CS615 FINAL TERM SOLVED MCQs MEGA FILE

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If you are given a Software Project to manage, what steps you will consider for
planning of the project. During the Implementation phase the software modules are
coded and initial unit tests are performed.

• True
• False
The final activity for a project manager is___________

• Project closedown • Project implementation • Project execution • Project Quality

All given below are the problems that affect software projects except:

• Product-related problems • Technology-related problems

• Procedure-related problems • People-related problems

Cost, effort, risks, and resources are the factors included in--------

► Estimation ►Testing ►Development ►Maintenance

Extent to which the program can be used in more than one program or system is
called-------

►Portability ►Reusability ►Interoperability ►Configurability

The nature of software applications can be characterized by their information

►complexity ►content ►determinacy ►content and determinacy

The software quality assurance activity which is performed to check errors in

logic, function, or implementation for any representation of the software is called
:
 ►Inspection ►Formal technical review(s( ►Walkthrough
►Auditing

Question No: 8 ( Marks: 2 ) - Please choose one

Which of the items listed below is not one of the software engineering layers?

► Process

► Manufacturing

► Methods

► Tools

Question No: 9 ( Marks: 2 ) - Please choose one

The first step in project planning is to--------------------

► Determine the budget

► Select a team organizational model

► Determine the project constraints

► Establish the objectives and scope

Question No: 10 ( Marks: 2 ) - Please choose one

The requirements phase precedes the design phase

 ► True

► False

Question No: 11 ( Marks: 2 ) - Please choose one

Software engineers do not need to consider hardware when designing a

computer-based system

► True

► False

Question No. 1 Marks : 1

Which one the following components are purchased from a third party, are

ready for use on the current project and have been fully validated?

� Software

� Off – the – shelf

� Hardware

� Microsoft

Question No. 2 Marks : 1

------------- refers to the quantifiable outcome of the software project.

� Schedule

� Effort

� Size

� Resource

Question No. 3 Marks : 1

Function Points are language dependent approach to estimating software

development effort.
� True

� False

Question No. 4 Marks : 1

Adding more people to a project that is already behind schedule is a good way

to catch up.

� True

� False

Question No. 8 Marks : 1

Discrete portions of the project that can be charged to a single organization are

called -----------------

� Work packages

� Deliverables

� Tasks

� Activities

Question No. 9 Marks : 1

The --------------- decomposition of a software project is a division of the

system into its operational components as they are seen by the user.

� Design

� Functional

� Project

� planning

Question No. 10 Marks : 1

Efficiency with which a program runs on different platforms or operating

systems is called -------

� Configurability
� Reusability

� Interoperability

� pertability

Question No. 11 Marks : 1

Ease with which a program is tested is called --------------

� Flexibility

� Testability

� Maintainability

� Reusability

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Question No. 1 Marks : 2

The first activity in risk analysis is risk management.

� True

� False

During the Implementation phase the software modules are coded and initial
unit tests are performed.

� True

� False

The first activity in risk analysis is risk management.

� True

� False

Question No. 5 Marks : 2

Both the software engineer and customer take an active role in software
requirements

engineering-a set of activities that is often referred to as Requirement

� Managing

� Recognition

� Analysis

� Modeling

Question No. 6 Marks : 2

The Efficiency with which a program runs on different platforms or operating

systems is

called :

� Portability

� Reusability

� Configurability

� Interoperability

Question No. 1 Marks : 1

Which one the following components are purchased from a third party, are ready for
use on the current project and have been fully validated?
� Software
� Off – the – shelf
� Hardware
� Microsoft
Question No. 2 Marks : 1
------------- refers to the quantifiable outcome of the software project.
� Schedule
� Effort
� Size
� Resource
Question No. 3 Marks : 1
Function Points are language dependent approach to estimating software development
effort.
� True
� False
Question No. 4 Marks : 1
Adding more people to a project that is already behind schedule is a good way to
catch up.
� True
� False

Question No. 8 Marks : 1

Discrete portions of the project that can be charged to a single organization are called
-----------------
� Work packages
� Deliverables
� Tasks
� Activities

Question No. 9 Marks : 1

The --------------- decomposition of a software project is a division of the system into
its operational components as they are seen by the user.
� Design
� Functional
� Project
� planning
Question No. 10 Marks : 1
Efficiency with which a program runs on different platforms or operating systems is
called -------
� Configurability
� Reusability
� Interoperability
� pertability
Question No. 11 Marks : 1
Ease with which a program is tested is called --------------
� Flexibility
� Testability
� Maintainability
� Reusability

Cost, effort, risks, and resources are the factors included in--------

► Estimation

► Testing

► Development

► Maintenance
Extent to which the program can be used in more than one program or system is
called -------

► Portability

► Reusability

►Interoperability

►Configurability

The nature of software applications can be characterized by their information

►complexity

►content

►determinacy

►content and determinacy

The software quality assurance activity which is performed to check errors in

logic, function, or implementation for any representation of the software is called
:

►Inspection

►Formal technical review(s)

►Walkthrough

►Auditing

Which of the items listed below is not one of the software engineering layers?
►Process

►Manufacturing

►Methods

►Tools

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The first step in project planning is to --------------------

►Determine the budget

►Select a team organizational model

►Determine the project constraints

►Establish the objectives and scope

The requirements phase precedes the design phase

►True

►False

Software engineers do not need to consider hardware when designing a

computer-based system

►True

►False

Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

 ________ identifying which quality standards are relevant to the project and
determining how to satisfy them.

► Quality Planning

► Communications Planning

► Organization Planning

► Staff Acquisition

Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

These all are outputs of Initiating Process except

► Project Manager Assignments

► Constraints

► Selection Criteria

► Assumptions

Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Project management processes can be organized into _____________ groups

► Four

► Five

► Six

► Seven

Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Product quality depends on its conformance to ______

► Software requirements

► Development standards
 ► Implicit requirements

► All of given

Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

_______is the technical kernel of software engineering

► Design P 107

► Implementation

► Requirements analysis

► Testing

Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Mode of specification has a great impact on quality of solution. Forcing SWE to

work with incomplete, inconsistence, or misleading specifications result in frustration
and confusion affecting:

► Quality

► Timeliness and

► Completeness of SW product

► All of given P 103

Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Finally, the specification includes a ________

► Bibliography

► Appendix

► Both Bibliography and Appendix P 105

 ► Reference

Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Cognitive model describes a system as perceived by its _________

► User community P 103

► Developer

► Top level management

► Manager

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Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

A review of the Software Requirements Specification is conducted by ________

► Software developer

► Customer

► Both the software developer and the customer P 106

► Top level management

Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

A meeting is conducted at a _________ and attended by both software engineers and

customers.
 ► Software engineer site

► Neutral site P 100

► Customer site

► Company site

Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The model serves as the basis for the creation of ________ for the Software.

► Design

► Maintenance

► Testing

► Specifications P 95

Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Throughout evaluation and solution synthesis, the analyst's primary focus is on

► "What, not "how." P 95

► Model

► Evaluation and Synthesis

► Specification

Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

In problem evaluation area of effort, once problems have been identified, the
___________determines what information is to be produced by the new system and
what data will be provided to the system.

► Analyst P 97
 ► Designer

► Coder

► Manager

Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Requirements are refined and analyzed to assess their clarity, completeness,

and_______

► Correctness

► Consistency P 93

► Concurrency

► None of given

Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

A software project that meets all the stated objectives is a success of _________

► Project quality

► Project fundamental purpose

► Project management myth P 82

► Project requirement

Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

All of the following describe the activity list except:

► It’s an extension of the WBS

► It include all activities of the project

► It describe the WBS update P 274

► It include a description of project activities

Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Software project are carried out sequentially and that each phase is completed before
the next is taken up.

► The Prototyping Model

► The Incremental Model

► The Waterfall model P 67

► The Spiral model

Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Project management is a _________of constant communication and negotiation.

