Software Engineering Quiz

What is software engineering?

• A hobby of writing software

• The process of designing hardware systems

• An engineering discipline concerned with software production

• Managing data storage systems

Which of the following is NOT an attribute of good software?

• Maintainability

• Efficiency

• Security

• Complexity

When was the term 'software engineering' first introduced?

• 1968

• 1980

• 1990

• 1975

Which of the following is a widely used software process model?

• Waterfall model

• Linear model

• Exploratory model

• Spiral model

The activities of software engineering are:

• Software specification, development, validation, and evolution

• Design, manufacturing, deployment, and retirement

• Testing, implementation, feedback, and release

• None of the above

Which of the following models emphasizes iterative development?

• Waterfall

• Incremental

• V-Model

• Big Bang

What is a key characteristic of Agile methods?

• Heavy documentation

• Sequential process flow

• Incremental and iterative development

• Centralized decision-making

Which Agile methodology uses sprints for iterative development?

• Kanban

• Scrum

• Waterfall

• XP (Extreme Programming)

Test-driven development (TDD) involves:

• Writing tests after coding

• Writing tests before coding

• Ignoring tests entirely

• Developing the software in a sequential manner

Which of the following is a non-functional requirement?

• User authentication

• System should support 1000 concurrent users

• System should generate monthly reports

• System should calculate the total sales