Question
Project has uncertainties on some functionalities at the beginning which will improve over time. Which software development model is suitable?
Select one:
a. None of the above
b. Waterfall
c. Iterative
d. Incremental
The Correct answer is: None of the above
Question
The prototyping model of software development is
Select one:
a. A reasonable approach when requirements are well defined.
b. A risky model that rarely produces a meaningful product.
c. The best approach to use for projects with large development teams.
d. A useful approach when a customer cannot define requirements clearly.
The Correct answer is: A useful approach when a customer cannot define requirements clearly.
Question
The objective of ____ is to determine a specific value based on a predetermined discount rate.
Select one:
a. project evaluation and review technique (PERT)
b. return on investment (ROI)
c. cost/benefit analysis
d. net present value (NPV)
The Correct answer is: net present value
Question
Which of the following is not an effective software project management focus?
Select one:
a. process
b. product
c. popularity
d. people
The Correct answer is: popularity
Question
Object point method best suited for
Select one:
a. Designing
b. Testing
c. Coding
d. Estimation
The correct answer is: Estimation
Question
This term is least critical from customer view point
Select one:
a. UAT
b. Unit testing
c. Delivery timeliness
d. Milestones
The Correct answer is: Milestones
Question
Following method is not used for project planning
Select one:
a. Activity Diagram
b. CPM
c. Timesheet
d. Gantt chart
The Correct answer is: Timesheet
Question
There are ________ types of Work Breakdown Structures.
a. Four
b. Three
c. none
d. Two
The Correct answer is: Two
The following is not a phase activity of waterfall model
a. architecture
b. Requirements analysis
c. Software enhancement
d. System testing
The Correct answer is: Software enhancement
Question
WBS in a project deals with
a. none of the above
b. designing
c. project reviews
d. division of work into tasks
The Correct answer is: division of work into tasks.
Question
Which of the following estimation method is independent of technology, methodology and platforms
a. Function point
b. work breakdown structure
c. delphi
d. SLOC
The Correct answer is: Function point
Question
Which of the following is not achieved by an automated estimation tools?
Select one:
a. Predicting clients demands.
b. Predicting software schedules.
c. Predicting software cost.
d. Predicting staffing levels.
The Correct answer is: Predicting clients demands.
Question
The Mangers use the acronym SMART while goal setting. What does SMART stand for?
Select one:
a. spectacular, measurable, actionable, resourced, timely
b. specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, timely
c. suitable, measurable, actionable, reviewed, timely
d. standardised, measurable, actionable, resourced, timely
The Correct answer is: specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, timely
Question
Which of these is NOT true for a matrix organizational structure?
Select one:
a. It follows the unity of command principle rigorously
b. Task and personality conflicts are a disadvantage of Matrix structure
c. Individual operators have to do double reporting both to a Project Manager and to the Functional manager
d. It is generally employed in project driven organizations
The Correct answer is: It follows the unity of command principle rigorously
Question
Which of the following is incorrect activity for the configuration management of a software system?
Select one:
a. System management
b. Version management
c. Internship management
d. Change management
The Correct answer is: Internship management
Question
Arrange the following steps to form a basic/general Engineering Process Model.
1)Test
2)Design
3)Install
4)Specification
5)Manufacture
6)Maintain
Select one:
a. 4, 2, 5, 1, 3, 6
b. 2, 4, 5, 1, 3, 6
c. 4, 2, 5, 1, 6, 3
d. 2, 4, 5, 1, 6, 3
The Correct answer is: 4, 2, 5, 1, 3, 6
Question
Which of the following software development model is suitable for large size project?
Select one:
a. Water fall
b. XP
c. Incremental
d. Prototyping
The Correct answer is: Incremental
Question
In FP, adjustment factor is measured in the range of
Select one:
a. 16 – 20
b. 0 – 5
c. 6 – 10
d. 11 – 15
The Correct answer is: 0 – 5
Question
Which model is used during early stages of the system design after the requirements have been established?
Select one:
a. An application-composition model
b. A reuse model
c. A post-architecture model
d. An early design model
The Correct answer is: An early design model
Question
Project management (PM) is the application of _________________ to meet project requirements.
