RPSC Programmer 2016: Analyst-Cum-Programmer 2014, Paper - II
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The correct order of steps for a system development life cycle is
Analysis, Planning, design, test, document, implement, evaluate.
Planning, Analysis, implement, design, document, test, evaluate.
Planning, Analysis, design, document, implement, test, evaluate.
Analysis, Planning, design, implement, evaluate, test, document.
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Translating a required task for system development into a series of commands that a computer will be
able to understand is
Project design
Installation
Programming
Systems analysis
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Designers create system prototypes to
make the programmers understand how the system will function.
make the user visualize how the system will look like when it is developed and receive feedback
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give a demo of the system to his administrating system manager to show as report
make both programmers and user understands how the system will look and function
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Dotted arrows in a DFD are used to represent
Data flow
Control flow
Result
Simple connector
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A data dictionary has consolidated list of data required for
i. Documenting
ii. Input form designing
iii. Temporarily stored items
(i) and (ii)
(i),(ii) and (iii)
(i) and (iii)
None of the these
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Hierarchy of maintenance requests is in order
i. maintenance controller
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ii. system supervisor
iii. change control authority
ii to i to iii
i to ii to iii
iii to i to ii
maintenance is not possible in this way
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The data which is eligible for record keeping during maintenance
source statements added by the program change
number of machine code instructions
number of processing failures associated with the runs
All of these
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In the model of total effort expended in maintenance M = a + K(b-c), a represents
an empirical constant
productive effort
complexity attributed to the lack of good design and documentation
measure of the familiarity with the software
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Debugging is
creating program code.
creating the bugs in the program for testing
finding and correcting errors in the program code.
creating the algorithm.
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1-N, 2-L, 3-M, 4-N
1-M, 2-K, 3-N, 4-L
1-K, 2-N, 3-M, 4-L
1-K, 2-M, 3-N, 4-L
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Which is not valid difference between verification and validation
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Which statement is correct about of testing
It is done only for customer satisfaction that the product is working properly and is optional step.
It is a problem statement which lists specific inputs that are typically expected to be entered by the
user and precise output values that a perfect program would return for those input values
It is finalized when the coding is completed
All of these
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The primary objective of system implementation is
i. to build a system prototype
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ii. to train users to operate the system
iii. to implement designed system using computers
iv. write programs, create databases and test with live data
i, iii
i, ii, iii
ii ,iii
iii, iv
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Which design is perfect for long use, maintainability and up-gradation
use good software tools
use the best hardware available
design the system in independent modules
Create versions of the program frequently
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The system analyst is required to perform the task(s) include
i. defining and prioritizing information requirement of an organization
ii. gathering data, facts and opinions of users in an organization
iii. drawing up specifications of the system for an organization
iv. designing, coding and evaluating the system
i and ii
i, ii and iv
i, ii and iii
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i, ii, iii and iv
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Which of the following is not the primary design objective
Cost
Reusability
Understandable code for user
Security
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A system when made of several discrete components is called
Top-down
Bottom up
Modular
Linear
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Which of the following is true for cohesion and coupling
Coupling taken place between multiple modules whereas cohesion is the strength of various
elements inside a module
A good design must have very high cohesion
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A good design must have very low coupling
All of these
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Which of the following is not advantage of structured design
Critical interfaces are designed first
Controls for upgrades are very easy and low cost
Early versions of design can give pre-review of system
Real life systems can be easily modeled
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In IPO charts P stands for
Program
Process
Publish
Presumption
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Which is not a reason to consult user while designing of structured walk
Probability of success improves with involvement of user
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Feedback is received which is very important
User and programmer can communicate to decide the price of the software
User can be trained and made understood about system
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The correct order of input form design stages is
i. Determining the contents of the input
ii. Choosing appropriate input device
iii. Identify the inputs required by the system
iv. Designing forms for input
iii-i-ii-iv
i-iii-ii-iv
i-iii-iv-ii
iii-i-iv-ii
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From the following which is not the activity of software maintenance
corrective maintenance
adaptive maintenance: modifies software to properly interface with a changing environment
preventive maintenance
reverse engineering
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Correct order of stages of testing
Unit, integration, system, regression, acceptance
System, regression, unit, integration, acceptance
Unit, system, regression, integration, acceptance
System, integration, unit, acceptance, regression
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Organizational chart is an example of
IPO
HIPO
Step chart
Process chart
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Structured charts are developed after
Designing
Coding
Requirement gathering
Requirement analysis
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Out of following which comes under requirement specification
Functional implementation
Temporary Data collection
User feedback about project
Data flow models
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The model in which system development is broken down into a number of sequential sections or stages
represented by boxes, with each stage being completed before work starts on the following one. The
outputs from one stage are used as inputs to the next.
