Osmania University (OU) 2007 M.Sc Computer Science Software Engineering - Question Paper

Faculty of Science
M.Sc I-Semester exam Nov./Dec 2007
COMPUTER SCIENCE
*******************************************************************************************************


`````````````````````````````````````````````
Paper -- 1.4 (Software Engineering)
`````````````````````````````````````````````

part -- A (Marks : eight X four = 32)
************************************
1. discuss the prototype life-cycle model.
2. discuss various formats of project structure.
3. elaborate the factors that influence software cost?
4. How product complexity influence the cost of a software product?
5. explain in brief:- (i) Standards and Guidelines (ii) Internal documentation.
6. discuss :- (i) Walk-through (ii) Inspections.
7. Write about organizing maintenance programmers.
8. describe :- (i) Design activities (ii) Supporting documents


part -- B (Marks : four X 12 = 48)
*************************************
9. (a) explain commonly adopted programming team structures and their respective merits.

(OR)
(b) define briefly Software Development life Cycle.

10. (a) Write about software cost estimation techniques.

(OR)
(b) discuss the following:- (i) Data flow diagram. (ii) Data dictionary (iii) Regular Expressions.

11. (a) discuss :- (i) Stepwise refinement. (ii) Level of abstraction (iii) Structural design.

(OR)
(b) Write in detail Quality Assurance.

12. (a) explain the CASE tools for software analysis, design and programming.

(OR)
(b) discuss about software errors and faults. How do you plan the repairs? define.

Earning:   Approval pending.