► Process

► Concept

► Practice

► None of given

Question No: 19 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

These all are design phase activities except

► Output Design
 ► Input Design

► The software test plan

► Software Selection

C. Design Phase
1. General System Review
2. Processing Requirements Identification
3. Data Base Design
4. Control Requirements
5. Output Design
6. Input Design
7. Software Selection
8. Equipment Selection/Acquisition
9. People
10. Reference Manual Identification
11. Plans
12. Design Specifications Preparation
13. Design Phase Report Preparation

Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which organization has set the de facto standards for project management
techniques?

► PMBOK

► PMI

► PMA

► PMO

Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

________ identifying which quality standards are relevant to the project and
determining how to satisfy them.
? Quality Planning
? Communications Planning
? Organization Planning

? Staff Acquisition

Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

These all are outputs of Initiating Process except
? Project Manager Assignments
? Constraints
 ? Selection Criteria

? Assumptions

Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Project management processes can be organized into _____________ groups
? Four
? Five
? Six

? Seven

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Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Product quality depends on its conformance to ______
? Software requirements
? Development standards
? Implicit requirements

? All of given

Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

_______is the technical kernel of software engineering
? Design
? Implementation
? Requirements analysis

? Testing
page 107

Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Mode of specification has a great impact on quality of solution. Forcing SWE to
work with incomplete, inconsistence, or misleading specifications result in frustration
and confusion affecting:

? Quality
? Timeliness and
? Completeness of SW product

? All of given
page 103
Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Finally, the specification includes a ________
? Bibliography
? Appendix
? Both Bibliography and Appendix

? Reference
page 105

Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Cognitive model describes a system as perceived by its _________

? User community
? Developer
? Top level management

? Manager

page 103
Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
A review of the Software Requirements Specification is conducted by ________

? Software developer
? Customer
? Both the software developer and the customer

? Top level management

page 106
Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
A meeting is conducted at a _________ and attended by both software engineers and
customers.

? Software engineer site

? Neutral site

? Customer site

? Company site

page 100
Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The model serves as the basis for the creation of ________ for the Software.
 ? Design
? Maintenance
? Testing

? Specifications

page 95
Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Throughout evaluation and solution synthesis, the analyst's primary focus is on
? "What, not "how."

? Model
? Evaluation and Synthesis

? Specification
page 95

Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

In problem evaluation area of effort, once problems have been identified, the
___________determines what information is to be produced by the new system and
what data will be provided to the system.
? Analyst
? Designer
? Coder

? Manager
page 97

Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Requirements are refined and analyzed to assess their clarity, completeness,
and_______
? Correctness
? Consistency
? Concurrency

? None of given
page 93

Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

A software project that meets all the stated objectives is a success of _________

? Project quality
? Project fundamental purpose
 ? Project management myth

? Project requirement

page 82
Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
All of the following describe the activity list except:
? It’s an extension of the WBS
? It include all activities of the project
? It describe the WBS update

? It include a description of project activities

page 274
Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Software project are carried out sequentially and that each phase is completed before
the next is taken up.
? The Prototyping Model
? The Incremental Model
? The Waterfall model
? The Spiral model
page 67
Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Project management is a _________of constant communication and negotiation.
? Process I am not sure about it
? Concept
? Practice
? None of given

Question No: 19 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

These all are design phase activities except
? Output Design
? Input Design
? The software test plan P 16
? Software Selection

Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which organization has set the de facto standards for project management
techniques?
? PMB
? PMI
? PMA
 ? PMO

Question No. 1 Marks : 1

Which one the following components are purchased from a third party, are ready for
use on the current project and have been fully validated?
• Software
• Off – the – shelf
• Hardware
• Microsoft

Question No. 2 Marks : 1

------------- refers to the quantifiable outcome of the software project.
• Schedule
• Effort
• Size
• Resource

Question No. 3 Marks : 1

Function Points are language dependent approach to estimating software development

effort.
• True

• False

Question No. 4 Marks : 1

Adding more people to a project that is already behind schedule is a good way to
catch up.
• True

• False

Question No. 8 ks : 1

Discrete portions of the project that can be charged to a single organization are called
-----------------
• Work packages
• Deliverables
• Tasks
• Activities

Marks : 1

The --------------- decomposition of a software project is a division of the system into

its operational components as they are seen by the user.
• Design

• Functional

• Project

• planning

Question No. 10 Marks : 1

Efficiency with which a program runs on different platforms or operating systems is

called -------
• Configurability
• Reusability
• Interoperability
• Portability

Question No. 11 Marks : 1

Ease with which a program is tested is called --------------

• Flexibility
• Testability
• Maintainability
• Reusability

Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

 ________ identifying which quality standards are relevant to the project and
determining
how to satisfy them.

► Quality Planning

► Communications Planning

► Organization Planning

► Staff Acquisition

Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

These all are outputs of Initiating Process except

► Project Manager Assignments

► Constraints

► Selection Criteria

► Assumptions

Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Project management processes can be organized into _____________ groups

► Four

► Five

► Six
 ► Seven

Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Product quality depends on its conformance to ______

► Software requirements

► Development standards

► Implicit requirements

► All of given

Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

_______is the technical kernel of software engineering

► Design

► Implementation

► Requirements analysis

► Testing

Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

 Mode of specification has a great impact on quality of solution. Forcing SWE to
work
with incomplete, inconsistence, or misleading specifications result in
frustration and confusion affecting:

► Quality

► Timeliness and

► Completeness of SW product

► All of given

Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Finally, the specification includes a ________

► Bibliography

► Appendix

► Both Bibliography and Appendix

► Reference

Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Cognitive model describes a system as perceived by its _________

► User community
 ► Developer

► Top level management

► Manager

Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

A review of the Software Requirements Specification is conducted by

________

► Software developer

► Customer

► Both the software developer and the customer

► Top level management

Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

A meeting is conducted at a _________ and attended by both software engineers and

customers.

► Software engineer site

► Neutral site

► Customer site
 ► Company site

Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The model serves as the basis for the creation of ________ for the Software.

► Design

► Maintenance

► Testing

► Specifications

Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Throughout evaluation and solution synthesis, the analyst's primary focus is on

► "What, not "how."

► Model

► Evaluation and Synthesis

► Specification
Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

In problem evaluation area of effort, once problems have been identified, the
___________determines what information is to be produced by the new system and
what data will be provided to the system.

► Analyst

► Designer

► Coder

► Manager

Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Requirements are refined and analyzed to assess their clarity, completeness,

and_______

► Correctness

► Consistency

► Concurrency

► None of given

Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

A software project that meets all the stated objectives is a success of _________
 ► Project quality

► Project fundamental purpose

► Project management myth

► Project requirement

Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

All of the following describe the activity list except:

► It’s an extension of the WBS

► It include all activities of the project

► It describe the WBS update

► It include a description of project activities

Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Software project are carried out sequentially and that each phase is completed before
the
next is taken up.

► The Prototyping Model

► The Incremental Model

► The Waterfall model

► The Spiral model

Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Project management is a _________of constant communication and negotiation.

► Process

► Concept

► Practice

► None of given

Question No: 19 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

These all are design phase activities except

► Output Design

► Input Design

► The software test plan P 16

► Software Selection

Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which organization has set the de facto standards for project management
techniques?

► PMBOK

► PMI

► PMA

► PMO
 Spring 2009

Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

________ identifying which quality standards are relevant to the project and
determining how to satisfy them.

► Quality Planning
► Communications Planning
► Organization Planning
► Staff Acquisition

Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

These all are outputs of Initiating Process except

► Project Manager Assignments

► Constraints
► Selection Criteria
► Assumptions

Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Project management processes can be organized into _____________
groups

► Four
► Five
► Six
► Seven

Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Product quality depends on its conformance to ______

► Software requirements
► Development standards
► Implicit requirements
► All of given

Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

_______is the technical kernel of software engineering

► Design
► Implementation
► Requirements analysis
► Testing

Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Mode of specification has a great impact on quality of solution. Forcing SWE
to work with incomplete, inconsistence, or misleading specifications result in
frustration and confusion affecting:
 ► Quality
► Timeliness and
► Completeness of SW product
► All of given

Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Finally, the specification includes a ________

► Bibliography
► Appendix
► Both Bibliography and Appendix
► Reference

Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Cognitive model describes a system as perceived by its _________

► User community
► Developer
► Top level management
► Manager

Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

A review of the Software Requirements Specification is conducted by
________

► Software developer
► Customer
► Both the software developer and the customer
► Top level management

Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

A meeting is conducted at a _________ and attended by both software
engineers and customers.

