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This section includes 1917 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your UGC-NET knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1401. |
A non – procedural language |
| A. | Is a low – level language |
| B. | Describe that processing is to be done without specifying the particular procedures to be used |
| C. | Is frequency used by software designers |
| D. | Both a and b |
| Answer» C. Is frequency used by software designers | |
| 1402. |
Requirement Development, Organizational Process Focus, Organizational Training, Risk Management and Integrated Supplier Management are process areas required to achieve maturity level |
| A. | Performed |
| B. | Managed |
| C. | Defined |
| D. | Optimized |
| Answer» D. Optimized | |
| 1403. |
The graph theoretic concept will be useful in software testing is |
| A. | Cyclom atic number |
| B. | Namulation circuit |
| C. | Eulerian cycle |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Namulation circuit | |
| 1404. |
Vertical market application programs include |
| A. | Database management systems |
| B. | Form management programme |
| C. | Home finance program |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» C. Home finance program | |
| 1405. |
Data flow diagram, regular expression and transition table can be combined to provide..........for functional specifications of system software. |
| A. | Decision table |
| B. | Finite state automata |
| C. | Event table |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Event table | |
| 1406. |
The model which reduces the cost development of software is |
| A. | Waterfall model |
| B. | Prototyping |
| C. | Iterative |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Iterative | |
| 1407. |
In software development, value adjustment factors include the following among others: |
| A. | the criticality of the performance and reusability of the code. |
| B. | number of lines of code in the software. |
| C. | number of technical manpower and hardware costs. |
| D. | time period available and the level of user friendliness. |
| Answer» B. number of lines of code in the software. | |
| 1408. |
The testing of software against SRS is called: |
| A. | Acceptance testing |
| B. | Integration testing |
| C. | Regression testing |
| D. | Series testing |
| Answer» B. Integration testing | |
| 1409. |
To compute function points (FP), the following relationship is used FP = Count - total x (0.65 + 0.01 x ∑(Fi))where Fi (i = 1 to n) are value adjustment factors (VAF) based on n questions. The value of n is |
| A. | 12 |
| B. | 14 |
| C. | 16 |
| D. | 18 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1410. |
While unit testing a module, it is found that for a set of test data, maximum 90% of the code alone were tested with a probability of success 0.9. The reliability of the module is |
| A. | atleast greater than 0.9 |
| B. | equal to 0.9 |
| C. | atmost 0.81 |
| D. | atleast 1/0.81 |
| Answer» D. atleast 1/0.81 | |
| 1411. |
Which of the following is a tool in design phase? |
| A. | Abstraction |
| B. | Refinement |
| C. | Information hiding |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1412. |
System study yields the following: |
| A. | Requirement specifications |
| B. | Prevailing process description |
| C. | Data source identification |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1413. |
Which of the following combination is preferred with respect to cohesion and coupling? |
| A. | low and low |
| B. | low and high |
| C. | high and low |
| D. | high and high |
| Answer» D. high and high | |
| 1414. |
A module that is supplied along with the programming language translator to make the language easier is called |
| A. | A benchmark program |
| B. | An intrinsic function |
| C. | A data structure |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. A data structure | |
| 1415. |
Use of recursion |
| A. | Enhances logical clarity and reduces code size |
| B. | Makes debugging easier |
| C. | Reduces execution time |
| D. | Makes software bug free |
| Answer» B. Makes debugging easier | |
| 1416. |
The recent model is |
| A. | Spiral |
| B. | Waterfall model |
| C. | Prototyping |
| D. | Iterative |
| Answer» B. Waterfall model | |
| 1417. |
The maximum effort distribution in phases of software development is |
| A. | Requirement analysis |
| B. | Design phase |
| C. | Loading |
| D. | Testing |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1418. |
Software coupling involves dependencies among pieces of software called modules. Which of the following are correct statements with respect to module coupling?P: Common coupling occurs when two modules share the same global data.Q: Control coupling occurs when modules share a composite data structure and use only parts of it.R: Content coupling occurs when one module modifies or relies on the internal working of another module.Choose the correct answer from the code given below: |
| A. | P and Q only |
| B. | P and R only |
| C. | Q and R only |
| D. | All of P, Q and R |
| Answer» C. Q and R only | |
| 1419. |
Interaction modeling cannot be done using: |
