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Conventional software management is mostly based on the
Correct Answer
waterfall model
☑ MCQ PRACTICE
Software Process & Project Management Unit 2
Practice objective questions for quick revision and examination preparation. Try answering each question before revealing the answer.
Software Process & Project Management MCQs - Unit 2
2
The three generations of software economics are conventional, transition and
Correct Answer
modern
3
Which generation of software economics is described as craftsmanship?
Correct Answer
Conventional
4
The modern generation of software economics is described as
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software production
5
The five basic parameters of a software cost model are size, process, personnel, environment and
Correct Answer
quality
6
Which of the following is NOT a basic parameter of a software cost model?
Correct Answer
Marketing
7
In the cost model, effort is expressed as
Correct Answer
(Personnel)(Environment)(Quality)(Size^Process)
8
Software size can be reduced by using
Correct Answer
higher-level languages and reuse
9
The four phases of the software life cycle are inception, elaboration, construction and
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transition
10
The engineering stage consists of the
Correct Answer
inception and elaboration phases
11
The production stage consists of the
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construction and transition phases
12
The main purpose of the inception phase is to
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establish the business case and scope of the project
13
The Life-Cycle Objective (LCO) milestone is reached at the end of the
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inception phase
14
The Life-Cycle Architecture (LCA) milestone is reached at the end of the
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elaboration phase
15
The Initial Operational Capability (IOC) milestone is reached at the end of the
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construction phase
16
The Product Release Milestone (PRM) is reached at the end of the
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transition phase
17
The main goal of the elaboration phase is to
Correct Answer
establish a baseline architecture
18
The number of artifact sets in the software process is
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five
19
Which of the following is NOT an artifact set?
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Marketing set
20
The business case belongs to the
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management set
21
Source code and executable components belong to the
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implementation set
22
Model-based software architectures use models that are commonly expressed in
Correct Answer
UML
23
The architecture description in a model-based architecture contains how many views?
Correct Answer
five
24
According to Boehm's list, fixing a problem after delivery costs about how many times more than fixing it during requirements and design?
Correct Answer
100
25
According to Boehm's list, about ______ percent of the contribution comes from 20 percent of the contributors.
Correct Answer
80
Fill in the Blanks
26
Conventional software management is based mostly on the ______ model.
Correct Answer
waterfall
27
The three generations of software economics are conventional, transition and ______.
Correct Answer
modern
28
The five basic cost model parameters are size, process, personnel, environment and ______.
Correct Answer
quality
29
The engineering stage consists of the inception and ______ phases.
Correct Answer
elaboration
30
The production stage consists of the construction and ______ phases.
Correct Answer
transition
31
LCO stands for ______.
Correct Answer
Life-Cycle Objective
32
LCA stands for ______.
Correct Answer
Life-Cycle Architecture
33
IOC stands for ______.
Correct Answer
Initial Operational Capability
34
PRM stands for ______.
Correct Answer
Product Release Milestone
35
The software process has ______ artifact sets.
Correct Answer
five
36
The software development plan belongs to the ______ set.
Correct Answer
management
37
Source code belongs to the ______ set.
Correct Answer
implementation
38
UML stands for ______.
Correct Answer
Unified Modeling Language
39
Fixing a defect after delivery can cost about ______ times more than fixing it in the requirements and design stage.
Correct Answer
100
40
The ______ phase establishes the business case and scope of the project.
Correct Answer
inception