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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.
| 301. |
To write a program that solves a given problem, a programmer |
| A. | Designs an algorithm |
| B. | Codes an algorithm in a programming language |
| C. | Debugs the program |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 302. |
Difference between flow-chart and data-flow diagram is: |
| A. | there is no difference |
| B. | usage in high level design and low level design |
| C. | control flow and data flow |
| D. | used in application programs and system programs |
| Answer» D. used in application programs and system programs | |
| 303. |
An incorrectly typed command will cause the operating system to display |
| A. | An error message |
| B. | A prompt |
| C. | A question Mark |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. A prompt | |
| 304. |
Educational software includes |
| A. | Drill – and practice programs |
| B. | Tutorial programs |
| C. | Simulation programs |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 305. |
In a decision table if there are 3 variables and 3 rules, it implies |
| A. | Specification may not be complete |
| B. | Design could be faulty |
| C. | Coding will be incorrect |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» B. Design could be faulty | |
| 306. |
In software project planning, work Breakdown structure must be ................. |
| A. | A graph |
| B. | A tree |
| C. | A Euler’s graph |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. A Euler’s graph | |
| 307. |
A free – form window can be |
| A. | Opened |
| B. | Moved |
| C. | Resized |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 308. |
Game programme Include |
| A. | Adventure games |
| B. | Simulation games |
| C. | Video arcade games |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 309. |
In PERT/CPM, the merge event represents .............. of two or more events. |
| A. | completion |
| B. | beginning |
| C. | splitting |
| D. | joining |
| Answer» B. beginning | |
| 310. |
All variables must be declared at the beginning of |
| A. | A machine language program |
| B. | An assembly language program |
| C. | A BASIC program |
| D. | A PASCAL program |
| Answer» E. | |
| 311. |
The Software Maturity Index (SMI) is defined asSMI = [Mf – (Fa + Fc + Fd)] / MfWhereMf = the number of modules in the current release.Fa = the number of modules in the current release that have been added.Fc = the number of modules in the current release that have been changed.Fd = the number of modules in the current release that have been deleted.The product begins to stabilize when |
| A. | SMI approaches 1 |
| B. | SMI approaches 0 |
| C. | SMI approaches -1 |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. SMI approaches 0 | |
| 312. |
If a process is under statistical control, then it is |
| A. | Maintainable |
| B. | Measurable |
| C. | Predictable |
| D. | Verifiable |
| Answer» D. Verifiable | |
| 313. |
Business application programs include |
| A. | For planning and preparation program |
| B. | Drill 0 and practice programs |
| C. | Expert systems |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» B. Drill 0 and practice programs | |
| 314. |
Which possibility among the following is invalid in case of a Data Flow Diagram ? |
| A. | A process having in-bound data flows more than out-bound data flows |
| B. | A data flow between two processes |
| C. | A data flow between two data stores |
| D. | A data store having more than one in-bound data flows |
| Answer» D. A data store having more than one in-bound data flows | |
| 315. |
A program P calls two subprograms P1 and P2. P1 can be fail 50% and P2 can fail 40% times. Then P can fail |
| A. | 50% |
| B. | 60% |
| C. | 10% |
| D. | 70% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 316. |
The lower degree of cohesion is: |
| A. | logical cohesion |
| B. | coincidental cohesion |
| C. | procedural cohesion |
| D. | communicational cohesion |
| Answer» C. procedural cohesion | |
| 317. |
While designing the user interface, one should: |
| A. | use as many short cuts as possible. |
| B. | use as many defaults as possible. |
| C. | use as many visual layouts as possible. |
| D. | reduce the demand on short-term memory. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 318. |
In a function oriented design, we |
| A. | minimize cohesion and maximize coupling |
| B. | maximize cohesion and minimize coupling |