Select one:
a. skills, tools and techniques
b. knowledge, skills, tools and techniques
c. knowledge, tools and techniques
d. knowledge, skills, tools
The Correct answer is: knowledge, skills, tools and techniques
Question
A ____ is the sequence of processing steps that completely handles one business transaction or customer request
Select one:
a. Model
b. Workflow
c. Prototype
d. Mock-up
The Correct answer is: Workflow
Question
______ model is not suitable for accommodating any change
Select one:
a. Waterfall Model
b. Prototyping Model
c. Build & Fix Model
d. RAD Model
The Correct answer is: Waterfall Model
Question
Smith is a project manager for ABC Video games. He has produced a project network diagram and has updated the activity list. Which process have he just finished?
Select one:
a. The Activity Sequencing process, which identifies all the activities dependences
b. The Activity Sequencing process, which identifies all the specific activities of the project
c. The activity duration Estimating process, which identifies all the dependent activities of the project
d. The activity duration Estimating process, which diagram project network time estimates
Question
What type of measure is LOC?
Select one:
a. Indirect
b. Delphi
c. Direct
d. Top down
The Correct answer is: Direct
Question
RAD Software process model stands for _____.
Select one:
a. Relative Application Development.
b. Rapid Application Design.
c. Recent Application Development.
d. Rapid Application Development.
The Correct answer is: Rapid Application Development.
Question
A team working on a sprint learns that it will not be able to achieve the sprint goal, then which of the following action is most appropriate to take:
Select one:
a. Keep working to get as close to the sprint goal as possible and all the unfinished items are moved back to the product backlog after the end of the current sprint.
b. Change the sprint goal to what seems achievable
c. Declare the sprint as failed and work out an alternative plan to reach the sprint goal
d. Cancel the sprint and immediately start a new sprint
The Correct answer is: Keep working to get as close to the sprint goal as possible and all the unfinished items are moved back to the product backlog after the end of the current sprint.
Question
Success is measured through the success criteria established for an individual project or program that should answer which of the following question/s:
Select one:
a. Are there benefits to what was delivered?
b. Did the process used to get to the end point work well?
c. Did the project deliver what was asked for?
d. All of above
The Correct answer is: All of above
Question
Which technique is applicable when other projects in the same analogy application domain have been completed?
Select one:
a. Algorithmic cost modelling
b. Parkinson’s Law
c. Estimation by analogy
d. Expert judgement
The Correct answer is: Estimation by analogy
Question
A _________ is developed using historical cost information that relates some software metric to the project cost.
Select one:
a. Estimation by analogy
b. Parkinson’s Law
c. Expert judgement
d. Algorithmic cost modelling
The Correct answer is: Algorithmic cost modelling
Question
Which of the following costs is not part of the total effort cost?
Select one:
a. Costs of support staff
b. Costs of lunch time food
c. Costs of networking and communications
d. Costs of providing heating and lighting office space
The Correct answer is: Costs of lunch time food
Question
Which of the following is the process of assembling program components, data, and libraries, and then compiling and linking these to create an executable system?
Select one:
a. Change management
b. Version management
c. Release management
d. System building
The Correct answer is: System building
Question
What should be done by the project manager to ensure that all work in the project is included?
Select one:
a. Create a scope statement
b. Create a contingency plan
c. Create a WBS
d. Create a risk management plan
The Correct answer is: Create a WBS
Question
What the system should do is described by the _____________requirement
Select one:
a. Functional
b. Non-functional
The Correct answer is: Functional
Question
The ______________should be followed to ensure software quality management of the project
Select one:
a. Time
b. Cost
c. processes
d. scope
The Correct answer is: processes
Question
When can selected common process framework activities be omitted during process decomposition?
Select one:
a. Any time the software is mission critical.
b. Never—the activities should always occur
c. When the project is extremely small in size.
d. Rapid prototyping does not require their use
The Correct answer is: Never—the activities should always occur
Question
What is the first step in Project Planning?
Select one:
a. Establish the objectives and scope.
b. Determine the project constraints.
c. Determine the budget.
d. Select a team organizational model.
The Correct answer is: Establish the objectives and scope
Question
Project managers have to assess the risks that may affect a project.
Select one:
a. True
b. False
The Correct answer is: False
Question
Which of the following is a people-intensive activity?
Select one:
a. Project management
b. Organization
c. Motivation
d. Problem solving
The Correct answer is: Project management
Question
What are the signs that a software project is in trouble?
Select one:
a. Changes are managed poorly.
b. Deadlines are unrealistiC)
c. The product scope is poorly defineD)
d. All of the given options.
The Correct answer is: All of the given options.