► Software engineer site

► Neutral site
► Customer site
► Company site

Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The model serves as the basis for the creation of ________ for the Software.

► Design
► Maintenance
► Testing
► Specifications
Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Throughout evaluation and solution synthesis, the analyst's primary focus is
on

► "What, not "how."

► Model
► Evaluation and Synthesis
► Specification

Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

In problem evaluation area of effort, once problems have been identified, the
___________determines what information is to be produced by the new
system and what data will be provided to the system.

► Analyst
► Designer
► Coder
► Manager

Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Requirements are refined and analyzed to assess their clarity, completeness,
and_______

► Correctness
► Consistency
► Concurrency
► None of given

Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

A software project that meets all the stated objectives is a success of
_________

► Project quality
► Project fundamental purpose
► Project management myth
► Project requirement

Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

All of the following describe the activity list except:

► It’s an extension of the WBS

► It include all activities of the project
► It describe the WBS update
► It include a description of project activities

Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Software project are carried out sequentially and that each phase is
completed before the next is taken up.

► The Prototyping Model

 ► The Incremental Model
► The Waterfall model
► The Spiral model

Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Project management is a _________of constant communication and
negotiation.

► Process
► Concept
► Practice
► None of given

Question No:19 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

These all are design phase activities except
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► Output Design
► Input Design
► The software test plan
► Software Selection

Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which organization has set the de facto standards for project management
techniques?

► PMBOK
► PMI
► PMA
► PMO

Question No. 5 Marks : 2

Both the software engineer and customer take an active role in software
requirements engineering-a set of activities that is often referred to as
Requirement

 Managing
 Recognition
 Analysis
 Modeling

Question No. 6 Marks : 2

The Efficiency with which a program runs on different platforms or

operating systems is called :
  Portability
 Reusability
 Configurability
 Interoperability

Spring 2009

Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

________ identifying which quality standards are relevant to the project and
determining how to satisfy them.

 Quality Planning
 Communications Planning
 Organization Planning
 Staff Acquisition

Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

These all are outputs of Initiating Process except:

 Project Manager Assignments

 Constraints
 Selection Criteria
 Assumptions

Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Project management processes can be organized into _____________

groups

 Four
 Five
 Six
 Seven

Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Product quality depends on its conformance to ______

 Software requirements
 Development standards
 Implicit requirements
 All of given

Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

_______is the technical kernel of software engineering

 Design
 Implementation
 Requirements analysis
 Testing

Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Mode of specification has a great impact on quality of solution. Forcing SWE

to work with incomplete, inconsistence, or misleading specifications result in
frustration and confusion affecting:

 Quality
 Timeliness and
 Completeness of SW product
 All of given

Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Finally, the specification includes a ________

 Bibliography
 Appendix
 Both Bibliography and Appendix
 Reference

Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Cognitive model describes a system as perceived by its _________

  User community
 Developer
 Top level management
 Manager

Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

A review of the Software Requirements Specification is conducted by

________

 Software developer
 Customer
 Both the software developer and the customer
 Top level management

Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

A meeting is conducted at a _________ and attended by both software

engineers and customers.

 Software engineer site

 Neutral site
 Customer site
 Company site

Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The model serves as the basis for the creation of ________ for the Software.

 Design
 Maintenance
 Testing
 Specifications

Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Throughout evaluation and solution synthesis, the analyst's primary focus is

on
  "What, not "how."
 Model
 Evaluation and Synthesis
 Specification

Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

In problem evaluation area of effort, once problems have been identified, the
___________determines what information is to be produced by the new
system and what data will be provided to the system.

 Analyst
 Designer
 Coder
 Manager

Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Requirements are refined and analyzed to assess their clarity, completeness,

and_______

 Correctness
 Consistency
 Concurrency
 None of given

Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

A software project that meets all the stated objectives is a success of

_________

 Project quality
 Project fundamental purpose
 Project management myth
 Project requirement

Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

All of the following describe the activity list except:

  It’s an extension of the WBS
 It include all activities of the project
 It describe the WBS update
 It include a description of project activities

Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Software project are carried out sequentially and that each phase is
completed before the next is taken up.

 The Prototyping Model

 The Incremental Model
 The Waterfall model
 The Spiral model

Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Project management is a _________of constant communication and

negotiation.

 Process
 Concept
 Practice
 None of given

Question No: 19 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

These all are design phase activities except

 Output Design
 Input Design
 The software test plan
 Software Selection

Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which organization has set the de facto standards for project management
techniques?
  PMBOK
 PMI
 PMA
 PMO
 PMA

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Question # 1 of 10 ( Start time: 06:11:05 PM ) Total Marks: 1
In __________ the planner develops estimates of the information domain.
Select correct option:
Function point sizing (Correct) Page 227
Standard component sizing
Change sizing
All of given
Question # 2 of 10 ( Start time: 06:12:06 PM ) Total Marks: 1
To aid planning, scheduling, and monitoring a project, you can use tools________
Select correct option:
PERT and CPM
Timeline charts and Gantt charts
Both of Given (Correct) Page 228
None of given
Question # 3 of 10 ( Start time: 06:13:08 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is not true?
Select correct option:
It is important to select the best people for jobs and then instruct them in the best
methods
The team leader need not assess the training needs of his team members
It is good to improve productivity by encouraging reuse of existing software
components (Not Sure)
It would be good if the employees consider work as natural as rest or play and they
like it
Question # 4 of 10 ( Start time: 06:14:35 PM ) Total Marks: 1
__________ is based on soft skills and relies more on human factors, such as
collecting information during group discussions
Select correct option:
Source lines of Code (SLOC)
Function Point (FP)
Constructive Cost Model (COCOMO)
Delphi technique (Correct) Page 228
Question # 5 of 10 ( Start time: 06:15:23 PM ) Total Marks: 1
__________ is identifying the specific activities that must be performed to produce
the various project deliverables
Select correct option:
Scope Planning
Scope Definition
Activity Definition (Correct) Page 38
Activity Duration Estimating
Question # 6 of 10 ( Start time: 06:16:09 PM ) Total Marks: 1
There are _________Planning Process Tasks
Select correct option:
Ten
Thirteen
Fifteen (Correct) Page 138
Seventeen
Question # 7 of 10 ( Start time: 06:17:02 PM ) Total Marks: 1
The Data Item Descriptions define the formal documentation standards for all
required documents generated during the development of software according to
standard
Select correct option:
2276
2167 (Correct) Page 172
1267
2267
Question # 8 of 10 ( Start time: 06:18:03 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Lessons learned are important to document because an organization can use them to
improve future projects and the Project Management process. Therefore, in project
closing procedures, it is helpful to review the
Select correct option:
Checklists for risk identification (Not Sure)
WBS
Original contract
All of given
Question # 9 of 10 ( Start time: 06:19:25 PM ) Total Marks: 1
_______ identifying and documenting interactivity dependencies
Select correct option:
Activity Definition
Activity Sequencing (correct) Page 38
Activity Duration Estimating
Resource Planning
Question # 10 of 10 ( Start time: 06:19:58 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Describe where the work must be performed. Specify the location of hardware and
software and where the people must perform the work is called __________
Select correct option:
Scope of work
Location of Work (correct) Page 220
Period of Performance
Deliverables Schedule

h1. Basit is the project manager working on the Resource Planning process. He
should consider all of the following when developing the resource
requirements output except:
 WBS
 Supply purchase policies
 Resource rates
 Special knowledge and talents
2. All of the following are true regarding the tools and techniques of activity
sequencing except:
 GERT uses analogous methods
 GERT allows for loops
 GERT is a conditional diagramming method
 GERT allows for conditional branches

3. Pervaiz Elahi is a project manager for Changing Tides Video games. He has
produced a project network diagram and has updated the activity list. Which
process have he just finished?
 The Activity Sequencing process, which identifies all the specific
activities of the project
 The Activity Sequencing process, which identifies all the activities
dependences
 The activity duration Estimating process, which diagram project
network time estimates
 The activity duration Estimating process, which identifies all the
dependent activities of the project

4. Pervaiz Elahi is a project manager for Changing Tides Video games. He has
gathered the inputs of for the Activity Duration Estimation process. He will
employ which tools and techniques to produce the outputs for this process?
 Activity list, analogous estimating, quality based durations, and
alternatives identification
 Activity list, analogous estimating, expert judgment, and quality based
durations
 Expert judgment, analogous estimating, quality based durations,
and reserve time
 Expert judgment, alternative identification, quality based durations, and
reserve time

5. As a project manager, you know that all of the following are true
concerning analogous estimating techniques except:
 It’s a qualitatively based estimating technique
 It’s a Top-down estimating technique
 It’s a tool and technique of Activity Duration Estimating and Cost
Estimating
 It’s a form of expert judgment

6. All of the following are true regarding parametric modeling except:

 It’s a form of Top-down estimating
 It’s a mathematical model
 It’s a tool used to estimate project costs
 It’s a tool used to estimate project time
D. Parametric modeling is a Cost Estimating technique.