| C. | maximize cohesion and maximize coupling |
| D. | minimize cohesion and minimize coupling |
| Answer» C. maximize cohesion and maximize coupling | |
| 319. |
In a good software design, ................ coupling is desirable between modules. |
| A. | Highest |
| B. | Lowest |
| C. | Internal |
| D. | External |
| Answer» C. Internal | |
| 320. |
Applications software |
| A. | Is used to control the operating |
| B. | Includes programs designed to help programs |
| C. | Performs a specific task for computer users |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» D. All of these | |
| 321. |
Match the following:(a) Unit test (i) Requirements(b) System test (ii) Design(c) Validation test (iii) Code(d) Integration test (iv) System EngineeringWhich of the following is true? (a) (b) (c) (d) |
| A. | (ii) (iii) (iv) (i) |
| B. | (i) (ii) (iv) (iii) |
| C. | (iii) (iv) (i) (ii) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 322. |
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) |
| A. | has existed for over a decade. |
| B. | does not integrate well with the functional areas other than operations. |
| C. | is inexpensive to implement. |
| D. | automate and integrates the majority of business processes. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 323. |
Which of the following statements is/are true?P: Software Reengineering is preferable for software products having high failure rates, having poor design and/or having poor code structure.Q: Software Reverse Engineering is the process of analyzing software with the objective of recovering its design and requirement specification. |
| A. | P only |
| B. | Q only |
| C. | Both P and Q |
| D. | Neither P nor Q |
| Answer» D. Neither P nor Q | |
| 324. |
A simulation program |
| A. | Guides notices through the basics of using computer programmes |
| B. | Teaches fasts, such as arithmetic operations and spelling |
| C. | Teaches by emulating the responses of the system being studied |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 325. |
If a file is to be moved from Main memory to a disk, the directory file would be modified by the |
| A. | Supervisor |
| B. | File Manager |
| C. | I/O Manage |
| D. | Command processor |
| Answer» C. I/O Manage | |
| 326. |
A commercial application program normally includes |
| A. | Documentation |
| B. | Tutorial |
| C. | Program disks |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» D. All of these | |
| 327. |
Software Risk estimation involves following two tasks: |
| A. | risk magnitude and risk impact |
| B. | risk probability and risk impact |
| C. | risk maintenance and risk impact |
| D. | risk development and risk impact |
| Answer» C. risk maintenance and risk impact | |
| 328. |
Formatting a disk involves |
| A. | Copying the contents of one disk to another disk |
| B. | Preventing a uses from copying the disk |
| C. | Erasing the disk and giving it an empty |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 329. |
Design phase will usually be |
| A. | top-down |
| B. | bottom-up |
| C. | random |
| D. | centre fringing |
| Answer» B. bottom-up | |
| 330. |
Successive layer of design in software using bottom-up design is called: |
| A. | Layer of Refinement |
| B. | Layer of Construction |
| C. | Layer of abstraction |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 331. |
An applications generator |
| A. | Gives a detailed description of what data is to be processed |
| B. | Is a translator that converts non – procedural information into a procedural program |
| C. | Is typically an extension to the query facility if a DBMS |
| D. | Both a and c |
| Answer» E. | |
| 332. |
A structured programming language |
| A. | Would not permit the IF – THEN – GOTO statement |
| B. | Would have all program statements have a single entry point and a single exit point |
| C. | Both a and b |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 333. |
In a filed window system |
| A. | Windows are allowed to overlap |
| B. | To open a window you must cut on existing window in two |
| C. | To resize a window you move its lower right corner |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» C. To resize a window you move its lower right corner | |
| 334. |
A good software design must have |
| A. | High module coupling, High module cohesion |
| B. | High module coupling, Low module cohesion |
| C. | Low module coupling, High module cohesion |