Question
One technique of Black Box testing is Equivalence Partitioning. In a program statement that accepts only one choice from among 10 possible choices,numbered 1 through 10, the middle partition would be from _____ to _____
Select one:
a. 1 to 10
b. 0 to 10
c. 4 to 6
d. None
The Correct answer is: 1 to 10
Question
_____ is not a phase of Prototyping Model
Select one:
a. Engineer Product
b. Coding
c. Quick Design
d. Prototype Refinement
The Correct answer is: Coding
Question
Advantages of using LOC (lines of code) as a size-oriented metric is
Select one:
a. LOC is easily computed.
b. LOC can be computed before a design is completed.
c. LOC is a language dependent measure.
d. LOC is a language independent measure.
The Correct answer is: LOC is easily computed.
Question
Which one of the statements is correct - BVA is to use input variable values at
Select one:
a. Only on normal, minimum and just above the minimum
b. Only on normal and minimum values but not on maximum values
c. Only on normal, maximum and just below maximum
d. Only on normal, minimum, just above minimum, maximum and just below maximum
The Correct answer is: Only on normal, minimum, just above minimum, maximum and just below maximum
Question
If a software production gets behind schedule, one can add more programmers and catch up.
Select one:
a. True
b. False
The Correct answer is: False
Which of the following is not a Software Configuration Management Activity?
Select one:
a. Configuration item identification
b. Release management
c. Branch management
d. Risk management
The Correct answer is: Risk management
Question
A 66.6% risk is considered as
Select one:
a. high
b. very low
c. moderate
d. low
The Correct answer is: Decomposition
Question
Which of the following is not project management goal?
Select one:
a. Maintaining a happy and well-functioning development team
b. Delivering the software to the customer at the agreed time
c. Keeping overall costs within budget
d. Avoiding customer complaints
The Correct answer is: Avoiding customer complaints
Question
The project life cycle consists of
Select one:
a. Objectives of the project
b. All of the above
c. Formulation and planning various activities
d. Understanding the scope of the project
The Correct answer is: All of the above
Question
The following is not a prototype type
Select one:
a. Throw away
b. Throw in
c. Incremental
d. None of the above
The Correct answer is: Throw in
Question
The project planner examines the statement of scope and extracts all important software functions which is known as
Select one:
a. Decomposition
b. All of the given options
c. Planning process
d. Association
The Correct answer is: Decomposition
Question
If no. of error before delivery is 15 and no. of defects after delivery is 25 then, DRE is
Select one:
a. 0.625
b. 0.375
c. 2.65
d. 1
The Correct answer is: 0.375
Question
The term ____ refers to all the people who have an interest in the successful implementation of the system
Select one:
a. stakeholders
b. clients
c. users
d. middle managers
The Correct answer is: stakeholders
Question
Which of the following is a requirement management activity ?
Select one:
a. Construction and Test
b. Design
c. Investigation
d. All of the mentioned
The Correct answer is: All of the mentioned
Question
If an activity on the critical path takes longer than anticipated, then:
A. Activities not on the critical path have additional slack.
B. Activities not on the critical path have less slack.
C. Additional critical path activities will appear.
D. None of the above.
The Correct answer is: Activities not on the critical path have additional slack.
Question
A _________ is defined as "the work breakdown that covers the acquisition of a specific defense material item and is related to contractual effort." Select correct option:
Select one:
a. Contract WBS
b. Program WBS
c. None of given
d. Contract Program WBS
The Correct answer is: Program WBS
Question
Requirements are refined and analyzed to assess their clarity, completeness, and_______
Select one:
a. Concurrency
b. None of given
c. Consistency
d. Correctness
The Correct answer is: Consistency
Question
This is done before a Project begins
Select one:
a. Project review
b. Effort estimation
c. Time estimation
d. User Acceptance
The Correct answer is: Effort estimation
Question
A temporary endeavour undertaken to create a unique ____________.
Select one:
a. All of above
b. Result
c. Service
d. Product
The Correct answer is: All of above.
Question
A program is a group of related _______________managed in a coordinated way to obtain benefits and control not available from managing them individually.
Select one:
a. Programs
b. Projects
c. Activities
d. phases
The Correct answer is: Projects
Question
According to a statistical report: “over 30% of all software projects are cancelled before completion and over 70% of the remainder fail to deliver expected features”. What must be the reason for such a situation ?
Select one:
a. All of the mentioned
b. Poor quality control
c. Poor change management
d. Poor requirements management
The Correct answer is: Poor requirements management
Question
An organization is certified to a stringent environmental standard and uses that as the key differentiator with its competitors. Alternative identification during scope planning for a particular project has thrown up an expeditious approach to achieve a project need, but this involves a risk of environmental contamination. The team evaluates that the likelihood of the risk is very low. What should the project team do?
