Software Project Management (S2-14_SSZG622) EC1 - Quiz-3

The level of review formality is determined by which of the following?
Select one:
a. Number of findings
b. Knowledge of the reviewer
c. Preparation and structure of review
d. Size of the project
Ans: c

Which of these activities is not one of the activities recommended to be performed by an independent SQA group?
Select one:
a. serve as the test team for software produced
b. prepare SQA plan for the project
c. review software engineering activities to verify process compliance
d. report any evidence of noncompliance to senior management
Ans: a

Which of the following is not an example of a business process?
Select one:
a. hiring an employee
b. purchasing services
c. testing software
d. designing a new product
Ans: c

Effective software project management focuses on
Select one:
a. people, performance, payoff, product
b. people, product, performance, process
c. people, process, payoff, product
d. people, product, process, project
Ans: d

The tendency for the project deliverables to expand over time-usually by changing requirements, specifications, and priorities-is called
Select one:
a. Project bloat
b. Scope creep
c. Project add-on
d. Scope enhancement
Ans: b

At the end of a formal technical review all attendees can decide to
Select one:
a. recommend role changes in team
b. reject the product due to stylistic discrepancies
c. accept the work product without modification
d. modify the work product and continue the review
Ans: c

Which of the following is likely to be the most expensive cost of quality?
Select one:
a. Appraisal costs
b. External failure costs
c. Prevention costs
d. Internal failure costs
How much effort is typically expended by a software organization on software maintenance?
Select one:
a. 40 percent
b. 60 percent
c. 20 percent
d. 80 percent
Ans: b

Which these are reasons for using technical product measures during software development?
Select one:
a. large body of scientific evidence supports their use
b. provide software engineers with an objective mechanism for assessing software quality
c. they help capturing client requirements clearly
d. they allow all quality software quality information to be expressed unambiguously as a single number
Ans: b

Empirical estimation models are typically based on
Select one:
a. refinement of expected value estimation
b. trial and error determination of the parameters and coefficients
c. expert judgement based on past project experiences
d. regression model derived from historical project data
Ans: d

Which of the following activities is not part of the software reengineering process model?
Select one:
a. reverse engineering
b. inventory analysis
c. prototyping
d. forward engineering
Ans: c

Risk projection attempts to rate each risk in two ways
Select one:
a. likelihood and impact
b. likelihood and cost
c. likelihood and exposure
d. likelihood and consequences
Ans: a

Software risk always involves two characteristics
Select one:
a. staffing and budget
b. fire fighting and crisis management
c. uncertainty and loss
d. known and unknown risks
Ans: c

The first step in project planning is to
Select one:
a. establish the objectives and scope
b. determine the budget
c. select a team organizational model
d. determine the project constraints
Ans: a

Which of the following are objectives for formal technical reviews?
Select one:
a. allow senior staff members to correct errors
b. determining who introduced an error into a program
c. uncover errors in software work products
d. assess programmer productivity
Ans: c

Six Sigma methodology defines three core steps
Select one:
a. define, measure, control
b. analyze, improve, control
c. define, measure, analyze
d. analyze, design, verify
Ans: c

Which of the following is not considered one of the four important elements that should exist when a configuration management system is developed?
Select one:
a. component elements
b. human elements
c. process elements
d. validation elements
Ans: d

When software configuration management is a formal activity the software configuration audit is conducted by the
Select one:
a. development team
b. quality assurance group
c. senior managers
d. testing specialists
Ans: b

The best project team organizational model to use when tackling extremely complex problems is the
Select one:
a. Closed Paradigm
b. Open Paradigm
c. Random Paradigm
d. Synchronous Paradigm
Ans: b

Hazard analysis focuses on the identification and assessment of potential hazards that can cause
Select one:
a. an entire system to fail
b. cost overruns
c. project termination
d. schedule slippage
Ans: a

Quiz: Software Project Management(B)(SS ZG622)

