Orientation Pre-test CS315

Which of the following best describes software?

• The physical components of a computer

• Programs and related documentation

• Electronic signals in hardware

• Internet protocols

Software Engineering is primarily concerned with:

• Writing programs quickly

• Designing and maintaining large, complex systems

• Building computer hardware

• Repairing network devices

Which phase of SDLC comes first?

• Design

• Testing

• Requirement analysis

• Implementation

The waterfall model is an example of:

• Agile methodology

• Sequential SDLC model

• Iterative model

• Spiral model

In SDLC, the Testing phase ensures:

• Code is written

• Software meets requirements

• Hardware is installed

• Project cost is minimized

Which is an example of a functional requirement?

• The system must be easy to use

• The system should load in 3 seconds

• The system should have a modern interface

• The system shall allow users to log in

Non-functional requirements describe:

• How the system performs certain actions

• The exact algorithms used

• The coding language to be applied

• Features and behaviors of the system

Requirement analysis involves:

• Implementing software features

• Designing the system architecture

• Gathering and documenting user needs

• Deploying the product

In software design, abstraction means:

• Ignoring details to focus on high-level concepts

• Adding more details to the system

• Writing pseudocode

• Testing the code

Which is NOT a goal of software design?

• Efficiency

• Maintainability

• Ambiguity

• Reliability