dept of Computer Science
CSC302S – Engineering Large Software Systems
April 2008
Instructor: Steve Easterbrook
No Aids Allowed
Duration: 2 hours
Answer all questions.
Make sure your examination booklet has 10 pages (including this
one). Write your answers in the space provided.
This examination counts for 35% of your final grade.
Name: ______________________________________________________
(Please underline last name)
Student Number:______________________________________________
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1. [Short Questions; 20 marks total]
(a) [Software Quality – 5 marks]
What does “quality” mean with respect to software, and how would
you measure it? Why is it difficult to predict the quality of software before you have finished building it?
(b) [Verification Strategies – 5 marks]
What is the difference between testing and static analysis?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of each of these approaches to verification?

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(c) [Requirements Analysis – 5 marks]
Why is it useful to write down the requirements for a
software project before attempting to design a solution? Why is it hard to do this well?
(d) [Agile Development Practices – 5 marks]
Agile practices are often considered to be appropriate
only for small teams (e.g. less than 10 people). Which aspects of agile development can still be used
effectively with larger teams, and which aspects fail to scale up?