MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS&ANSWERS!!!!!!!
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Topic: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS&ANSWERS!!!!!!!
Posted By: tanushree
Subject: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS&ANSWERS!!!!!!!
Date Posted: 16Oct2007 at 1:26am
1)Which one of the following activities is the most efficient and most cost effective at identifying Defects?
a)Design/code inspection
b)Beta test
c)Unit test
d)Prototyping
e)Risk analysis
2)When does metrics validation occur?
a)After the test
b)Throughout the life cycle
c)After the final software release
d)During the test
e)During requirements definition
3 I.Customer focus
II. Radical process improvement
III. Incremental process improvement
IV. Quality control specialists are key
V. Assumption of unsound processes
VI. Human side of quality
VII. Measurement and analysis
In the statements above, what are the key elements in the TQM philosophy?
a) I, II, IV, and VI
b) III, IV, V, and VII
c) I, III, VI, and VII
d) I, II, VI, and VII
e) I, III, V, and VI
4)With whom does the responsibility rest for an inspection process performed for a specific software artifact?
a)The recorder
b)The reader
c)The moderator
d)The developer/author
e)The management
5)Identification, control, auditing, and status accounting are functions of which one of the following?
a)Inspection
b)Quality assurance
c)Configuration management
d)Testing
e)Verification and validation
6) I. Closeness of the accuracy between the population defective rate and the sample defective Rate
II. Desired level of confidence
III. Skewness of the graph
IV. Kurtosis of the graph
V. Variability of the dat
When
designing a plan for estimating the defective rate of a software
population, the sample size depends on which two of the criteria
listed above?
I and IV
I and II
II and
IV and V
I and III
9) I. Input domain
II. Processing
III. Output
IV. Acceptance criteria
V. Data quality
Which of the above examples are included in requirements statements?
a) I, II, and III
b) II, III, and V
c) I, II, III, and IV
d) I, II, III, and V
e) II, III, and IV
10) Which one of the following is NOT part of clean room development?
a) White box testing
b) Statistics-based testing
c) Formal specifications
d) Block-structured development
e) Specification validation
11) Which one of the following is used as a tool for tracking an SQA project?
a) PERT chart
b) Pareto chart
c) Cause and effect chart
d) Run chart
e) Control chart
12) Your
audit indicates that the corporate quality management system did NOT
work as it should have. How should this finding be categorized?
a) Minor nonconformance
b) Deficiency
c) Major nonconformance
d) Catastrophic failure
e) Observation
13) Your
audit indicates that the corporate quality management system did NOT
work as it should have. How should this finding be categorized?
a) Minor nonconformance
b) Deficiency
c) Major nonconformance
d) Catastrophic failure
e) Observation
14) What is testing in which the inner structure and control flow are known and used in constructing test cases?
a) Regression testing
b) Platform testing
c) Unit testing
d) White box testing
e) Black box testing
15) I. Defect removal efficiency
II. Function point normalization of quality data
III. Defect tracking
IV. Formal inspections
Which of the above factors are NOT included in the ISO SQA documentation?
a) II and III
b) I and IV
c) I and II
d) I and III
e) II and IV
15) Which one of the following is a method to identify the minority of areas causing the majority of problems?
a) Predictive analysis
b) Capability analysis
c) Reliability modeling
d) Pareto analysis
e) Usage analysis
16) One
annual award for quality is named for a former Secretary of Commerce.
While it is not explicitly for software, organizations that win or
merely compete for this award tend to produce higher-quality
software.In the above statement, what is the name of this award?
a) Duran Award
b) Baldridge Award
c) Deming Award
d) Crosby Award
e) Taylor Award
17) A
project you are working on will have four incremental builds. To which
build or builds should the requirements be mapped?
a) All
b) First and last only
c) Last only
d) First only
e) None
18) I. Formality
II. Clarity
III. Completeness
In the examples above, what is the primary purpose of taking the minutes at configuration control board meetings?
a) III
b) II and III
c) II
d) I and II
e) I and III
19) What is the dominant standards-making body in the United States?
a) ISO
b) ANSI
c) AFNOR
d) CCITT
e) ASQ
20) I. Product feasibility
II. Software requirements
III. Software Design
IV. Acceptance test
Which of the above reviews are necessary in order to ensure the traceability of requirements in the implemented software?
a) II, III, and IV
b) I, II, and IV
c) II and III
d) I and II
21) I. Checklists have been perfected.
II. Checklists continue to evolve.
III. Measurements are focused on status of activities.
IV. Measurements are focused on performance.
V. Reliance on qualitative metrics continues.
VI. A method to quantify metrics is established.
As the organization matures from CMM Level 3 to Level 4, which of the above occur with respect to configuration management?
a) I, III, and VI
b) II, III, and V
c) II, IV, and VI
d) II, III, and VI
e) I, II, and V
22) I. Checklists have been perfected.
