Punjab Technical University 2007-5th Sem M.B.A III/I SOFTWARE ENGINEERING - Question Paper

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SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
MB 543
3RD/4TH Semester (2096)

Time Allowed : three Hours Maximum Marks:75

Note: (i)Alll ques. from Part A are compulsory.
(ii) Attempt any 9 ques. from Part B. All ques. carry equal marks.


Part A
1.
a. What is Software Engineering?
b. What is important product or process? Justify your ans.
c. What is the difference ranging from a program and software?
d. What is software development life cycle?
e. Why for the large software system development should be used to throw away prototype?
f. Is it possible to estimate the size of software before coding? Justify your ans.
g. What is a program flowchart?
h. Compare the hardware reliability with software reliability.
i. What is a Software bug?
j. What is the difference ranging from verification and validation?
k. What is quantity testing?
l. What is bottom up approach of software testing?
m. How object oriented programming helps in data hiding?
n. What is software crisis?
o. What are the various activities of system analysis?

Part B
2. What is a System? elaborate the characteristics of a system?
3. Compare the waterfall and spiral model of Software development.
4. Discuss the different steps in requirement engineering? Is it essential to follow all the steps?
5. What is ER diagram? elaborate the components of
ER diagram? provide a few example.
6. Write a short note on:

A. Data Flow Diagram
B. Data Dictionary

7. Describe any 1 of the software size estimation technique.
8. What is Software designing? What is the difference ranging from conceptual design and tech. design?
9. Is it difficult to determine user requirements? Justify your ans.
10. What is the difference ranging from structural and functional testing?
11. What is software maintenance? elaborate the various categories of maintenance?
12. Explain how CMM encourages continous improvement of software process?
13. Discuss the reasons for improvement by using Object Oriented Design.

Earning:   Approval pending.