| A. | State Diagrams |
| B. | Use-Cases |
| C. | Sequence Diagrams |
| D. | Activity Diagrams |
| Answer» B. Use-Cases | |
| 1420. |
Control structures include which of the following statements? |
| A. | Iteration |
| B. | Rendezvous statement |
| C. | Exception statement |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1421. |
Among the following, a representation that can be used for designing a system as a collection of procedures or modules: |
| A. | Data flow diagrams |
| B. | Activity Chart |
| C. | Flow chart |
| D. | ER Modeling |
| Answer» B. Activity Chart | |
| 1422. |
The COCOMO model was introduced in the book title “Software Engineering Economics” authored by |
| A. | Abraham Silberschatz |
| B. | Barry Boehm |
| C. | C.J. Date |
| D. | D.E. Knuth |
| Answer» C. C.J. Date | |
| 1423. |
Following is used to demonstrate that the new release of software still performs the old one did by rerunning the old tests : |
| A. | Functional testing |
| B. | Path testing |
| C. | Stress testing |
| D. | Regression testing |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1424. |
Which one of the following is not a software process model ? |
| A. | Linear sequential model |
| B. | Prototyping model |
| C. | The spiral model |
| D. | COCOMO model |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1425. |
A process which defines a series of tasks that have the following four primary objectives is known as 1. to identify all items that collectively define the software configuration. 2. to manage changes to one or more of these items. 3. to facilitate the construction of different versions of an application. 4. to ensure that software quality IS maintained as the configuration evolves over time |
| A. | Software Quality management process |
| B. | Software Configuration Management Process |
| C. | Software Version Management Process |
| D. | Software Change management Process |
| Answer» C. Software Version Management Process | |
| 1426. |
Capability Maturity Model is meant for: |
| A. | Product |
| B. | Process |
| C. | Product and Process |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Product and Process | |
| 1427. |
On an average, the programmes months is given by 3.6 x (KDSI)¹·². If so a project requiring one Thousand source instructions will require |
| A. | 3.6 PM |
| B. | 0.36 PM |
| C. | 0.0036 PM |
| D. | 7.23 PM |
| Answer» B. 0.36 PM | |
| 1428. |
_______ are applied throughout the software process. |
| A. | Framework activities |
| B. | Umbrella activities |
| C. | Planning activities |
| D. | Construction activities |
| Answer» C. Planning activities | |
| 1429. |
Match each software lifecycle model in List – I to its description in List – II:List – I List – III. Code-and-Fix a. Assess risks at each step; do most critical action first.II. Evolutionary prototyping b. Build an initial small requirement specifications, code it, then “evolve” the specifications and code as needed.III. Spiral c. Build initial requirement specification for several releases, then design-and-code in sequenceIV. Staged Delivery d. Standard phases (requirements, design, code, test) in orderV. Waterfall e. Write some code, debug it, repeat (i.e. ad-hoc)Codes : I II III IV V |
| A. | e b a c d |
| B. | e c a b d |
| C. | d a b c e |
| D. | c e a b d |
| Answer» B. e c a b d | |
| 1430. |
Which of the following is used to determine the specificity of requirements ?(A) n1/n2 (B) n2/n1(C) n1+n2 (D) n1–n2Where n1 is the number of requirements for which all reviewers have identical interpretations, n2 is number of requirements in a specification. |
| A. | A |
| B. | B |
| C. | C |
| D. | D |
| Answer» B. B | |
| 1431. |
Complete each of the following sentences in List-I on the left hand side by filling in the word or phrase from the List-II on the right hand side that best completes the sentence:List-I List-III. Determining whether youhave built the right systemis called ............. A. Software testingII. Determining whether youhave built the system rightis called ......... B. Software verificationIII. ............ is the process ofdemonstrating the existenceof defects or providingconfidence that they do notappear to be present. C. Software debuggingIV. .......... is the process ofdiscovering the cause of adefect and fixing it. D. Software validationCodes: I II III IV |
| A. | B D A C |
| B. | B D C A |
| C. | D B C A |
| D. | D B A C |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1432. |
The extent to which a software performs its intended functions without failures, is termed as |
| A. | Robustness |
| B. | Correctness |
| C. | Reliability |
| D. | Accuracy |
| Answer» D. Accuracy | |
| 1433. |
The quick design of a software that is visible to end users leads to ............ |
| A. | iterative model |
| B. | prototype model |
| C. | spiral model |
| D. | waterfall model |
| Answer» C. spiral model | |
| 1434. |
The extent to which a software tolerates the unexpected problems, is termed as: |
| A. | Accuracy |
| B. | Reliability |
| C. | Correctness |
| D. | Robustness |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1435. |