Spiral model
Waterfall model
Structured model
None of these
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The spiral model is advantageous than waterfall model
When the requirements of the system are well understood by the users
When the requirements are not well formed or understood by the users
When the product comes after one stage easily
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When all the functional requirements are available after requirement analysis
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1-d, 2-c, 3-b,4-a
1-b, 2-a, 3-c,4-d
1-a, 2-b, 3-d,4-c
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Cost-Benefit Analysis is performed during
Analysis phase
Design phase
Feasibility study phase
Implementation phase
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Project risk factor is considered in
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Spiral model
Waterfall model
Prototyping model
Iterative enhancement model
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A software project classifies system entities, their activities and relationships. The classification and
abstraction of system entities is important. .....................methodology most clearly shows the classification
and abstraction of entities in the system
Prototyping Model
Data Flow Model
RAD model
None of these
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In unit testing, interface testing is performed to assess
Efficiency
Behavior
Functional Independence
Internal logic of code
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Which of following is NOT defined in a good software requirement specification (SRS) document
Functional requirement
Non Functional requirement
Goals of Implementation
Algorithms for software Implementation
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i-d, ii-c, iii-b, iv-a
i-a, ii-c, iii-d, iv-b
i-c, ii-a, iii-d, iv-b
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Which of the following is not regression test case?
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A representative sample of tests that will exercise all software functions
Additional tests that focus on software functions that are likely to be affected by the change
Tests that focus on the software components that have been changed
Low-level components are combined into clusters that perform a specific software sub-function
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After Development phase, a document is prepared
Program specification
System specification
Design specification
None of these
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A diagram that shows the major subsystems in an object-oriented system is called a
System flowchart
Design class diagram
Class diagram
Component diagrams
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During the planning phase of the system development life cycle (SDLC), the ____ helps to define the
scope of the problem.
critical path method (CPM) chart
project evaluation and review technique (PERT) chart
proof of concept prototype
context diagram
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Clients play what role in the development of a new system?
Develop the project plan
Define the business processes
Fund the project
Lead the project team
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Questionnaires can be useful in information gathering when users ____.
are widely distributed geographically
need prompting to respond to questions
are not well-informed
do not have time for interviews
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____ requirements are based on the procedures and rules that the organization uses to run its business.
Functional
Logical
Physical
None of these
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The first item to be reviewed during a structured walkthrough is the documentation that was developed as
part of the ____ phase of the systems development life cycle (SDLC).
design
analysis
planning
implementation
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Error report is an example of
Process
Output process
Input process
None of these
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An external entity in the system is
Unit outside the system and controllable by system analyst
External unit which will be designed
A unit which is not shown in DFD
A unit outside the system and works completely independent manner
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The controlling factor which does not governs the software maintainability
use of standardized programming languages
inefficient maintenance team taking much time
standardized structure of the documentation
availability of test cases
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The code used for the validation purpose is known
Debugging code
Self-checking code
Sequence code
Group classification code
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Feasibility checking is the step performed
Before requirements specifications are drawn up
during the period when requirements specifications are drawn up
After all requirements specifications are drawn up
at any time
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What is incorrect about DFDs
process models have as many level 1 diagrams as there are processes on the level 0 diagram
every process in the level 1 DFD would be decomposed into its own level 1 DFD
The purpose of the level 0 DFD is to show all the major high-level processes of the system and how
they are interrelated
level 1 DFD shows how level 0 processes operates in greater detail
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Effective software project management focuses on four P's which are
people, performance, payoff, product
people, product, performance, process
people, product, process, project
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people, process, payoff, product
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The first step in project planning is to
determine the budget
select a team organizational model.
determine the project constraints.
establish the objectives and scope
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The application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project activities to meet the project
requirements.
