SEM QUIZ 3

1.The testing technique that requires devising test cases to exercise the internal logic of a software module is called Select one: white-box testing {correct} behavioral testing grey-box testing black-box testing 2.A task set is a collection of Select one: milestones, deliverables, metrics task assignments, cost estimates, metrics responsibilities, milestones, documents engineering work tasks, milestones, deliverables {correct} 3.Which of the following is not one of the guiding principles of software project scheduling: Select one: Time allocation Market assessment {correct} Effort Validation Compartmentalization 4.Software risk impact assessment should focus on consequences affecting Select one: planning, resources, cost, schedule performance, cost, support, schedule {correct} marketability, cost, personnel business, technology, process 5.Which is not a possible error detected during Black Box Testing? Select one: Incorrect or Missing Functions Behavioral or Performance errors Interface errors Improper declarations {correct} 6.Software feasibility is based on which of the following Select one: technical prowess of the developers business and marketing concerns scope, constraints, market technology, finance, time, resources {correct} 7.Which measurement activity is missing from the list below? Formulation, Collection, Analysis, Interpretation Select one: Measurement Feedback {correct} Design Quantification 8.Acceptance tests are normally conducted by the Select one: systems engineers developer test team end users {correct} 9.Requirements models depict software in which three domains? Select one: cost, risk, schedule architecture, interface, component information, function, behavior {correct} information, function, data 10.Risk projection attempts to rate each risk in two ways Select one: likelihood and consequences {correct} likelihood and impact likelihood and exposure likelihood and cost 11.Which of following are advantages of using LOC(lines of code) as a size-oriented metric? Select one: LOC can be computed early in the process LOC is language dependent LOC is language independent LOC is easily computed {correct} 12.Process indicators enable management to Select one: adjust work flow track potential risks Assess the status of an on-going project improve software process {correct} 13.Which of the following is not a measurable characteristic of an object-oriented design? Select one: efficiency {correct} completeness size volatility 14.Which of the following is not an approach to sizing problem Select one: Schedule Focus {correct} Function Point Component Sizing Fuzzy Logic [Book page 699] 15.Why is it important to measure the process of software engineering and software it produces? Select one: To determine whether a software group is improving or not {correct} To make software engineering more like other engineering processes It is really not necessary unless the project is extremely complex To determine costs and allow a profit margin to be set 16.Which of the following is not a characterization of Cyclomatic Complexity? Select one: Program quality measure {correct} Logical Complexity measure Measure of independent paths Software Metric 17.One of the most important attributes for a software product metric is that it should be Select one: widely applicable reliable over time qualitative in nature easy to compute {correct} 18.Loop testing is a control structure testing technique where the criteria used to design test cases is that they Select one: rely on basis path testing exercise the logical conditions in a program module focus on testing the validity of loop constructs {correct} select test paths based on the locations and uses of variables 19.As per PNR curve, when development time is reduced by 5%, effort goes up by Select one: 5% About 10% Effort goes down Over 20% {correct}
20.Which of the following is not a measure that can be collected from a Web application project? Select one: Number of dynamic objects Number of internal page links Customization index {correct} Number of static web pages 21.The best reason for using Independent software test teams is that Select one: strangers will test the software mercilessly software developers do not need to do any testing the conflicts of interest between developers and testers is reduced {correct} testers do not get involved with the project until testing begins http://highered.mheducation.com/sites/0073375977/student_view0/chapter17/multiple_choice_quiz.html 22.Which of the following provide useful measures of software quality? Select one: reliability, maintainability, integrity, sales correctness, maintainability, integrity, usability {correct} correctness, maintainability, size, satisfaction correctness, controlability, integrity, usability 23.Bottom-up integration testing has as it's major advantage(s) that Select one: regression testing is not required no stubs need to be written {correct} no drivers need to be written major decision points are tested early 24.The software equation can be used to show that Select one: Any deadline can be met by increasing team size Total effort is mainly driven by size in KLOC Productivity goes up when deadline changes Cost may become prohibitive with schedule compression {correct} 25.The prototyping model of software development is Select one: The best approach to use for projects with large development teams A useful approach when customer can not define requirements clearly {correct} A risky model that rarely produces a meaningful product A reasonable approach when requirements are well defined