7. Which logical relationship does the PDM use most often?

 Start to finish
 Start to start
 Finish to finish
 Finish to start
D. Finish-to-start (FS) is the most commonly used logical relationship in
PDM and most project management software packages.

8. One of the most powerful leadership tools a project manager is has

his/her_______
 Own knowledge
 Own experience
 Own behavior
 Own reference

9. The organization structure that provides the project manager with the most
authority over the project team is:
 Functional
 Balanced matrix
 Strong matrix
 Projectized

10. Using an EFFORT RATIO for each type of change in________

 Fuzzy logic sizing
 Function point sizing
 Changing sizing
 Standard component sizing

11. What is one of the problems with project management software?

 The project manager manages the software instead of the project
 Project duration calculations are sometimes approximate
 You cannot override the project management software decisions
regarding schedule
 It’s expensive and difficult to use

12. Which of the following is displayed as an S-curve?

 Gantt
 Cost baseline
 Critical path
 PERT

13. If you know expected value is 500 and the standard deviation is 12, you
can ay with approximately a 95 percent confidence rating which of the
following?
 The activity will take between 488 and 512 days
 The activity will take between 464 and 536 days
 The activity will take between 494 and 506 days
 The activity will take between 476 and 524 days

14. If your expected value is 110 and the standard deviation is 12, which of the
following is true?
 There is approximately a 99 percent chance of completing this activity
between 86 and 134 days
 There is approximately a 68 percent chance of completing this
activity between 98 and 122 days
 There is approximately a 95 percent chance of completing this activity
between 98 and 122 days
 There is approximately a 75 percent chance of completing this activity
between 86 and 134 days

15. Which of the following tools and techniques shows the impacts of one
decision over another as well as the probability and cost of each risk along a
logical path?
 Simulation
 Decision tree
 Probability / impact risk matrix
 Sensitivity analysis

16. All of the following strategies are tools and techniques of Risk Response
Planning used to reduce or control risk except?
 Mitigation
 Simulation
 Avoidance
 Acceptance

17. Object points are measurable code sections in an object-oriented

programming language, such as________
 C++
 Ada
 Java
 All of the given

18. __________ involves determining what qualities are to be used to perform

project activities.
 Resource planning
 Cost estimating
 Cost budgeting
 Cost control

19. The resources assigned to them will significantly influences the duration of
most activities.
 True
 False

20. Using the intermediate COCOMO technique effort is calculated

in___________
 Two-step process
 Three-step process
 Four-step process
 Five-step Process

Objectives

This assignment has been designed so that you would be able to understand
the Planning and WBS.

Assignment
Instructions: Please make bold the correct option only

1. Which of the following is true regarding NPV?

 NPV assumes reinvestment at the cost of capital
 NPV decisions should be made based on the highest value for all of the
selections
 NPV assumes reinvestment at the prevailing rate
 NPV assumes reinvestment at the NPV rate

2. Hasnain is a project manager for VU International. Since he doesn’t sleep

much, he get a lot of project work done. He is considering recommending a
project that cost s Rs. 575’000, and expected inflows are Rs. 25000 per quarter
for the first 2 years, then Rs. 75000 per quarter thereafter. What is the pay
back period?
 40 months
 38 months
 39 months
 41 months

3. Mathematical models using linear, dynamic, integer, or algorithm models

are considered:
 Project selection criteria
 A form of expert judgment
 Project selection methods
 A form of historical information

4. WBS Is Not:
 The WBS should contains 100% of the work defined by the scope or
contract
 Development of WBS should involve the entire project team
 A listing of tasks or activities
 Should captures all deliverables (Internal, External, Interim) in terms of
work to be completed

5. COMSAT project selection committee used a weighted scoring model and

found that project BAT, with a score of 54, should be chosen over the other
competing projects. Which of the following is true?
 Weighted scoring models are a benefit measurement method,
which is tool and technique in the Initiation process
 Weighted scoring models are constraint optimization method, which is
output of the Initiation process
 Weighted scoring models are constraint optimization method, which is
tool and technique in the Initiation process
 Weighted scoring models are a benefit measurement method, which is
output of the Initiation process

6. Obtaining forma project plan approval and sign-off is important for all of
the following reason except:
 Stakeholders are aware of the specific details regarding project
schedule, budgets, and risk
 Stakeholders will be more likely to cooperate
 Stakeholders are aware of the project details, which makes them more
likely to participate in future project decisions
 Stakeholders are able to recommend a project planning
methodology to follow throughout the remaining process group

7. All of the following are true regarding the project plan except:
 Some of its input and outputs from other planning processes
 It’s used to guide the project Executing and Controlling processes and
it is the baseline used to measure project performance
 It consists of one document that should be formally approved and
signed by stakeholder
 It contains things like the WBS, project schedule , and resource
assignment

8. An activities list is typically shown in this ways.

 It can be shown as an outline
 It can be shown as an outline or it can be graphically presented
 It can be graphically presented
 None of the given

9. Always remember that projects are in dynamic working environments, so try

to maintain flexibility in the work breakdown structure.
 Always true
 Always false
 Sometimes true sometimes false
 Depends on condition

10. To create a schedule, you can use project management tools;

 Gantt charts
 Network-scheduling techniques
 PERT
 All of given

11. Usman is project manager for a new website for a local zoo. He needs to
perform Quantitative Risk Analysis. He will use all of the following tools and
techniques to accomplish this except:
 Overall risk ranking for the project
 List of prioritized risk
 Inputs to other processes
 List of risks for additional analysis and management

12. Which of the following describes the cost of quality associated with
scrapping, rework, and downtime?
 Internal failure
 External failure
 Prevention cost
 Appraisal cost

13. Choudhary & Brothers hardware vendor left you voicemail saying that a
snowstorm in the Midwest will prevent your equipment from arriving on time.
You identified a risk response for this risk and have arranged for a local
company to lease you the needed equipment until yours arrives. This is an
example of which risk response strategy?
 Transference
 Acceptance
 Mitigation
 Avoidance

14. What document outlines the action steps to be taken if an identified risk
event should occur?
 Project plan
 Corrective action Plan
 Contingency Plan
 Risk response plan

15. Tools and techniques for risk identification include all but:
 Checklist
 Risk assessment
 Interviewing
 Assumption analysis

16. Tools and techniques for Performance reporting are:

 Performance review
 Variance analysis
 Trend analysis
 All of the given

17. Analogous estimating is a form of _________

 Expert Judgment
 Bottom up estimating
 Delphi method
 Computerized estimating
 18. ____________ is another term for top down estimating.
 Life cycle costing
 Parametric modeling
 Analogous estimating
 Work package

19. Assumptions generally involve:

 A degree of risk
 Financial control
 Historical information
 Lesson learned

20. Receivers in the communications model filter their information through all
of the following except:
 Culture
 Knowledge of subject
 Conflict
 Language

Quiz Solution:

1- The presence of which of the given factors is mandatory in a quality

assured software

a) Change adaptive
b) Faulty
c) Correctness
d) Both Change adaptive and Correctness

2- Which of the following testing technique is followed to ensure that the

software user requirements are being met?

a) White box
b) Gray box
c) Blue box
d) Black box

3- Which of the following testing techniques is usually used during

implementation of individual modules?

a) White Box
b) Black Box
c) Integration testing
d) None of given

4- How do the dynamic testers confirm that the executions of a program (other
than the expected execution of a program) are running accurately?

a) Some important program input are selected from the set of all and
executed
b) It is hard to confirm that
c) The execution of the program other that the intended execution is
useless to test
d) None of given

5- The execution of a program is tested by a model based approach in-case

of

a) Formal testing
b) Dynamic testing
c) Static testing
d) Unit testing

6- What is the difference between formal methods and testing?

a) Formal methods aim at verification and proving correctness, while

testing can only show the presence of errors.
b) Testing is done only in the third phase of SDLC whereas Formal
methods are done in all the phases of SDLC except Testing phase
c) There is no big difference between the both
d) Testing can only be done after the requirements gathering phase of
SDLC whereas Formal methods can be applied before that.