Software quality control
Software project management
Software process management
Software project planning
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Which of the following is a tool of time management for software development
Project network diagrams
Gantt charts
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Critical-path analyses
All of these
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i-c, ii-a, iii-b
i-a, ii-c, iii-b
i-a, ii-b, iii-c
i-c, ii-b, iii-a
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What information is not essentially required in a project progress report
Reporting period to which it refers
Days taken and cost to complete the report
Authors of the report
Date of submission
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Which of following is not the aim of project progress report
Provide an overview of project’s progress up to date
To keep it as a document for customer satisfaction
Ensure that the key stakeholders are regularly informed
Inform the key stakeholders about issues that require immediate action or resolution
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Objectives of risk management do not include
Minimize the effort in software coding
Minimize adverse impacts to project scope, cost, and schedule
Maximize opportunities to improve the project’s objectives with lower cost, shorter schedules,
enhanced scope and higher quality
Minimize management by crisis
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i-b, ii-c, iii-a, iv-d
i-c, ii-a, iii-d, iv-b
i-b, ii-c, iii-d, iv-a
i-c, ii-d, iii-a, iv-b
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Which of the following is not an information gathering technique for risk identification?
Brain Storming
Risk Calculator
Interviewing
SWOT Analysis
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Which is not a suitable difference in qualitative and quantitative risk analysis?
Qualitative analysis assesses the likelihood and impact of identified risks to determine whereas
quantitative analysis is a way of numerically estimating the probability that a project will meet its cost and
time objectives.
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Quantitative risk analysis involves statistical techniques whereas qualitative analysis is found using
impact matrix.
Qualitative risk analysis generally follows qualitative analysis.
None of these
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Which statement is false?
Organizations that achieve high levels of maturity in the people management area have a higher
likelihood of implementing effective software engineering practices.
The software developer and analyst must meet to define product objectives and scope alone.
Without information of technical and management constraints, it is impossible to define accurate
estimates of the cost and risk.
Umbrella activities are independent of any one framework activity and occur throughout the process
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Which is not the meaning of W’s W HH
Why is the system being developed?
Who is responsible for a function?
What will be done, by when?
Where the organizational hierarchy plays its role?
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Defect removal efficiency (DRE) can be computed as (where E represent effort and D represent defects)
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Which is not a quality metric?
Maintainability
Integrity
Usability
Controllability
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Which of the following condition if hold true suggests that process is out of control?
A single metrics value lies outside the upper natural process limit (UNPL)
Two out of three successive metrics values lie more than two standard deviations away from average
metric value Am
All the metrics cannot be calculated together
Eight consecutive metrics values lie on one side of Am
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Which is not a reusable software resource from the following
Off-the-shelf components
Full-experience components
Environmental components
Partial-experience components
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Which of the following is not a good and reliable cost and effort estimate
Delay estimation until late in the project
Ask from customer about his budget
Base estimates on similar projects that have already been completed
Use relatively simple decomposition techniques to generate project cost and effort estimates
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Effort
Estimation variable
Empirical constant
Time
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COnstructive COst Model (COCOMO) model addresses
Application composition model
Early design stage model
Maintenance model
Post-architecture-stage model
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Effort
Project duration
Special skills factor
Productivity parameter
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Not a basic function of automated estimation
Selecting project activities
Predicting software effort
Predicting software cost
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Maintenance plan creation
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Which of the following is not a general risk component
Performance risk
Cost risk
Support risk
Payment Risk
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Which of the following is not a common step to mitigate the risk
Train project teams so that they do not take risk
Meet with current staff to determine causes for turnover
Mitigate those causes that are under our control before the project starts
Once the project commences, assume turnover will occur and develop techniques to ensure
continuity when people leave
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Which of the following is not generally a reason for late project delivery
An unrealistic deadline established by someone outside the software development group and forced
on managers and practitioner's within the group
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Changing customer requirements that are not reflected in schedule changes
Customer not releasing payment
An honest underestimate of the amount of effort and/or the number ofresources that will be required