For a program of k variables, boundary value analysis yields .............. test cases. |
| A. | 4k – 1 |
| B. | 4k |
| C. | 4k + 1 |
| D. | 2k – 1 |
| Answer» D. 2k – 1 | |
| 1436. |
The major shortcoming of waterfall model is |
| A. | the difficulty in accommodating changes after requirement analysis. |
| B. | the difficult in accommodating changes after feasibility analysis. |
| C. | the system testing. |
| D. | the maintenance of system. |
| Answer» B. the difficult in accommodating changes after feasibility analysis. | |
| 1437. |
An Operating System (OS) crashes on the average once in 30 days, that is, the Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) = 30 days. When this happens, it takes 10 minutes to recover the OS, that is, the Mean Time To Repair (MTTR) = 10 minutes. The availability of the OS with these reliability figures is approximately : |
| A. | 96.97% |
| B. | 97.97% |
| C. | 99.009% |
| D. | 99.97% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1438. |
Which of the following are facts about a top-down software testing approach?I. Top-down testing typically requires the tester to build method stubs.II. Top-down testing typically requires the tester to build test drivers. |
| A. | only I |
| B. | Only II |
| C. | Both I and II |
| D. | Neither I nor II |
| Answer» B. Only II | |
| 1439. |
Software Engineering is an engineering discipline that is concerned with: |
| A. | how computer systems work |
| B. | theories and methods that underlie computers and software systems |
| C. | all aspects of software production |
| D. | all aspects of computer-based systems development, including hardware, software and process engineering |
| Answer» D. all aspects of computer-based systems development, including hardware, software and process engineering | |
| 1440. |
Which of the following is not included in waterfall model ? |
| A. | Requirement analysis |
| B. | Risk analysis |
| C. | Design |
| D. | Coding |
| Answer» C. Design | |
| 1441. |
Match the terms related to Software Configuration Management (SCM) in List-I with the descriptions in List-II.List-1 List-III. Version A. An instance of a system that is distributed to customers.II. Release B. An instance of a system which is functionally identical to other instances, but designed for different hardware/software configurations.III. Variant C. An instance of a system that differs, in some way, from other instances.Codes: I II III |
| A. | B C A |
| B. | C A B |
| C. | C B A |
| D. | B A C |
| Answer» C. C B A | |
| 1442. |
A software design pattern used to enhance the functionality of an object at run-time is: |
| A. | Adapter |
| B. | Decorator |
| C. | Delegation |
| D. | Proxy |
| Answer» C. Delegation | |
| 1443. |
Which of the following statement(s) is/are TRUE with regard to software testing?I. Regression testing technique ensures that the software product runs correctly after the changes during maintenance.II. Equivalence partitioning is a white-box testing technique that divides the input domain of a program into classes of data from which test cases can be derived. |
| A. | only I |
| B. | only II |
| C. | both I and II |
| D. | neither I nor II |
| Answer» B. only II | |
| 1444. |
Which of the following statement(s) is/are true with respect to software architecture?S1: Coupling is a measure of how well the things grouped together in a module belong together logically.S2: Cohesion is a measure of the degree of interaction between software modules.S3: If coupling is low and cohesion is high then it is easier to change one module without affecting others. |
| A. | Only S1 and S2 |
| B. | Only S3 |
| C. | All of S1, S2 and S3 |
| D. | Only S1 |
| Answer» C. All of S1, S2 and S3 | |
| 1445. |
Requirements prioritization and negotiation belongs to : |
| A. | Requirements validation |
| B. | Requirements elicitation |
| C. | Feasibility study |
| D. | Requirements reviews |
| Answer» C. Feasibility study | |
| 1446. |
Which design metric is used to measure the compactness of the program in terms of lines of code? |
| A. | Consistency |
| B. | Conciseness |
| C. | Efficiency |
| D. | Accuracy |
| Answer» C. Efficiency | |
| 1447. |
Adaptive maintenance is a maintenance which ___________. |
| A. | correct errors that were not discovered till testing phase |
| B. | is carried out to port the existing software to a new environment |
| C. | improves the system performance |
| D. | both b and c |
| Answer» C. improves the system performance | |
| 1448. |
A Design concept Refinement is a : |
| A. | Top-down approach |
| B. | Complementary of Abstraction concept |
| C. | Process of elaboration |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1449. |
In which testing strategy requirements established during requirements analysis are validated against developed software? |
| A. | Validation testing |
| B. | Integration testing |
| C. | Regression testing |
| D. | System testing |
| Answer» B. Integration testing | |
| 1450. |
Which process model is also called as classic life cycle model? |
| A. | Waterfall model |
| B. | RAD model |
| C. | Prototyping model |
| D. | Incremental model |
| Answer» B. RAD model | |