7- The main idea behind symbolic execution is to use symbolic values,

instead of actual data, as input values, and to represent the values of program
variables as symbolic expressions.

a) True
b) False

8- The purpose of mutation testing is

a) To help the tester develop effective tests or

b) To locate weaknesses in the test data used for the program never
accessed during execution
c) To locate weaknesses in the test data used in sections of the code that
are seldom accessed during execution
d) All of given

9- Which of the following is the example of mutation operators?

a) Replace each boolean sub expression with true and false.
b) Replace each arithmetic operation with another one, e.g. + with *, -
and /.
c) Replace each boolean relation with another one,
e.g. > with >=, == and <=.
d) All of given

10- Which of the following testing approach is used to test the software
functionality that previously worked as desired, stops working or no longer
works in the same way that was previously planned?

a) Integration testing
b) Unit testing
c) Regression testing
d) Dynamic testing

11- Which of the following can be a type of regression?

a) Local - changes introduce new bugs.
b) Unmasked - changes unmask previously existing bugs.
c) New feature regression
d) All of given

12- Which of the following testing is required when it needs to test the
software after combining the modules into a group?

a) Unit
b) Regression
c) White box
d) Integration

13- SQA encompasses the entire software development process

a) True
b) False

14- The process of software quality assurance (SQA) is designed to prevent

software defects and inefficiencies

a) True
b) False
15- There is no difference between software quality assurance and software
testing

a) True
b) False

Cost, effort, risks, and resources are the factors included in--------

► Estimation
► Testing
► Development
► Maintenance
Page No. 222

Question No: 6 ( Marks: 2 ) - Please choose one

The nature of software applications can be characterized by their information

► complexity
► content
► determinacy
► content and determinacy

Question No: 7 ( Marks: 2 ) - Please choose one

The software quality assurance activity which is performed to check errors in logic,
function, or implementation for any representation of the software is called :

► Inspection
► Formal technical review(s)
► Walkthrough
► Auditing

Question No: 8 ( Marks: 2 ) - Please choose one

Which of the items listed below is not one of the software engineering layers ?

► Process
► Manufacturing
► Methods
► Tools
Question No: 9 ( Marks: 2 ) - Please choose one

The first step in project planning is to --------------------

► Determine the budget

► Select a team organizational model
► Determine the project constraints
► Establish the objectives and scope

Question No: 10 ( Marks: 2 ) - Please choose one

The requirements phase precedes the design phase

► True
► False

Question No: 11 ( Marks: 2 ) - Please choose one

Software engineers do not need to consider hardware when designing a computer-

based system

► True
► False

CS615 – Software Project Management

Online Quiz # 2

Total Questions: 8

Question # 1 of 8 ( Start time: 07:32:00 PM ) Total Marks: 1

…………. theory when the deliverables of a project are more important than
its phases. This normally happens when the deliverables are decided before
the project begins.
Select correct option:

Project life-cycle-based
Scheduled
None of given
Deliverable-based (handouts pdf file, page 277)

Question # 2 of 8
Predecessor activities need to ------------ before the next can begin. After a
predecessor activity is completed, the successor activity becomes the
predecessor for another activity.
Select correct option:
Both start and end
End (handouts, page 297)
Start
None of given

Question # 3 of 8
Each …………. can be subdivided into sub tasks.
Select correct option:
None of given
Program
Task (handouts, page 275)
Project

Question # 4 of 8
Using PERT and CPM, -----------------------, helps you complete a project on
time. By using these techniques, you can determine the latest time by when an
activity should start to be completed on time.
Select correct option:

Individually
Combination
Individual and Combine (handouts, page 296)
None of given

Question # 5 of 8 ( Start time: 07:34:55 PM ) Total Marks: 1

Over the course of the project, a comparison of the due date and the date
delivered provides a metric for how well deliverable dates are ……………….
by the project team.
Select correct option:

Met (handouts, page 274)

Scheduled
None of given
Changed

Question # 6 of 8
Risk analysis and management are a series of steps that help a software
team to understand and manage ------------------------.
Select correct option:

Uncertainty (handouts, page 305)

Crises
None of given
Problem

Question # 7 of 8 ( Start time: 07:36:07 PM ) Total Marks: 1

A node on a network schedule is that point in time at which an activity ----------
------.
Select correct option:
Begins
Begins or Ends (handouts, page 297)
Ends
None of given

Question # 8 of 8
To ------------------- risks from occurring, the project team prepares the risk plan
before the commencement of the project.
Select correct option:

Avoid (handouts, page 312)

Deal
None of given
Manage

1. Which organization has set the de facto standards for project management
techniques?
A. PMBOK
B. PMO
C. PMI
D. PMA
Answer: C
The Project Management Institute (PMI) is the industry-recognized standard
for project management practices.

2. The VP of marketing approaches you and requests that you change the
visitor logon screen on the company's website to include a username with at
least six characters. This is considered:
A. Project initiation
B. Ongoing operations
C. A project
D. Project execution
Answer: B
Projects exist to create a unique product or service. The logon screen in this
question is not a unique product. A minor change has been requested,
indicating this is an ongoing operation function. Some of the criteria for
projects are that they are unique, temporary with definitive start and end
dates, and considered complete when the project goals are achieved.

3. Your company manufactures small kitchen appliances. They are

introducing a new product line of appliances in designer colors with distinctive
features for kitchens in small spaces. These new products will be offered
indefinitely starting with the spring catalog release. Which of the following is
true?
A. This is a project because this new product line has never been
manufactured and sold by this company before.
B. This is an ongoing operation because the company is in the business of
manufacturing kitchen appliances. Introducing designer colors and features is
simply a new twist on an existing process.
C. This is an ongoing operation because the new product line will be sold
indefinitely. It's not temporary.
D. This is not a project or an ongoing operation. This is a new product
introduction not affecting ongoing operations.
Answer: A
This is a project. The product line is new, which implies this is a unique
product-it hasn't been done before. We can discern a definite start and end
date by the fact that the new appliances must be ready by the spring catalog
release.

4. Your company manufactures small kitchen appliances. They are

introducing a new product line of appliances in designer colors with distinctive
features for kitchens in small spaces. These new products will be offered
indefinitely starting with the spring catalog release. In order to determine the
characteristics and features of the new product line, you will have to perform
which of the following?
A. Fast tracking
B. Consulting with the stakeholders
C. Planning the project life cycle
D. Progressive elaboration
Answer: D
Progressive elaboration is the process of determining the characteristics and
features of the product of the project. Progressive elaboration is carried out in
steps in detailed fashion.

5. A project is considered successful when:

A. The product of the project has been manufactured.
B. The project sponsor announces the completion of the project.
C. The product of the project is turned over to the operations area to handle
the ongoing aspects of the project.
D. The project meets or exceeds the expectations of the stakeholders.
Answer: D
A project is considered successful when stakeholder needs and expectations
are met or exceeded.