Select one:
a. Plan all precautions to avoid the risk
b. Work out a mitigation plan
c. Drop the alternative approach
d. Procure an insurance against the risk
The Correct answer is: Drop the alternative approach
Question
Which of the following is not considered as a risk in project management?
Select one:
a. Specification delays
b. Testing
c. Staff turnover
d. Product competition
The Correct answer is: Testing
Question
A ______ has an objective that is typically defined around the ongoing operation.
Select one:
a. Process
b. Project
c. Program
The Correct answer is: project design
Question
Which pricing model/contract is suitable when requirement is not clear and client requires high level of flexibility or change request during the development process
Select one:
a. Fixed price
b. Time and material
The Correct answer is: Time and material
Question
In Equivalence Class Partitioning (EC- Weak Robust), a test case should have.
Select one:
a. All invalid values
b. One invalid value and the remaining values should be valid
c. None
d. All valid values
The Correct answer is: One invalid value and the remaining values should be valid
Question
Which of the following is not a project manager’s activity?
Select one:
a. project design
b. project management
c. project planning
d. project control
The Correct answer is: project design
Question
Which of the following are parameters involved in computing the total cost of a software development project?
Select one:
a. All of the mentione
b. Travel and training costs
c. Hardware and software costs
d. Effort costs
The Correct answer is: All of the mentione
Question
Parametric estimation techniques are based on:
Select one:
a. Uniform statistical data
b. conjecture of Project Manager and his/her team
c. Historical data on similar projects
d. expert opinion
The Correct answer is: Historical data on similar projects
Question
An estimation technique ____________measure the size of the functionality to be developed.
Select one:
a. Analogy
b. Function Point
c. WBS
The Correct answer is: Function Point
Question
After a study of the work processes on a project, a quality audit team reports to the project manager that irrelevant quality standards were being used by the project, which might lead to rework. What was the objective of the project manager in initiating this study?
A. Quality control
B. Quality planning
C. Checking adherence to processes
D. Quality assurance
The Correct answer is: Quality assurance
Question
Which of the following is not generally considered a stakeholder in the software process?
Select one:
a. end users
b. project team
c. sales team
d. customer
The Correct answer is: sales team[doubtful]
Question
Which model is used to compute the effort required to integrate reusable components or program code that is automatically generated by design or program translation tools?
Select one:
a. An application-composition model
b. An early design model
c. A reuse model
d. A post-architecture model
The Correct answer is: A reuse model
Question
What is the simplest model of software development paradigm?
Select one:
a. Big Bang model
b. Spiral model
c. V-model
d. Waterfall model
The correct answer is: Waterfall model
Question
The PERT technique gives most weightage to:
Select one:
a. the most pessimistic estimate obtained
b. the most optimistic estimate obtained
c. the most likely estimate obtained
d. all the estimates obtained have equal weights
The correct answer is: the most likely estimate obtained
Question
Which of the following is not a commonly used technique for schedule compression:
Select one:
a. quality reduction
b. use of overtime
c. scope reduction
d. resource reduction
The correct answer is: resource reduction
Question
To detect fraudulent usage of credit cards, the following data mining task should be used
Select one:
a. Outlier analysis
b. prediction
c. association analysis
d. feature selection
The correct answer is: Outlier analysis
Question
One of the best ways to avoid frustration during the software development process is to:
Select one:
a. Hide bad news from the project team members until things improve.
b. Give team members more control over process and technical decisions.
c. Give team members less control over process and technical decisions.
d. Reward programmers based on their productivity.
The Correct answer is: Give team members more control over process and technical decisions.
Question
Select from the following which is not project management goal
Select one:
a. Delivering the software to the customer at the agreed time.
b. Keeping overall costs within budget.
c. Maintaining a happy and well-functioning development team.
d. Avoiding costumer complaints.
The Correct answer is: Avoiding costumer complaints.
Question
Arrange the following steps to form a basic/general Engineering Process Model. 1. Test 2. Design 3. Install 4. Specification 5. Manufacture 6. Maintain
Select one:
a. 2, 4, 5, 1, 3, 6
b. 2, 4, 5, 1, 6, 3
c. 4, 2, 5, 1, 3, 6
d. 4, 2, 5, 1, 6, 3
The Correct answer is: 4, 2, 5, 1, 3, 6
Question
------------------ is the linear software development lifecycle methodology
Select one:
a. Prototyping
b. Spiral
c. Agile
d. Waterfall
The Correct answer is: Waterfall