USN
21CST601
Sixth Semester B. E. Degree Semester End Examination (SEE)
Model Question Paper – 1
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Time: 3 Hours] [Maximum Marks: 100
Instructions to Students:
Q No Questions Marks CO RBT
Cognitive
Level
1 a) Describe the essence of software engineering practice. 6 CO1 L2
b) Briefly explain various specialized process models. 8 CO1 L3
c) Write 12 agility principles for those who want to achieve 6 CO1 L2
agility in their software development process.
OR
2 a) What is meant by Industrial XP? Write an XP user story that 7 CO1 L3
describes the “Favorites” feature available on most of the web
browsers.
With a neat diagram, describe the overall flow of the Scrum 6 CO1 L2
b)
process.
Provide three examples of software projects that would be 7 CO1 L4
c) amenable to the component based model. Explain your answer
with justification.
3 a) Discuss some of the problems that occur when requirements 5 CO2 L2
must be elicited from different customers.
b) Develop a complete use cases for the following activities: 9 CO2 L4
(i) University Library System
(ii) Buying a Stock using an online brokerage account
(iii) Using credit card at a Restaurant
c) What is the purpose of domain analysis? How is it related to 6 CO2 L2
the concept of requirements patterns? Illustrate with suitable
example.
OR
4 a) Define requirements engineering. List and explain seven 8 CO2 L2
distinct tasks of requirements engineering.
b) The department of Public works for a large city has decided to 8 CO2 L5
develop a web-based Pothole Tracking and Repair System
(PTRS). Assume suitable places, persons and attributes
involved in PTRS. Draw a UML use case diagram for PTRS.
Also develop an activity diagram for any one aspect of PTRS.
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c) How to negotiate requirements? Describe with suitable 4 CO2 L2
examples.
5 a) Propose several software quality guidelines and attributes for a 8 CO3 L3
good design.
b) Briefly explain the taxonomy of architectural styles. 8 CO3 L2
c) Draw the architectural context diagram for Hospital 4 CO3 L4
Management System.
OR
6 a) Describe Cohesion and coupling with suitable examples. 8 CO3 L2
b) Explain the following design concepts: design patterns, 4 CO3 L2
separation of concerns, refinement and refactoring.
c) Briefly describe each of the four elements of the design model. 8 CO3 L2
7 a) Explain a strategic approach to software testing. 8 CO4 L2
b) With suitable example, explain basis path testing in detail. 6 CO4 L2
c) Compare and contrast top-down and bottom-up integration 6 CO4 L4
testing strategies.
OR
8 a) With a neat diagram, describe the debugging process. 6 CO4 L2
b) Will exhaustive testing guarantee that the program is 100 6 CO4 L5
percent correct? Illustrate with suitable examples.
c) Distinguish between white-box and black-box testing. 8 CO4 L3
9 a) Briefly explain the management spectrum in software project 6 CO5 L2
management.
b) How to establish a software metrics program? Describe with 7 CO5 L2
various steps and goals.
c) Describe Empirical estimation models used during estimation 7 CO5 L2
of software projects.
OR
10 a) The decisions made by senior management can have a 6 CO5 L4
significant impact on the effectiveness of a software
engineering team. Provide five examples to illustrate that this
is true.
b) Briefly explain any four software metrics used for software 8 CO5 L3
measurement.
c) List and explain the three major categories of software 6 CO5 L2
engineering resources.
1. Answer FIVE FULL questions as per choice.
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