6. The VP of customer service has expressed concern over a project you're

involved in. His specific concern is that if the project is implemented as
planned, he'll have to purchase additional equipment to staff his customer
service center. The cost is substantial and was not taken into consideration in
the project budget. The project sponsor insists that the project must go
forward as originally planned or the customer will suffer. Which of the
following is true?
A. The VP of customer service is correct. Since the cost was not taken into
account at the beginning of the project, the project should not go forward as
planned. Project initiation should be revisited to examine the project plan and
determine how changes can be made to accommodate customer service.
B. The conflict should be resolved in favor of the customer.
C. The conflict should be resolved in favor of the project sponsor.
D. The conflict should be resolved in favor of the VP of customer service.
Answer: B
Conflicts between stakeholders should always be resolved in favor of the
customer. This question emphasizes the importance of identifying your
stakeholders and their needs as early as possible in the project. We'll discuss
this more in later chapters.

7. Which of the following brings together a set of tools and techniques used to
describe, organize, and monitor the work of project activities?
A. Project managers
B. Guide to the PMBOK
C. Project management
D. Stakeholders
Answer: C
Project management brings together a set of tools and techniques to organize
project activities. Project managers are the ones responsible for managing the
project processes.

8. What are the triple constraints?

A. Time, schedules, and quality
B. Time, availability, and quality
C. Time, money, and schedules
D. Time, money, and quality
Answer: D
The triple constraints that drive all projects are time, money, and quality.

9. You are the project manager for a large construction project. The project
objective is to construct a set of outbuildings to house the Olympic support
team that will be arriving in your city 18 months from the project start date.
You've been given a budget of $12 million to complete this project. Resources
are easily attained. Which of the triple constraints is the primary constraint for
this project?
A. Time, because the date cannot be moved
B. Money, because the budget is set at $12 million
C. Resources, because they're not fixed
D. Quality, because the buildings have to be functional and safe
Answer: A
The primary constraint on this project is time because the date absolutely
cannot move. The Olympics are scheduled to begin on a certain date, and this
can't be changed. The budget is also a constraint because it's set at $12
million, but in this example, it would be a secondary constraint. It's important
that the project manager understands the priority of the constraints and
manages to them.

10. You are the project manager for a large construction project. The project
objective is to construct a set of outbuildings to house the Olympic support
team that will be arriving in your city 18 months from the project start date.
Resources are not readily available as they are currently assigned to other
projects. Jack, an expert crane operator, is needed for this project two months
from today. Which of the following skills will you use to get Jack assigned to
your project?
A. Negotiation and influencing skills
B. Communication and organizational skills
C. Communication skills
D. Problem-solving skills
Answer: A
Negotiation and influencing skills are needed to convince Jack's boss and
come to agreement concerning his assignment.

11. You are a project manager with technical expertise in the pharmaceutical
industry. You've decided to try your hand at project management in the
entertainment industry. Which of the following is true?
A. You will likely be successful because communication skills are your
strong suit. You anticipate having technical experts on your project
team to address industry specifics that you're not familiar with.
B. You will likely be successful because your organizational skills are
excellent. You anticipate having technical experts on your project team to
address industry specifics that you're not familiar with.
C. You will probably be successful because you have a friend in the
entertainment industry that has briefed you on all the important aspects of this
project that you'll need to know. You anticipate having technical experts on
your project team to address industry specifics that you're not familiar with.
D. You will probably not be successful because you have little knowledge of
the entertainment industry even though you anticipate having technical
experts on your project team to address industry specifics that you're not
familiar with.
Answer: A
Project management processes span industries. A project manager can take
these skills across industries and apply them successfully. Technical
experience in the industry doesn't hurt, but it's not required. The most
important skill any project manager can have is communication skills. Poor
communication skills might lead to an unsuccessful conclusion no matter how
strong the project manager's other skills are.

12. You are managing a project to install a new postage software system that
will automatically print labels and administer postage for certified mailings,
overnight packages, and other special mailing needs. You've attempted to
gain the cooperation of the business analyst working on this project and need
some answers. She is elusive and tells you that this project is not her top
priority. To avoid situations like this in the future, you should:
A. Establish the business analyst's duties well ahead of due dates and tell her
you'll be reporting on her performance to her functional manager.
B. Establish the business analyst's duties well ahead of due dates and tell her
you are expecting her to meet these expectations because the customer is
counting on the project meeting due dates to save significant costs on their
annual mailings.
C. Negotiate with the business analyst's functional manager during the
planning process to establish expectations and request to participate in
the business analyst's annual performance review.
D. Negotiate with the business analyst's functional manager during the
planning process to establish expectations and inform the functional manager
of the requirements of the project. Agreement from the functional manager will
assure the cooperation of the business analyst.
Answer: C
Negotiate with the functional manager to participate in the business analyst's
annual performance review.

13. The amount of authority a project manager possesses can be related to:
A. The project manager's communication skills
B. The organizational structure
C. The amount of authority the manager of the project manager possesses
D. The project manager's influencing skills
Answer: B
The level of authority the project manager has is determined by the
organizational structure. For instance, in a functional organization, the project
manager has little to no authority, but in a projectized structure, the project
manager has full authority.

14. What is one of the advantages of a functional structure?

A. All employees report to one manager and have a clear chain of
command.
B. All employees report to two or more managers, but project team members
show loyalty to functional managers.
C. The organization is focused on projects and project work.
D. Teams are collocated.
Answer: A
An advantage for employees in a functional organization is that they have only
one supervisor and a clear chain of command exists.

15. You have been assigned to a project in which the objectives are to direct
customer calls to an Interactive Voice Response system before being
connected to a live agent. You are in charge of the media communications for
this project. You report to the project manager in charge of this project and the
VP of marketing, who share responsibility for this project. Which
organizational structure do you work in?
A. Functional organization
B. Weak matrix organization
C. Projectized organization
D. Balanced matrix organization
Answer: D
Employees in a balanced matrix often report to two or more managers.
Functional managers and project managers share authority and responsibility
for projects. There is a balance of power between the functional managers
and project managers.

16. You have been assigned to a project in which the objectives are to expand
three miles of the north-south highway through your city by two lanes in each
direction. You are in charge of the demolition phase of this project, and you
report to the project manager in charge of this project. You have been hired
on contract and will be released at the completion of the demolition phase.
What type of organizational structure does this represent?
A. Functional organization
B. Weak matrix organization
C. Projectized organization
D. Balanced matrix organization
Answer: C
Projectized organizations are focused on the project itself. One issue with this
type of structure is determining what to do with project team members when
they are not actively involved on the project. One alternative is to release
them when they are no longer needed.

17. What are the five project management process groups, in order?
A. Initiation, Executing, Planning, Controlling, and Closing
B. Initiation, Controlling, Planning, Executing, and Closing
C. Initiation, Planning, Controlling, Executing, and Closing
D. Initiation, Planning, Executing, Controlling, and Closing
Answer: D
Remember the acronym that sounds like syrup of ipecac: IPECC.

18. You have been assigned to a project in which the objectives are to expand
three miles of the north-south highway through your city by two lanes in each
direction. You are interested in implementing a new project process called
design-build in order to speed up the project schedule. The idea is that the
construction team will work on the first mile of the highway reconstruction at
the same time the design team is coming up with plans for the third mile of the
reconstruction rather than completing all design before any construction
begins. This is an example of:
A. Managing the projects as a program
B. Fast tracking
C. Progressive elaboration
D. Collocation
Answer: B
Fast tracking is starting a new phase before the phase you're working on is
completed. This compresses the project schedule, and the project is
completed sooner as a result.

19. During which project management process are risk and stakeholder's
ability to influence project outcomes the highest at the beginning of the
process?
A. Planning
B. Executing
C. Initiation
D. Controlling
Answer: C
The Initiation process is where stakeholders have the greatest ability to
influence outcomes of the project. Risk is highest during this stage because of
the high degree of unknown factors.

20. You are a project manager working on gathering requirements and

establishing estimates for the project. Which process group are you in?
A. Planning
B. Executing
C. Initiation
D. Controlling
Answer: A
The Planning process is where requirements are fleshed out, stakeholders
are identified, and estimates on project costs and time are made.

