Manonmaniam Sundaranar University (MSU) 2006 B.Sc Computer Science Software Engineering - Question Paper

Code No. : 1405 Sub. Code : MCS51


B.SC DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2006.

Fifth Semester

Computer Scoence - Main

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

(For those joined in July 2003 onwards)

Time : 3 hours Maximum : 100 marks

SECTION A __ (10 * one = 10 marks)

Answer ALL ques..

Choose the accurate ans :


1. The software must evolve to meet changing customer needs is known as software ________________

(a) Evolution (b) Validation

(C) Development (d) Specification.


2. ________________ components reason a few change in the system's environment.

(a) Sensor (b) Actuator

(c) Interface (d) calculation

3. Bar charts are graphical notations which are used to illustrate the project ______________

(a) Development (b) Evalution

(c) Schedule (d) Design

4. The objective of ______________ prototyping is to deliver a working system to end-users.

(a) Throw-away

(b) Evolutionary

(c) Incremental Development

(d) None of these.

5. The best known example of a _______________ architectural model is a Compiler Model.

(a) generic (b) Data

(c) Object (d) Control

6. The _____________ of a component is a measure of the closeness of the relationships ranging from its components.

(a) Coupling (b) Cohesion

(c) Design (d) Adaptability

7. The ______________ is responsible for starting the execution of the process.

(a) Scheduler

(b) Resource manager

(c) Despatcher

(d) Fault manager

8. GUI stands for

(a) Graphical User info

(b) Graphical Undo Index

(c) Graphical User Interface

(d) None of these.

9. ___________________ testing relies on the specification of the system or component which is being tested to drive test cases.

(a) Block box

(b) White box

(c) Interface

(d) None of these.

10. ___________________ has a clearly described objective, entry and exit conditions.

(a) Process

(b) An activity

(c) An exception

(d) None of these.



part B -- (5 * six = 30 marks)

Answer ALL ques. choosing either (a) or (b)


11. (a) discuss Boehm's spiral model of the S?W process.

Or

(b) Why system evolution is very costly? discuss.



12. (a) What do you mean by project scheduling? discuss.

Or

(b) discuss why it is very difficult to produce a complete and consistent set of requirements.



13. (a) What is throw-away prototyping? discuss.

Or

(b) discuss the distinction ranging from a sub-sytem and a module.



14. (a) discuss the characteristics of an object oriented design.

Or

(b) elaborate the different types of entity that may be included in the control panel in support of user interaction?



15. (a) elaborate the 5 key characteristics of the classroom development process? discuss.

Or

(b) elaborate the areas covered by ISO 9001 model for quality assurance?



SECTION C -- (5 * 12 =60)

ans ALL ques. choosing either (a) or (b).


16. (a) discuss the system engineering process in detail.

Or

(b) discuss how both the waterfall model of the sofware process and the prototyping model can be accomodated in the spiral process model.



17. (a) Write about risk management in software development.

Or

(b) discuss different system models in detail.



18. (a) discuss different prototyping techniqques in detail.

Or

(b) discuss the architectural design in detail.



19. (a) discuss the user interface design in detail.

Or

(b) What do you mean by design evolution? discuss.



20. (a) discuss different softwrae testing methods in detail.

Or

(b) discuss in detail about quality management.


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Earning:   Approval pending.