II. Checklists continue to evolve.
III. Measurements are focused on status of activities.
IV. Measurements are focused on performance.
V. Reliance on qualitative metrics continues.
VI. A method to quantify metrics is established.
As the organization matures from CMM Level 3 to Level 4, which of the above occur with respect to configuration management?
a) I, III, and VI
b) II, III, and V
c) II, IV, and VI
d) II, III, and VI
e) I, II, and V
23) In the Capability Maturity Model, at which level is effective measurement mastered?
a) Level 1
b) Level 2
c) Level 3
d) Level 4
e) Level 5
24) What
do you call a collection of descriptions of the data items for the
benefit of programmers and others who might need to refer to them?
a) A specification
b) A data dictionary
c) A repository
d) A data model
e) A data map
25) You
are participating in a milestone review for a test. Lower complexity
modules are being tested first. Halfway through the scheduled test
time, 100 major faults have been reported and test coverage is 35
percent. Management asks if you are concerned.
In the above scenario, what is your best response?
a) No--you are halfway through the test and you have no catastrophic faults.
b) Yes--you are only halfway through the test and you have a lot of faults.
c) No--the lower complexity modules are being tested first.
d) Yes--the lower complexity modules are being tested first.
e) Yes--test coverage is only 35 percent though the test is halfway through its schedule.
26) Which one of the following is the most cost-effective?
a) Let defects surface during beta testing.
b) Detect defects during unit testing.
c) Prevent defects rather than detect them.
d) Ignore minor defects.
e) Detect defects during system testing.
27) I. Psychology of inspection
II. Technical knowledge
III. Management participation
IV. Inspection process training
Which of the factors above are important factors in successful inspections?
a) II, III, and IV
b) II and IV
c) I, II, and III
d) I and II
e) I, II and IV
28)
In object-oriented programming, what is the inclusion within a program
object of all the resources needed for the object to function? (For
example, the methods and the data)
a) Emulation
b) Encapsulation
c) Decapsulation
d) Encryption
e) Simulation
29) Which one of the following is true of a cumulative frequency distribution?
a) It is often a straight line.
b) It can curve upward or downward.
c) It always curves upward.
d) It always curves downward.
e) It is similar to a scatter plot.
30) What is the term for migrating an aging legacy application to a new version?
a) Restructuring
b) Regression
c) Reengineering
d) Reusability
e) Reverse engineering
31) I. Requirements are formally reviewed.
II. Requirements are formally approved.
III. Requirements are placed under configuration control.
IV. Requirements are implemented in code.
Using the above statements, when are requirements considered baselined?
a) I, II, and III
b) I and II
c) I, III, and IV
d) I only
e) I, II, III, and IV
32) I. Inspection participation
II. Clean-room development
III. Configuration control tools
IV. Component reuse
Of the activities listed above, which can be considered defect prevention methods?
a) I, II, III, and IV
b) II, III, and IV
c) IV
d) II
e) II and IV
33) What test demonstrates to the users and buyers that the system fulfills the contractual requirements?
a) Acceptance test
b) System test
c) Validation test
d) Regression test
e) Unit test
34) I. Planning
II. Overview
III. Preparation
IV. Inspection Meeting
V. Rework
VI. Follow-up
Per the above examples, after which phases are inspections mandatory?
a) I, II, III, IV, and V
b) I, II, IV, V, and VI
c) I, II, III, IV, and VI
d) I II, III, IV, and V
e) I, III, IV, V, and VI
35) Testing on a number of modules or programs combined into a package is what type of testing?
a) Unit testing
b) Regression testing
c) Acceptance testing
d) Integration testing
e) System testing
36) What is the single most important component in a software QA program?
a) Automated data collection
b) Trained software QA analysts
c) Comprehensive checklists
d) Commitment from senior management
e) Accurate data collection
37) What is external testing that involves the customers?
a) Stress testing
b) System testing
c) Beta testing
d) Integration testing
e) Platform testing
38) What is a test called that is executed to ensure that NONE of the unchanged code has been corrupted by the changed code?
a) Acceptance test
b) Regression test
c) Unit test
d) Mutation test
e) Integration test
39) What is the dominant SQA certification body in the United States?
a) IEEE
b) ACM
c) NIST
d) ASQ
e) ANSI
40) What is the term for decomposing a software program so that latent design information can be extracted?
a) Restructuring
b) Reusability
c) Reverse engineering
d) Regression
e) Reengineering
41) On which one of the following is statistical quality control based?
a) Sampling
b) 50% inspection
c) 90% inspection
d) 95% inspection
e) 100% inspection
42) You
are participating in a program review. A large number of requirements
discrepancies are being discovered, yet the software development
organization has a CMM rating of 3.
In the scenario above, the project is probably in which one of the following stages of the
lifecycle?
a) Maintenance
b) Design
c) Unit testing
d) Deployment/roll-out
e) System testing
43) I. Essential complexity is derived from cyclomatic complexity.
II. Cyclomatic complexity is derived from essential complexity.
III. Cyclomatic complexity is often much larger than essential complexity.
IV. Essential complexity is often much larger than cyclomatic complexity.
V. Essential complexity and cyclomatic complexity are usually within five percent of
each other.