to do the job
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______________________is an activity that distributes estimated effort across the planned project
duration by allocating the effort to specific software engineering tasks
Software project scheduling
Software project management
Software planning
Software effort estimation
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Issues guiding software project scheduling
Interdependency
Time allocation
Both Interdependency & Time Allocation
None of these
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Reliable decomposition technique under software project estimation is
Process based estimation
Software sizing
Problem based estimation
All of these
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The correct order of earned value calculation steps is
i. Estimate effort for work planned
ii. budgeted cost of work scheduled
iii. Estimate budget for work performed
i-ii-iii
ii-i-iii
iii-i-ii
ii-iii-i
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The auditing and reporting functions of management are part of
Cost of quality
Quality control
Quality assurance
Quality evaluation
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Which of the following is not a fundamental source of change
New business or market conditions dictate changes in product requirements
New customer needs demand modification
Problems in the organization
Commitment to other customer
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________________combines procedures and tools to manage different up-gradations of configuration
objects that are created during the software process
Maintenance schedule
Version control
Evolutionary design
Data flow model
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Which of the following risk is the failure of a purchased component to perform as expected?
Product risk
Project risk
Business risk
Programming risk
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Software interoperability is:
The ability of a software system to work on different hardware platforms
The ability of a software system to work under different operating systems
The ability of a software system to exchange information with other software systems and to use the
exchanged information
The ability to replace a software system with another software system that has similar functionality
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Cyclomatic Complexity is :
number of operands in program
number of decision points +1
number of operators in program
None of these
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Grade of a product
Means the same thing as quality
can be used interchangeably with quality
Is the level of product or service
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None of these
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Specification is completed before delivery
Specification is not completed until delivery
Specification is part of delivery
Specification is an ongoing activity
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The ..................... allows determination of early start, early finish, late start and late finish
Three point estimates
Flow chart technique
Precedence diagramming method
Critical Path method
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______________is the degree to which the design specifications are followed during manufacturing
Quality of development
Quality of conformance
Quality of design
None of the these
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Top-level problem solving and internal team coordination are managed by a team leader in which
approach
Controlled centralized
Controlled decentralized
Democratic decentralized
Partial centralized
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i-a, ii-b, iii-c, iv-d
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i-b, ii-a, iii-d, iv-c
i-d, ii-b, iii-a, iv-c
i-b, ii-c, iii-a, iv-d
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Which of the following term is best defined by the statement: “The underlying technology on which the
system is built is superseded by new technology.”?
Product competition
Technology change
Requirements change
None of the mentioned
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Which is a project attribute?
Resources
Efforts
User feedback
Hardware up-gradation
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Which is not an umbrella activity under software Engineering?
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Software quality assurance
Software configuration management
Document preparation and production
Software Encryption
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Product quality is defined as:
Delivering a product with correct requirements
Delivering a product using correct development procedures
Delivering a product which is developed iteratively
Delivering a product using high quality procedures
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Which type of risk factor is most likely to cause problems for a software project which develops military
software?
Unused or unusable software
Legal expenses
Excessive paperwork
High maintenance costs
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______________________is a technique used to show the effects of change of one or more variables on
an outcome.
Statistical Analysis
Sensitivity Analysis
Proportional Analysis
Quantitative Analysis
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A _________ is developed using historical cost information that relates some software metric to the
project cost
Algorithmic cost modeling
Expert judgment
Estimation by analogy
Parkinson’s Law
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Halstead's source code metrics are based on the number of
modules in the program
operands in the program
operators in the program
Both operator and operands in the program
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Which of the following is not an approach to software cost estimation?
Empirical
Heuristic
Analytical
Critical
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ANALYST-CUM-PROGRAMMER (DOIT&C) EXAM 2014 PAPER II
Exam Date 17-03-2016
Key Issue Date-18-11-2016
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