The distinguishing characteristics of a software product are _________

Select correct option:

Cyclomatic complexity and cohesion
Function points and lines of code
all of the given
None of given
The distinguishing characteristics of a software product are the cyclomatic
complexity, cohesion, function points, and lines of

Question # 3 of 10
Insufficient identification is a
Select correct option:
Technology-related problems
Process-related problems
People-related problems
Product-related problems
Insufficient identification: Unidentified, partially identified, and unplanned risks
pose a threat to the success of a software project. You need to intensively
identify risks and evolve a risk management plan such that the project is
completed successfully, on time.

Question # 4 of 10
________of the system is an effort to better understand data and control flow,
functional processing, operational behavior, and information content
Select correct option:
Specifications
Design
Model
Evaluation and Synthesis
During the evaluation and solution synthesis activity, the analyst creates
models of the system in an effort to better understand data and control flow,
functional processing, operational behavior, and information content. The
model serves as a foundation for software design and as the basis for the
creation of specifications for the Software. The customer may be unsure of
precisely what is required.
The developer

Question # 5 of 10
These all are Product Transition Factors except
Select correct option:
Interoperability
Configurability
Expandability
Testability

Question # 6 of 10
Inefficient project management style is a
Select correct option:
Product-related problems
Technology-related problems
Process-related problems
People-related problems
Inefficient project management style: the project manager needs to lead by
example. The team members absorb the work culture, work ethic, and attitude
of the project manager and implement it in their work style. If you display a
lack of leadership qualities and weak ideals, the motivation levels decrease
across software team.
Question # 7 of 10

Finally, the specification includes a ________

Select correct option:
Bibliography
Appendix
Both Bibliography and Appendix
Reference
Finally, the specification includes a Bibliography and Appendix.

Question # 8 of 10
Software design is actually a multi step process that focuses on distinct
attributes of a program, these are
Select correct option:
Data structure, and Software architecture
Interface representations, and procedural detail
Both of given
None of given
Software design is actually a multi step process that focuses on four distinct
attributes of a program:
– Data structure,
– Software architecture,
– Interface representations, and procedural (algorithmic) detail.

Question # 9 of 10

Software requirements analysis may be divided into______ areas of effort

Select correct option:
4
5
6
7
Software requirements analysis may be divided into five areas of effort:
(1) Problem recognition,
(2) Evaluation and synthesis,
(3) Modeling
(4) Specification, and
(5) Review

Question # 10 of 10
McCall (MCC77) and his colleagues proposed some software quality factors
based on _________ most important aspects of a software product:
Select correct option:
4
3
6
5

There are a number of factors that determine the quality of a software product. These
factors can be measured either directly or indirectly. McCall (MCC77) and his
colleagues proposed some software quality factors based on three most important
aspects of a software product:
1. Product operation
2. Product revision and
3. Product transition

Question # 1 of __________contains an analysis of what went wrong, what went

right, and what you could have done better in the software project.
Select correct option:
Prepare closedown report
Identify learning
Identify reusable software components
Create reference material:

Prepare closedown report: The project closedown report contains the results of
the causal analysis that you do for the project. This contains an analysis of what went
wrong, what went right, and what you could have done better in the software
project. contains an analysis of what went wrong, what went right, and what

Question # 2 of 10
Project Quality Management includes the --------------- required to ensure
that the project will satisfy the needs for which it was undertaken
Select correct option:
Time
Cost
Processes
None of the given
Project Quality Management includes the processes required to ensure that the project
will satisfy the needs for which it was undertaken. It includes “all activities of the
overall management function that determine the quality policy, objectives, and
responsibilities and implements them by means such as quality planning, quality
assurance, quality control, and quality improvement, within the quality system.

Question # 3 of 10
-------------- completion and settlement of the contract, including resolution
of any open items.
Select correct option:
Contract Administration
Source Selection
None of the given
Contract Closeout

Contract Closeout—completion and settlement of the contract, including resolution

of any open items
Question # 4 of 10 ( Start time: 11:31:37 PM ) Total Marks: 1
---------------managing the relationship with the seller.
Select correct option:

Source Selection
None of the given
Contract Closeout
Contract Administration
Contract Administration—managing the relationship with the seller.

Question # 5 of 10
Decisions also have a --------------------- element to them—the “right”
decision may not be the “best” decision if it is made too early or too late.
Select correct option:
Cost
Quality
Time
None of the given

Decisions also have a time element to them—the “right” decision may not be the
“best” decision if it is made too early or too late.

Question # 6 of 10
-----------is the ability to encourage by "push or pull" technical people to
produce to their best ability.
Select correct option:

Evaluating
Motivation
None of the given
Monitoring
Motivation: The ability to encourage (by "push or pull") technical people to produce
to their best ability.

Question # 7 of 10

Unproductive work environment is a

Select correct option:

Technology-related problems
Process-related problems
People-related problems
Product-related problems

Unproductive work environment: The work environment is a major factor that

affects the productivity of the development team. For example, a noisy or cramped
workspace decreases the motivation levels of the employees. Similarly, unfriendly
organizational policies also lower the motivation of the team members. As the project
manager, you need to ensure that the team is protected from harmful external make
the workspace friendly to work in.

Question # 8 of 10
Most software project manager’s practice a lot of management techniques
that are of doubtful authenticity are called
Select correct option:

Project management tools

Project management myths
Project management thumb rules
Project management fundamentals

Project Management Myths

In most cases, you learn the skills required to manage a software project while on the
job. As a result, most software project managers practice a lot of management
techniques that are of doubtful authenticity. Many software project managers learn
about the so-called management skills and concepts that are actually myths.

Question # 9 of 10

Strong leadership motivation may sound an obvious trait for a -----------------

----.
Select correct option:

Leader
Manager
Specialist
None of the given

Strong leadership motivation may sound an obvious trait for a leader. After all,
only those who want the weighty responsibilities and grueling pressures of leadership
are likely to strive for it.
Question # 10 of
We can classify the problems that affect software projects into _________
categories
Select correct option:

3
4
5
6

You can classify the problems that affect software projects into the following four
categories:
• People-related problems
• Process-related problems
• Product-related problems
• Technology-related problems

Question # 1 of 10
Insufficient identification is a
Select correct option:

Technology-related problems
Process-related problems
People-related problems
Product-related problems

Question # 2 of 10
Technology-related problems include _______
Select correct option:

Overestimated savings from reusable components and new tools and

methods
Switching tools in mid way
Integrating different software products in cross-platform implementation
All of given

Question # 3 of 10
What is one of the problems with project management software?
Select correct option:

The project manager manages the software instead of the project

Project duration calculations are sometimes approximate
 You can not override the project management software decisions regarding
schedules
It’s expensive and difficult to use

Question # 4 of 10
The check-in and checkout facilities provide___________
Select correct option:
Best control
Component control
SCI control
Synchronization control

Question # 5 of 10
McCall (MCC77) and his colleagues proposed some software quality factors
based on most important aspects of a software product:
Select correct option:

Product operation
Product revision and
Product transition
All of the given
Synchronization control helps to ensure that parallel changes performed by
two different people do ___________.
Select correct option:

Not overwrite one another

Overwrite one another
May overwrite one another
None of given

The code generation step performs the task

Select correct option:

Translated specification into a machine-readable form

Translated design into a machine-readable form
Translated requirements into a machine-readable form
Translated user data into a machine-readable form

Question # 8 of 10
Before requirements can be analyzed, modeled, or specified they must be
gathered through a/an _________
Select correct option:
Elicitation process
Interviewing
Meeting
None of given

Question # 9 of 10
The quality of software is said to be high if it meets the
Select correct option:

Standards, defined for the product

Procedures, defined for the product
Standards and procedures, defined for the product
Design defined for product

Question # 10 of 10
A review of the Software Requirements Specification is conducted by ________
Select correct option:
Software developer
Customer
Both the software developer and the customer
Top level management
Question # 1 of 10

The British Standards Institution (1986) has stated the quality as

Select correct option:

• The ability of a software product to satisfy its specified requirements

• "An inherent or distinguishing characteristic or a property"
• “Quality is in the eye of the beholder, a matter, of the client's judgment.”
• All of the given
The distinguishing characteristics of a software product are the cyclomatic
complexity, cohesion, function points, and lines of code. These characteristics of a
software product define the quality of the product.
• The US DOD (1988) defines software quality rather simply as:
– The ability of a software product to satisfy its specified requirements.
• The British Standards Institution (1986) has stated that:
– “Quality is in the eye of the beholder, a matter, of the client's judgment.”