| D. | Low module coupling, Low module cohesion |
| Answer» D. Low module coupling, Low module cohesion | |
| 335. |
“Black” refers in the “Black-box” testing means |
| A. | Characters of the movie “Black” |
| B. | I – O is hidden |
| C. | Design is hidden |
| D. | Users are hidden |
| Answer» D. Users are hidden | |
| 336. |
Match the 5 CMM Maturity levels/CMMI staged representations in List- I with their characterizations in List-II:List - I(a) Initial(b) Repeatable(c) Defined(d) Managed(e) OptimizingList - II(i) Processes are improved quantitatively and continually.(ii) The plan for a project comes from a template for plans.(iii) The plan uses processes that can be measured quantitatively.(iv) There may not exist a plan or it may be abandoned.(v) There’s a plan and people stick to it.Code: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) |
| A. | (iv) (v) (i) (iii) (ii) |
| B. | (i) (ii) (iv) (v) (iii) |
| C. | (v) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i) |
| D. | (iv) (v) (ii) (iii) (i) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 337. |
Validation means |
| A. | are we building the product right |
| B. | are we building the right product |
| C. | verification of fields |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. verification of fields | |
| 338. |
Which type of coupling is least preferred ? |
| A. | Content coupling |
| B. | Data coupling |
| C. | Control coupling |
| D. | Common coupling |
| Answer» B. Data coupling | |
| 339. |
What is the first stage in program development ? |
| A. | Specification and design |
| B. | System Analysis |
| C. | Testing |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Testing | |
| 340. |
An inventory management program can assist with |
| A. | The planning of inventory |
| B. | The purchasing of inventory |
| C. | The distribution of inventory |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 341. |
The extent to which the software can control to operate correctly despite the introduction of Invalid input is called as |
| A. | Reliability |
| B. | Robustness |
| C. | Fault tolerance |
| D. | Portability |
| Answer» C. Fault tolerance | |
| 342. |
Which of the following is not a key strategy followed by the clean room approach to software development? |
| A. | Formal specification |
| B. | Dynamic verification |
| C. | Incremental development |
| D. | Statistical testing of the system |
| Answer» C. Incremental development | |
| 343. |
Information hiding is hide from user, details that |
| A. | Are relevant to him |
| B. | Are not relevant to him |
| C. | May be maliciously handled |
| D. | Are confidential |
| Answer» C. May be maliciously handled | |
| 344. |
A signal processor software is expected to operate for 91.25 days after repair, and the mean software repair time is expected to be 5 minutes. Then, the availability of the software is : |
| A. | 96.9862% |
| B. | 97.9862% |
| C. | 98.9962% |
| D. | 99.9962% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 345. |
Which one of the following ISO standard is used for software process? |
| A. | ISO 9000 |
| B. | ISO 9001 |
| C. | ISO 9003 |
| D. | ISO 9000-3 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 346. |
The error distribution in the case of coding is |
| A. | 10% |
| B. | 20% |
| C. | 40% |
| D. | 50% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 347. |
What is the normal order of activities in which traditional software testing is organized?(a) Integration Testing(b) System Testing(c) Unit Testing(d) Validation Testing |
| A. | (c), (a), (b), (d) |
| B. | (c), (a), (d), (b) |
| C. | (d), (c), (b), (a) |
| D. | (b), (d), (a), (c) |
| Answer» C. (d), (c), (b), (a) | |
| 348. |
A black hole in a DFD is a: |
| A. | A data store with no inbound flows |
| B. | A data store with only in bound flows |
| C. | A data store with more than one in bound flow |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. A data store with more than one in bound flow | |
| 349. |
............... is a process model that removes defects before they can precipitate serious hazards. |
| A. | Incremental model |
| B. | Spiral model |
| C. | Cleanroom software engineering |
| D. | Agile model |
| Answer» D. Agile model | |
| 350. |
A RAM disk |
| A. | Is a program that makes part of memory appear to |
| B. | Can make programs seen much faster other programs as if it were a high – speed disk drive |
| C. | Adds memory to a personal computer |
| D. | Both a and b |
| Answer» E. | |