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M C A Software Engineering Question paper
END-TERM EXAMINATION
Third Semester [MCA] - DECEMBER 2013

Paper Code: MCA 209 Subject: Software Engineering



Q. 1. (A) Select most approp riate answer of the following questions:
(a) UML Stands for
(i) Uniform modeling Language
(ii) Unified modeling lan gu age
(iii)Unit modeling language
(iv) Universal modeling language

(b) Which is not a product metric?
(i) Size
(ii) Reliability
(iii)Productivity
(iv) Functionality

(c) Level-0 Diagram is similar to
(i) Use case diagram
(ii) Context Diagram
(iii)System Diagram
(iv) None of the Above


(d) IFPUG stands for
(i) Initial function point uniform group
(ii) International function point uniform group
(iii)International function point user group
(iv) Initial function point user group

(e) Which is not a size metric
(i) LOC
(ii) Function count
(iii)Program Length
(iv) Cyclematic complexity

(f) Maximum possible value of reliability is
(i) 100
(ii) 10
(iii)1
(iv) 0
(g) DD path graph is called as
(i) Design to Design path graph
(ii) Defeat to defeat path graph


(iii)Destination to destination path graph
(iv) None of the Above

(h) Which one is not the verification activity?
(i) Reviews
(ii) Path Testing
(iii)Walkthrough
(iv) Acceptance Testing

(i) Patch is known as
(i) Emerging fixes
(ii) Routine fixes
(iii)Critical Fixes
(iv) None of the Above

(j) System documentation may not have
(i) SRS
(ii) Design document
(iii)Acceptance Test Plan
(iv) System Administration

(B) (a) What is software crisis? Give example. (10)
(b) Write various steps of requirement engineering
(c) What is risk?
(d) Define module coupling
(e) Explain the significance of bath tub cu rve of reliability with the help of
diagram.

Q. 2 (a) Why do cumentation is necessary? Name various documents produced
after each steps of s/w life cycle. (3)

(b) Compare iterative enhancement model and evolutionary developed model. (3)
(c) What is SRS? List out the advantages of SRS standards. Why SRS is known
as the black box specification of a system? (4)

Q. 3. (a) Draw a DFD fo r borrowing a book in a library in which a borrower can
borrow a book if it is available else he can reserve the book if he wishes to. He
can borrow a maximum of these books. (5)

(b) What is size metric? How is function point metric advantageous over LOC
metric? Explain. (5)



Q. 4 (a) A software development requires 90PY durin g total development sub
cycle. The development time is planned for the duration of 3 years and six
months.
(i) Calculate the manpower cost expanded until development time.
(ii) Determine the development peak time. (4)

(b) Define module cohesion. Explain different types of cohesion. (6)

Q. 5(a) Define data structure metrics. Explain various data structure metrics. (6)

(b) Discuss the basic model of software reliability. How can µ & t be
calculated (4)

Q. 6 (a) Give Halstead ’s software science measures for :- (5)
(i) Program Length
(ii) Program Volume
(iii)Program Level
(iv) Effort
(v) Lan gu age Level

(b) What is the difference between:- (5)
(i) Alpha Testing & Beta Testing
(ii) Development Testing and Regression Testing


Q. 7 (a) Explain the boundary value analysis techniqu e with the help of
example. (2)

(b) Explain data flow testing. Consider an example and show all “du” paths.
Also identify those “du” paths that are not “de” paths. (5)

(c) Describe Boehm’s model for maintenance. (3)

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