Question # 2 of 10

The check-in and checkout facilities provide___________

Select correct option:

• Best control
• Best control
• SCI control
Synchronization control
The check-in and checkout facilities provide synchronization control. Synchronization
control helps to ensure that parallel changes

Question # 3 of 10 A baseline version __________

A baseline version __________

Select correct option:

• Have a short life

• Can be assigned version numbers 3.2
• Tested and certified version of a system
• Survive only during bug fixing

Question # 4 of 10

You can use the Item Traceability Matrix to identify _______ at the end of each phase

Select correct option:

• SCIs
• SCM
• Design
• Construction
You can use the Item Traceability Matrix to identify SCIs at the end of each phase

Question # 5 of 10

Defined scope is a

Select correct option:

• Technology-related problems
• Product-related problems
• Process-related problems
• People-related problems
Question # 6 of 10 ( Start time: 09:33:13 AM ) Total Marks: 1

Software requirements engineering is a process of all except

Select correct option:

• Discovery
• Refinement
• Design
• Specification
Software requirements engineering is a process of discovery, refinement,
modeling and specification.

Question # 7 of 10

The model serves as the basis for the creation of ________ for the Software.

Select correct option:

• Design
• Maintenance
• Testing
• Specifications

The model serves as a foundation for software design and as the basis for the creation
of specifications for the Software.

Question # 8 of 10

Most software project manager’s practice a lot of management techniques that are of
doubtful authenticity are called

Select correct option:

• Project management tools

• Project management myths
• Project management thumb rules
• Project management fundamentals
 Question # 9 of 10

The Introduction of the software requirements specification states the

Select correct option:

• Goals
• Objective
• Design
• Goals and objectives of the software

Question # 1

Using PERT and CPM, -----------------------, helps you complete a

project on time. By using these techniques, you can determine the
latest time by when an activity should start to be completed on time

 Individually
 Combine
 Individually and combine
 None of the above

Using PERT and CPM, individually or in combination, helps you

complete a project on time. By using these techniques, you can
determine the latest time by when an activity should start to be
completed on time. (P# 296)

Question # 2

Each …………. can be subdivided into sub tasks.

 Program
 Task
 Project
 None of the above

Each task can be subdivided into sub tasks. Fro example, in a

general software project, a task is to perform project analysis. You
may also consider studying the organizational objectives and
preparing a project proposal to present to the client. (P# 275)
 Question # 3

Predecessor activities need to ------------ before the next can begin.

After a predecessor activity is completed, the successor activity
becomes the predecessor for another activity

 Both start and end

 End
 Start
 None

Predecessor activities need to end before the next can begin. After a
predecessor activity is completed, the successor activity becomes
the predecessor for another activity (P# 297)

Question # 4

Efficiency with which a program runs on different platforms or

operating systems is Reusability
► True
► False

Portability Efficiency with which a program runs on different

platforms or operating systems
Reusability Extent to which the program can be used in more than
one program or system (P# 121 )

Question # 5

Which of the items listed below is not one of the software

engineering layers?

► Process
► Manufacturing
► Methods
► Tools
Software engineering layers (P# 130)

Process
A quality focus

Method
Tools

Question # 6
-------------------is a software engineering task that bridges the gap
between system level requirements engineering and software
design.
►Cost Analysis
►Design analysis
►Risk analysis
►Requirements analysis

Requirements analysis is a software engineering task that bridges

the gap between system level requirements engineering and
software design (P# 93)

Question # 7
---------- is path finding,----------- is path following

► Leadership, Management
► Leader, Leadership
► Management, Leadership
► Manager, Management

Leadership is path finding

Management is path following
Management is about doing things right
Leadership is about doing the right things (P# 45)

Question # 8
Discrete portions of the project that can be charged to a
single organization are called -----------------
► Work packages
► Deliverables
► Tasks
► Activities

Work packages are:

Discrete portions of the project that can be charged to a single
organization (P# 250)

Question # 9
The first step in project planning is to --------------------
► Determine the budget
► Select a team organizational model
► Determine the project constraints
► Establish the objectives and scope

Question # 10
The software quality assurance activity which is performed to check
errors in logic, function, or implementation for any representation of
the software is called :

► Inspection
► Formal technical review(s)
► Walkthrough
► Auditing

Formal Technical Reviews

One of the most common, yet important, software quality assurance
activity performed is FTR. This activity is performed to check errors
in logic, function, or implementation for any representation of the
software. (P# 126)

1. All of the following are types of project closures or endings except:

1. Addition
2. Integration
3. Verification
4. Extinction
4 Formal types of project ending:
- Addition
- Starvation
- Integration
- Extinction
Q 2. The primary focus of _______________ is to ensure that the final software
product offers all the functionality and performance that the customer wanted

1. Training test
2. User acceptance test
3. Implementation test
4. Support test

The primary focus of user acceptance test is to ensure that the final software product
offers all the functionality and performance that the customer wanted. Therefore, the
customer tests the software product for issues such as aesthetics, user friendless, and
scalability.

Q 3. Technology-related problems include _______

1. Overestimated savings from reusable components and new tools and
methods
2. Switching tools in mid way
3. Integrating different software products in cross-platform
implementation
4. All of given

Technology-related problems
1. Overestimated savings from reusable components and new tools and methods:
2. Switching tools in mid way
3. Integrating different software products in cross-platform implementation

Q 4. Most software project manager’s practice a lot of management techniques that

are of doubtful authenticity are called

1. Project management tools

2. Project management myths
3. Project management thumb rules
4. Project management fundamentals

Project Management Myths

In most cases, you learn the skills required to manage a software project while on the
job. As a result, most software project managers practice a lot of management
techniques that are of doubtful authenticity. Many software project managers learn
about the so-called management skills and concepts that are actually myths.

Q 5. Ineffective project sponsorship by management is a

1. Technology-related problems
2. Process-related problems
3. People-related problems
4. Product-related problems

People-related problems are

• Low motivation
• Problem employees
• Unproductive work environment
• Inefficient project management style:
• Lack of stakeholder interest
Ineffective project sponsorship by management

Q 6. Unproductive work environment is a

1. Technology-related problems
2. Process-related problems
3. People-related problems
o Product-related problems
People-related problems are
• Low motivation
• Problem employees
• Unproductive work environment
• Inefficient project management style:
• Lack of stakeholder interest
Ineffective project sponsorship by management

Q 7. Before requirements can be analyzed, modeled, or specified they must be

gathered through a/an _________

1. Elicitation process
o Interviewing
o Meeting
o None of given

Requirements Elicitation for Software

Before requirements can be analyzed, modeled, or specified they must be gathered
through an elicitation process. A customer has a problem that may be amenable to a
computer-based solution. A developer responds to the customer's request for help.

Q 8 . ________of the system is an effort to better understand data and control flow,
functional processing, operational behavior, and information content

1. Specifications
2. Design
3. Model
4. Evaluation and Synthesis

During the evaluation and solution synthesis activity, the analyst creates models of the
system in an effort to better understand data and control flow, functional processing,
operational behavior, and information content.

Q 9 Both the software engineer and customer take an active role in software
requirements engineering-a set of activities that is often referred to as
1. Analysis
o Specification
o Design
o System acceptance

Both the software engineer and customer take an active role in software requirements
engineering-a set of activities that is often referred to as analysis.
Q 10. A review of the Software Requirements Specification is conducted by
________

1. Software developer
2. Customer
3. Both the software developer and the customer
o Top level management

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