SRM University 2007 B.Tech Information Technology Bank : Software Engineering - Question Paper

Unit IV
Two Marks
1. Define the terms verification and validation.
2. What is the aim and ultimate goal of verification and validation process?
3. Complementary approaches to system checking and analysis.
4. Explain the 2 distinct kinds of testing.
5. Draw the debugging process diagram.
6. Discuss the advantages of inspection over testing
7. What are the stages involved in static analysis.
8. List out the automated static analysis checks
9. Compare and contrast C and LINT
10. List out the cause for not using formal methods in V&V.
11. Define acceptance testing
12. Define functional testing
13. Define performance testing
14. Define unit testing
15. Define regression testing
16. Define stress testing
17. Differentiate white box and black box testing
18. Explain the goals of software testing process
19. Define Wizard of Oz prototyping
20. Define RAD
21. Whittaker test guidelines.
22. What are the components in software testing workbench.
23. Why V&V technique is more important in a critical system.
24. Discuss the stages involved in reliability measurement process
25. Explain the difficulties in practical application of reliability measurement process.
26. Define operational profiles and discuss how it is used.
27. Discuss the reasons for security assessment.
28. Approaches in security checking
29. Define the role of regulator
30. Bishop definition of safety case.
Ten Marks

1. Explain
a. Test plans as a link ranging from development and testing
b. Structure of software test plan
2. Explain program inspection
a. Roles
b. Inspection process
c. Inspection checks
3. Explain clean room software development
4. Explain system testing and the phases involved
5. Explain
a. Interface testing
b. Different kind of interface
c. Types of fault classes
d. Guidelines for interface testing
6. Explain the different approaches in test case design with example.
7. Design set of test cases for a binary search program using the different approaches available.
8. Detail the concepts of object oriented testing.
9. Discuss reliability prediction, reliability growth models and its advantages
10. Discuss in detail safety assurance
11. Explain
a. The components of software safety case
b. The key component of safety case
c. Explain with example
12. Explain why ensuring system reliability is not a guarantee of system safety.


Unit V
Two Marks
1. What are the critical factors in people management
2. Discuss the details based on which staff selection is done and the constraints imposed on the project manager.
3. What are the factors that govern the staff selection
4. Maslow’s motivation hierarchy and discuss how the needs are significant.
5. Dunteman classification of professionals
6. State the advantages and disadvantages of cohesive group
7. State the factors that influence the effectiveness of communication
8. What are the kinds of group organization?
9. State the set of environmental factors identified in design study
10. Explain how workspace influences the people’s performance.
11. What are the parameters involved in computing total cost.
12. Explain the factors affecting software pricing
13. Explain the metrics used to assess software productivity
14. What are the factors affecting software engineering productivity
15. Discuss algorithmic cost model and its fundamental difficulties
16. Explain kinds of cost estimation techniques
17. What are the scale factors used in COCOMO II exponent model
18. Explain the formula for calculating software cost.
19. State the difference ranging from COCOMO and COCOMO II model
20. Justify the statement “Software quality cannot be directly compared to quality in manufacturing”
21. State the main aim of good quality manager
22. Discuss the assumptions made on quality management and the steps involved in process quality management
23. Define quality assurance
24. Explain uses and kinds of standards
25. Steps involved in setting standards
26. Compare and contrast ISO 9000 and ISO 9001
27. Why documentation standards are important.
28. Explain the kinds and examples of documentation standards
29. What are the software quality attributes
30. List out static software product metrics
31. List out object oriented metrics
32. Why does change in requirement happen?
33. Define process improvement and process improvement cycle
34. State the process characteristics
35. Discuss the principal software product quality factors
36. What are the classes of software process and the basis for classification
37. Define supported process
38. Define process measurement and the classes of process metric
39. Explain GQM paradigm with example
40. What are the elements of process model
41. Discuss the stages involved in process change
42. Define business process reengineering
43. Define bootstrap model
44. Define CMMI model and discuss the need for the model
45. Discuss the 6 point scale used in CMMI
46. Define configuration management and configuration management plan
47. Discuss the organization of CM plan
48. What does a version and release management performs? Why it is needed?
49. Differentiate version and variant
50. Compare and contrast techniques used in version identification
51. Define system release and what is it contents
52. List out the factors influencing system release strategy
53. Define CASE tool
54. What are the kinds of CM workbench


Ten Marks

1. Explain managing groups and the factors influence group working.
2. Discuss in detail
a. Define PCMM
b. Five level model of PCMM
c. Strategic objective of PCMM
3. Explain why keeping all members of a group informed about progress and tech. decisions in a project can improve cohesiveness.
4. Discuss in detail about software productivity
5. Explain in detail COCOMO model
6. Explain
a. Quality planning
b. Quality control
c. Need for reviews
d. Types and purpose of reviews
7. Explain
a. software measurement
b. Methods of software measurement
c. Product measurement process
d. Types of product metrics
8. Discuss in detail process analysis and modeling
9. Explain
a. Module testing process
b. Activities involved in module testing
c. With help of a scenario discuss process exception
10. Explain
a. CMMI model
b. Process area, goals, practices of CMMI
c. Staged and continuous CMMI model
11. Explain configuration management plan
12. Explain
a. Change management process
b. Change request form and CCB
c. Derivation history
13. Explain in detail version and release management
14. Explain in detail the questionnaires and stages in system building
15. Discuss in detail how CASE tool used in CM

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