1. The waterfall model of software development is

Select one:

a. The best approach to use for projects with large development teams

b. A good approach when a working program is required quickly

c. A reasonable approach when requirements are well defined

d. An old fashioned model that is not used any more

Answer: C

2. Which of the following is not a main project objective?

Select one:

a. Cost

b. Structure

c. Time

d. Quality

Answer: B

3. LOC-based estimation techniques require problem decomposition based on

Select one:

a. software functions

b. project schedule

c. process activities

d. information domain values

Answer: A

4. From among the following activities, which is the best example of a project?

Select one:

a. Developing HIV vaccine

b. Processing insurance claims

c. Writing a term paper

d. Producing automobiles

Answer:

5. The objective of software project planning is to

Select one:

a. determine the probable profit margin prior to bidding on a project

b. make use of historical project data

c. convince the customer that a project is feasible

d. enable a manager to make reasonable estimates of cost and schedule

Answer: D

6. Which of these are the 5 generic software engineering framework activities?

Select one:

a. communication, risk management, measurement, production, reviewing

b. communication, planning, modeling, construction, deployment

c. analysis, designing, programming, debugging, maintenance

d. analysis, planning, designing, programming, testing

Answer: B

7. "To construct a high-quality, custom home within eight months at costs not to exceed twenty lakh rupees" is best classified as

Select one:

a. A limit

b. A deliverable

c. An objective

d. A milestone

Answer: C

8. Which these are reasons for using technical product measures during software development?

Select one:

a. they help capturing client requirements clearly

b. they allow all quality software quality information to be expressed unambiguously as a single number

c. provide software engineers with an objective mechanism for assessing software quality

d. large body of scientific evidence supports their use

Answer: C

9. Architectural design metrics focus on

Select one:

a. Program Structure

b. Module complexity

c. Data relationships

d. Effectiveness of modularization

Answer: D

10. Which of the following is not a main element of the project management process?

Select one:

a. Estimate

b. Monitor

c. Schedule

d. Design

Answer: D

11. The process of forecasting or approximating the time and cost of completing project deliverables is called

Select one:

a. Budgeting

b. Estimating

c. Planning

d. Accounting

Answer: B

12. The incremental model of software development is

Select one:

a. A revolutionary model that is not used for commercial products

b. A reasonable approach when requirements are well defined

c. A good approach when a working core product is required quickly

d. The best approach to use for projects with large development teams

Answer: C

13. Learning curves are more likely to apply in situations where most of the costs are

Select one:

a. Materials

b. Overhead

c. Prototype

d. Labor

Answer: D

14. Which of the following is not necessary to apply agility to a software process?

Select one:

a. Eliminate the use of project planning and testing

b. Process allows team to streamline tasks

c. Uses incremental product delivery strategy

d. Only essential work products are produced

Answer: A

15. Software feasibility is based on which of the following

Select one:

a. business and marketing concerns

b. technical prowess of the developers

c. technology, finance, time, resources

d. scope and market

Answer: C

16. Identify from the below who is NOT a typical project stakeholder?

Select one:

a. End-user of the project

b. Project Manager

c. Shareholder of the vendor organization

d. CFO of the client organization

Answer: C

17. The tendency for the project deliverables to expand over time-usually by changing requirements, specifications, and priorities-is called

Select one:

a. Project add-on

b. Scope enhancement

c. Scope creep

d. Project bloat

Answer: C

18. Which of the following is not one of the commonly heard comments of project managers?

Select one:

a. Why is this project so strongly linked to the strategic plan?

b. Why are we doing this project?

c. Where did this project come from?

d. Where are we going to get the resources to do this project?

Answer: A

19. The highest element in the hierarchical breakdown of the WBS is

Select one:

a. Project

b. Major deliverable

c. A work package

d. Framework activity

Answer: A

20. Which of the following is especially useful for monitoring project progress against plan?

Select one:

a. Gantt Charts

b. Flow diagrams

c. Sequence Diagrams

d. Network diagrams

Answer: A