Part 1: 3-Software Life...

Question 1

1. What is a software life cycle?
   (a) The life of the software
   (b) A cyclic approach to developing
   software
   (c) A phased approach to developing
   software
   (d) The life of software developed in
   cycles

Answer 1

C

Question 2

2. What is the waterfall life cycle model?
   (a) Software developed under a waterfall
   (b) A process model in which each
   phase is completed before the next
   phase is started
   (c) A process model in which phases
   are overlapped
   (d) A process model in which phases
   are cyclic

Answer 2

B

Question 3

3. Which of the following is a limitation of
   the waterfall life cycle model?
   (a) Software is developed in phases.
   (b) Each phase is completed before the
   next phase is started.
   (c) Software development is cyclic.
   (d) Software requirements are not
   properly tested until a working system is available

Answer 3

D

Question 4

4. Which of the following approaches can
   overcome the limitation in the previous
   question?
   (a) Phased software development
   (b) Throwaway prototyping
   (c) Evolutionary prototyping
   (d) Incremental development

Answer 4

B

Question 5

5. What is evolutionary prototyping?
   (a) Phased software development
   (b) Throwaway prototyping
   (c) Risk-driven development
   (d) Incremental development

Answer 5

D

Question 6

6. What approach does the spiral model
   emphasize?
   (a) Phased software development
   (b) Throwaway prototyping
   (c) Risk-driven development
   (d) Incremental development

Answer 6

C

Question 7

7. What is the goal of software validation?
   (a) Building the system
   (b) Building the right system
   (c) Building the system right
   (d) Testing the system

Answer 7

B

Question 8

8. What is the goal of software verification?
   (a) Building the system
   (b) Building the right system
   (c) Building the system right
   (d) Testing the system

Answer 8

C

Question 9

9. What is “white box” testing?
   (a) Unit testing
   (b) Integration testing
   (c) Testing with knowledge of the system internals
   (d) Testing without knowledge of the
   software internals

Answer 9

C

Question 10

10. What is “black box” testing?
    (a) System testing
    (b) Integration testing
    (c) Testing with knowledge of the system internals
    (d) Testing without knowledge of the
    software internals

Answer 10

D