SDLC/SEPM MCQs based on UML, Extreme Programming, Agility, Development Models

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The MCQs are based on basics of Software Project Management. The topics included are UML Diagrams, SRS (Software Requirements Specification), Software Development Models, Agility, Scrum and Extreme Programming. These are the general topics in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), also known as Software Engineering and Project Management (SEPM).

Q 1) Which of the following is the way of ensuring that the tests are actually testing code?

a. Control structure testing
b. Complex path testing
c. Code coverage
d. Quality assurance of software

Solution: c) Code coverage

Q 2) Which of the following is not a software testing generic characteristics?

a. Different testing techniques are appropriate at different points in time
b. Testing is conducted by the developer of the software or an independent test group
c. Testing and debugging are different activities but debugging must be accommodated in any testing strategy
d. None of the mentioned

Solution: a) Different testing techniques are appropriate at different points in time

Q 3) Which of the following term is best defined by the statement: The underlying technology on which the system is built is superseded by new technology?

a. Technology change
b. Project competition
c. Requirements change
d. None of the above

Solution: a) Technology change

Q 4) Software mistakes during coding are known as ____.

a. Errors
b. Failures
c. Bugs
d. Defects

Solution: c) Bugs

Q 5) Effective testing will reduce ____ cost.

a. Maintenance
b. Design
c. Coding
d. Documentation

Solution: a) Maintenance

Q 6) Testing should be conducted for every possible ____.

a. Data
b. Case
c. Variable
d. All of the above

Solution: d) All of the above

Q 7) Which of the following risks are derived from the organization environment where the software is being developed?

a. People risks
b. Technology risks
c. Estimation risks
d. Organizational risks

Solution: d) Organizational risks

Q 8) Cyclomatic Complexity method comes under which testing method?

a. Yellow box
b. White box
c. Gray box
d. Black box

Solution: b) White box

Q 9) Is a customer involved in test development and validation in XP (Extreme Programming)?

a. Yes
b. No
c. It may vary from customer to customer
d. None of the above

Solution: c) It may vary from customer to customer

Q 10) User requirements are expressed as _____ in XP (Extreme Programming)?

a. Implementation tasks
b. Functionalities
c. Scenarios
d. None of the above

Solution: c) Scenarios

Q 11) Risk management is now recognized as one of the most important project management tasks.

a. True
b. False

Solution: a) True

Q 12) Which of the following risks are derived from the software or hardware technologies that are used to develop the system?

a. Managerial risks
b. Technology risks
c. Estimation risks
d. Organizational risks

Solution: b) Technology risks

Q 13) Incremental development in XP (Extreme Programming) is supported through a system release once every month?

a. True
b. False

Solution: b) False

Q 14) Which is a black box testing technique appropriate to all levels of testing?

a. Acceptance testing
b. Regression testing
c. Equivalence partitioning
d. Quality assurance

Solution: c) Equivalence partitioning

Q 15) Test cases should uncover errors like ____.

a. Non existent loop termination
b. Comparison of different data types
c. Incorrect logical operators or precedence
d. All of the above

Solution: a) Non existent loop termination

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