In the above examples, what is the relationship between essential complexity and
cyclomatic complexity?
a) I and IV
b) I and V
c) II and IV
d) II and V
e) I and III
46) What is the dominant international standard-issuing body?
a) IEEE
b) ANSI
c) ACM
d) ISO
e) AQC
47) On which one of the following does a CMM Level 5 organization focus on?
a) Product stabilization
b) Cost improvement
c) Schedule improvement
d) Process improvement
e) Process stabilization
48) I. Defect correction
II. Defect prediction
III. Personnel appraisal
IV. Resource allocation
V. Cost estimation
The items listed above are possible uses of data collected during code inspections.
Which are the only acceptable uses of the data?
a) I, II, and III
b) I, II, and V
c) II, IV, and V
d) I, II, IV, and V
e) II, III, IV, and V
48) What is the primary difference between Verification & Validation (V&V) and Test &
Evaluation (T&E)?
a)Testing is only one component of V&V, albeit the most critical.
b)The essence of V&V rests in requirements traceability; the essence of T&E is in the actual exercising of the
software.
c)V&V is always performed by an outside entity; T&E is always performed internally.
d)The essence of V&V is in the actual exercising of the software; the essence of T&E is in requirements
traceability.
e)V&V can be accomplished without executing the software, though it usually is not.
50)What happens to the cost of fixing software defects as software development progresses?
a) It decreases linearly.
b) It decreases exponentially.
c) It remains constant.
d) It increases exponentially.
e) It increases linearly.
51) I. Configuration control
II. Performance
III. Reliability
IV. Efficiency
V. Responsiveness
VI. Presentation
The
items listed above represent a partial list of areas of emphasis for
software QA. Which one of these is the most important area of emphasis
for weapon system software?
a) I
b) II
c) III
d) IV
e) VI
52) The following is a partial list of items required at the final software audits before going into production.
I. Requirements specifications
II. Final source code
III. All approved change proposals
IV. Operation and support manuals
V. Software test plan
VI. Coding standards
a) II and V
b) I, III, and V
c) II, III, V and VI
d) I, IV, and VI
e) III, V, and VI
53) What type of testing is the lowest form of testing?
a) System testing
b) Integration testing
c) Performance testing
d) Regression testing
e) Unit testing
54) I. Defining SQA milestones
II. Assigning SQA resources
III. SQA scheduling
IV. SQA budgeting
V. Selecting software development tools that will interface with the SQA tools
VI. Reviewing any contracts with subcontractors for SQA requirements
In the above statements, which of the tasks are included in planning the overall SQA effort?
a) I, II, III, and V
b) I, II, III, and IV
c) III, IV, V, and VI
d) II, III, V, and VI
e) I, III, V, and VI
55) ABC Corp. is developing an online transaction system. It will be
used by a maximum of 350 data entry clerks. The requirements are not
well defined, and the customer wants frequent, extensive reviews of the
product under development.
In the scenario above, which is the best development model to use?
a) Canonical
b) Bottoms-up
c) Rapid prototyping
d) Spiral
e) Waterfall
56) I. Requirements
II. Design
III. Coding
IV. Document
V. Bad fixes
Of the software defect types are listed above, which three are the most difficult to identify?
a) II, III, and IV
b) I, IV, and V
c) I, II, and V
d) III, IV, and V
e) I, III, and V
57) Which one of the following is a method to identify the minority of areas causing the majority of problems?
a) Capability analysis
b) Pareto analysis
c) Predictive analysis
d) Reliability modeling
e) Usage analysis
58) For which one of the following is the Capability Maturity Model a framework?
a) Environment improvement
b) Requirements improvement
c) Organizational improvement
d) Process improvement
e) Product improvement
59) I. Policymaker
II. Technical specialist
III. Project manager
IV. Software development manager
The
personnel listed above represent a partial list of candidates for the
configuration control board (CCB). In addition to software QA and
software CM, which of these personnel should be included on the CCB?
a) II and III
b) I, II, III, and IV
c) II
d) II and IV
e) I and II
60) After which phase is the inspection process optional?
a) Rework
b) Planning
c) Preparation
d) Inspection meeting
e) Overview
61) I . Entities
II. Relationships
III. Algorithms
IV. Inputs
V. Outputs
Unlike
the standard IFPUG function point metric, the British Mark II function
point metric includes counts of which two objects in the above examples?
a) III and V
b) II and III
c) I and III
d) I and II
e) III and IV
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Replies:
Posted By: coolstar
Date Posted: 21Nov2007 at 8:52pm
Hi Tanushree,
I am unable to find the answers pls.
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Posted By: renud
Date Posted: 02Jan2008 at 1:51am
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nice collection ,really useful as few of these appeared in a test i recently gave
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Posted By: renud
Date Posted: 02Jan2008 at 1:52am
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hi tanushree
could u help me to get answers to these questions
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Posted By: jitingarg
Date Posted: 06Jan2008 at 3:36am
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Hi Tanushree,
I am also interested in getting answers of the above given questions.
Could u please help us to get answers? Thanks.
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Posted By: bhasskargopal
Date Posted: 11Jan2008 at 10:02pm
Hi Tanushree, Very good Idea by posting the questions. It was very useful. It would be appreciable if you kindly update the answers also so that we can verify simultaneously. Thank you very much.
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With Luv
BhasskarGopal
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