In the traditional development phase, testing is primarily associated with:

• A) Debugging programs
• B) Requirements analysis
• C) System design
• D) Software implementation

Recurring problems which are handled by the pre developed module in software design is called___________.

• A) Design Pattern
• B) Requirement analysis
• C) Test Pattern
• D) Implementation structure

Which of the following is the three-step software development process, incorporating testing?

• A) Requirements analysis and confirmation, design and validation, and implementation and testing
• B) Debugging, validation, and confirmation
• C) Debugging, software requirements specification, and implementation
• D) Requirements analysis, design, and implementation

What document records the set of requirements that identify the features and services the finished software system must have?

• A) Project plan
• B) Software requirements specification
• C) Coding standard document
• D) Implementation guide

What is the purpose of system documentation?

• A) Describe the software's internal composition for maintenance.
• B) Serve as a marketing tool.
• C) Provide information for system installation.
• D) Explain how to use the software features.

We use __________ to reduce unnecessary dependencies or effects on other modules.

• A) inheritance
• B) abstraction
• C) information hiding
• D) polymorphism

What is the role of a software analyst in the development process?

• A) Responsible for database management
• B) Focused on the implementation step
• C) Involved with the entire development process, with emphasis on requirements analysis and design
• D) Primarily involved in writing programs

Restriction of information to a specific portion of a software system is referred to:

• A) Component assembler
• B) Information hiding
• C) Cohesion
• D) Information assembler

Why is information about the software's implementation important during maintenance?

• A) To simplify the software development process.
• B) To blur the distinction between technical and user documentation.
• C) To explain why the software was implemented as it was.
• D) To increase the chance of disruptions.

What category of testing relies on knowledge of the internal composition of the software?

• A) Glass-box testing
• B) Pink-box testing
• C) Gray-box testing
• D) Black-box testing

What is the iterative model in software development similar to?

• A) The incremental model
• B) A nonproprietary version
• C) A trial-and-error approach
• D) The waterfall model

Which of the following is correct for incremental model?

• A) 1st increment is the simplified version
• B) 1st increment is the complex version
• C) All increments are created at once
• D) Development completes in maximum four increments

A module should be designed so that other modules do not need access to its internal information, this is called:

• A) Cohesion
• B) Information access
• C) Information hiding
• D) Coupling

What is the role of Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) in software engineering?

• A) They eliminate the need for project documentation.
• B) They focus solely on project planning.
• C) They hinder collaboration among developers.
• D) They provide a single, integrated package for developing software.

From which engineering areas does research in human-machine interface design draw heavily?

• A) Robotics and artificial intelligence
• B) Mechanical engineering and electrical engineering
• C) Civil engineering and chemical engineering
• D) Ergonomics and cognetics

Which methodology is considered an example of an agile methods?

• A) Waterfall model
• B) Spiral model
• C) Extreme programming
• D) Prototyping

Extreme programming (XP) is an example of:

• A) agile method
• B) rapid prototyping
• C) throwaway prototyping
• D) evolutionary prototyping

The Developement cycle in XP involve?

• A) Sequential testing
• B) Monthly releases of the software
• C) Formal documentation
• D) Repeated cycles of analysis, design, implementation, and testing

What does the term "waterfall" in the waterfall model analogy represent?

• A) The trial-and-error nature of software development
• B) The strict, one-directional flow of the development process
• C) The flexibility in the development process
• D) The iterative approach to software development

________ is a phase that makes distinction between the tasks of a software Analyst and a Programmer.

• A) Implementation
• B) Testing
• C) Design
• D) Analysis