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CS 5150, Software Engineering Sample Test 1: Instructions

The document is a sample test for a software engineering course. It contains two questions. The first question asks about the limitations of the waterfall model for large software projects and when key technology decisions should be made. The second question involves calculating slack times and identifying the critical path for an activity graph, and determining how much time could be reduced by assigning additional resources.

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CS 5150, Software Engineering Sample Test 1: Instructions

The document is a sample test for a software engineering course. It contains two questions. The first question asks about the limitations of the waterfall model for large software projects and when key technology decisions should be made. The second question involves calculating slack times and identifying the critical path for an activity graph, and determining how much time could be reduced by assigning additional resources.

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CS 5150, Software Engineering

Sample Test 1
40 minutes
Instructions
For the instructions, see the Tests page on the course web site. The instructions that
were originally on this sample test do not apply to the current year.
Question 1
(a)

Why is the pure Waterfall model of software development not recommended for
large-sale software projects?

(b)

An online information system is being developed using a modified version of the


Waterfall model. It is likely to be based on Web technology.
i

How much should the choice of technology be considered during the


feasibility study?

ii

In how much detail should the choice of technology be specified during


the requirements phase of the project?

iii

At what stage should the decision be made to use an Apache Web Server
2.0 with Tomcat 4.1?

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Question 2
Here is an activity graph with time estimates for each activity in weeks.

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(a)

For each activity in the graph, calculate the slack.

(b)

What is the critical path?

(c)

Suppose that an extra member of staff is available who can work on either
activity BE or activity BC, but not both.
i

If she works on activity BE, the time estimate for BE is reduced from 5
weeks to 3 weeks. How much would the elapsed time to complete the
complete project be reduced?

ii

If she works on activity BC, the time estimate for BC is reduced from 9
weeks to 6 weeks. How much would the elapsed time to complete the
complete project be reduced?

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