Engineering Questions with Answers - Multiple Choice Questions
Software Engineering MCQ – Software Maintenance – 2
1 - Question
The process of generating analysis and design documents is known as
a) Software engineering
b) Software re-engineering
c) Reverse engineering
d) Re-engineering
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Answer: c
Explanation: Reverse engineering is the process followed in order to find difficult, unknown and hidden information about a software system..
2 - Question
What is a software patch?
a) Required or Critical Fix
b) Emergency Fix
c) Daily or routine Fix
d) None of the mentioned
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Answer: b
Explanation: A software patch is an emergency fix which is worked upon the obsolete version whenever a vulnerability is encountered.
3 - Question
Which one of the following is not a maintenance model?
a) Waterfall model
b) Reuse-oriented model
c) Iterative enhancement model
d) Quick fix model
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Answer: a
Explanation: Waterfall model is a software development model.
4 - Question
What does ACT stands for in In Boehm model for software maintenance?
a) Actual change track
b) Annual change track
c) Annual change traffic
d) Actual change traffic
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Answer: c
Explanation: None.
5 - Question
Choose the suitable options with respect to regression testing.
a) It helps in development of software
b) It helps in maintenance of software
c) It helps in development & maintenance of software
d) none of the mentioned
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Answer: c
Explanation: Regression testing preserves the quality and reliability of software and ensures the software’s continued operation.
6 - Question
What are legacy systems?
a) new systems
b) old systems
c) under-developed systems
d) none of the mentioned
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Answer: b
Explanation: Legacy systems are the existing systems which may require some modification or maintenance.
7 - Question
Which of the following manuals is not a user documentation?
a) Beginner’s Guide
b) Installation guide
c) Reference Guide
d) SRS
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Answer: d
Explanation: SRS provides information on exact requirements of system as agreed between user and developers.
8 - Question
Which of the following manuals is a user documentation?
a) SRS -Software Requirement Specification
b) SDD -Software Design Document
c) System Overview
d) None of the mentioned
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Answer: c
Explanation: System overview provides general description of the system’s functions.
9 - Question
The process of transforming a model into source code is known as
a) Forward engineering
b) Reverse engineering
c) Re-engineering
d) Reconstructing
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Answer: a
Explanation: None.
10 - Question
How many stages are there in Iterative-enhancement model used during software maintenance?
a) two
b) three
c) four
d) five
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Answer: b
Explanation: The stages include: analysis of existing system, characterize proposed modifications, redesign and implement current version.