Software Management MCQs

Option A: Henry Gantt

Option B: Barry Boehm

Option C: Ivar Jacabson

Option D: None of the mentioned

Correct Answer: Henry Gantt ✔

Option A: Task set

Option B: Degree of milestone

Option C: Adaptation criteria

Option D: All of the mentioned

Correct Answer: Task set ✔

Option A: Compartmentalization

Option B: Defined milestones

Option C: Defined responsibilities

Option D: Defined outcomes

Correct Answer: Defined responsibilities ✔

Option A: Time Allocation

Option B: Effort Validation

Option C: Defined Milestone

Option D: Effort Distribution

Correct Answer: Effort Validation ✔

Option A: Concept scoping

Option B: Preliminary concept planning

Option C: Technology risk assessment

Option D: Customer reaction to the concept

Correct Answer: Preliminary concept planning ✔

Option A: PERT

Option B: CPM

Option C: CMM

Option D: Both PERT and CPM

Correct Answer: PERT ✔

Option A: Degree of Rigor

Option B: Adaptation criteria

Option C: Task Set

Option D: Both degree of Rigor and adaptation criteria

Correct Answer: Adaptation criteria ✔

Option A: BCWS

Option B: EVA

Option C: BAC

Option D: CBSE

Correct Answer: EVA ✔

Option A: Size of the project

Option B: Customers Complaints

Option C: Project staff

Option D: Mission criticality

Correct Answer: Customers Complaints ✔

Option A: computer programs

Option B: documents that describe the computer programs

Option C: data

Option D: all of the mentioned

Correct Answer: all of the mentioned ✔

Option A: A single software configuration management team for the whole organization

Option B: A separate configuration management team for each project

Option C: Software Configuration Management distributed among the project members

Option D: All of the mentioned

Correct Answer: A single software configuration management team for the whole organization ✔

Option A: 40-20-40

Option B: 50-20-30

Option C: 30-40-30

Option D: 50-30-20

Correct Answer: 40-20-40 ✔

Option A: Baselines

Option B: Source code

Option C: Data model

Option D: None of the mentioned

Correct Answer: Baselines ✔

Option A: Change control

Option B: Version control

Option C: SCIs

Option D: None of the mentioned

Correct Answer: Version control ✔

Option A: System building

Option B: Release management

Option C: Change management

Option D: Version management

Correct Answer: System building ✔

Option A: Configuration item identification

Option B: Risk management

Option C: Release management

Option D: Branch management

Correct Answer: Risk management ✔

Option A: Software configuration audit

Option B: Software configuration management

Option C: Baseline

Option D: None of the mentioned

Correct Answer: Software configuration audit ✔

Option A: Tracking of change proposals

Option B: Storing versions of system components

Option C: Tracking the releases of system versions to customers

Option D: None of the mentioned

Correct Answer: None of the mentioned ✔

Option A: ISO 9000

Option B: CMM

Option C: CMMI

Option D: All of the mentioned

Correct Answer: All of the mentioned ✔

Option A: Codeline

Option B: Configuration control

Option C: Version

Option D: Workspace

Correct Answer: Configuration control ✔

Option A: System building

Option B: Release management

Option C: Change management

Option D: Version management

Correct Answer: Release management ✔

Option A: Change management

Option B: Version management

Option C: System building

Option D: Release management

Correct Answer: Change management ✔

Option A: Agile method

Option B: Parallel compilation method

Option C: Large systems method

Option D: All of the mentioned

Correct Answer: Agile method ✔

Option A: Version and release identification

Option B: Build script generation

Option C: Project support

Option D: Change history recording

Correct Answer: Build script generation ✔

Option A: Minimal recompilation

Option B: Documentation generation

Option C: Storage management

Option D: Reporting

Correct Answer: Storage management ✔

Option A: Design & Test specification

Option B: Source code

Option C: Log information

Option D: All of the mentioned

Correct Answer: All of the mentioned ✔

Option A: System building

Option B: Mainline

Option C: Software Configuration Item(SCI)

Option D: None of the mentioned

Correct Answer: Mainline ✔

Option A: Version

Option B: Codeline

Option C: Baseline

Option D: None of the mentioned

Correct Answer: Baseline ✔

Option A: electronic and paper documentation describing the system

Option B: packaging and associated publicity that have been designed for that release

Option C: an installation program that is used to help install the system on target hardware

Option D: all of the mentioned

Correct Answer: all of the mentioned ✔

Option A: Branching

Option B: Merging

Option C: Codeline

Option D: Mainline

Correct Answer: Branching ✔

Option A: Problem decomposition

Option B: Partitioning

Option C: Problem elaboration

Option D: All of the mentioned

Correct Answer: All of the mentioned ✔

Option A: Risk monitoring

Option B: Risk planning

Option C: Risk analysis

Option D: Risk identification

Correct Answer: Risk monitoring ✔

Option A: Client

Option B: Investor

Option C: Production team

Option D: Project manager

Correct Answer: Project manager ✔

Option A: Technology change

Option B: Product competition

Option C: Requirements change

Option D: None of the mentioned

Correct Answer: Technology change ✔

Option A: People risks

Option B: Technology risks

Option C: Estimation risks

Option D: Organizational risks

Correct Answer: Organizational risks ✔

Option A: Underestimated development time

Option B: Organizational restructuring

Option C: Requirements changes

Option D: None of the mentioned

Correct Answer: Requirements changes ✔

Option A: The software may be purchased off-the-shelf

Option B: “Full-experience” or “Partial-experience” software components should be used

Option C: Customer-built software should be developed

Option D: All of the mentioned

Correct Answer: All of the mentioned ✔

Option A: Putnam

Option B: Myers

Option C: Boehm

Option D: Putnam and Myers

Correct Answer: Putnam ✔

Option A: External inputs

Option B: External outputs

Option C: External process

Option D: External inquiries

Correct Answer: External process ✔

Option A: Personnel Factor

Option B: Product Factor

Option C: Platform Factor

Option D: Project Factor

Correct Answer: Personnel Factor ✔

Option A: people management capability maturity model

Option B: process management capability maturity model

Option C: product management capability maturity model

Option D: project management capability maturity model

Correct Answer: people management capability maturity model ✔

Option A: Practitioners

Option B: Project managers

Option C: Senior managers

Option D: None of the mentioned

Correct Answer: Senior managers ✔

Option A: Software people don’t understand their customers needs

Option B: Changes are managed poorly

Option C: Sponsorship is gained

Option D: Users are resistant

Correct Answer: Sponsorship is gained ✔

Option A: Changing customer requirements that are not reflected in schedule changes

Option B: Technical difficulties that could not have been foreseen in advance

Option C: Human difficulties that could not have been foreseen in advance

Option D: All of the mentioned

Correct Answer: All of the mentioned ✔

Option A: Formal approaches

Option B: Formal, interpersonal procedures

Option C: Informal, interpersonal procedures

Option D: All of the mentioned

Correct Answer: All of the mentioned ✔

Option A: project delay

Option B: poor quality work

Option C: project failure

Option D: all of the mentioned

Correct Answer: all of the mentioned ✔

Option A: project control

Option B: project management

Option C: project planning

Option D: project design

Correct Answer: project design ✔

Option A: Practitioners

Option B: Project managers

Option C: Senior managers

Option D: None of the mentioned

Correct Answer: Practitioners ✔

Option A: Problem solving

Option B: Organization

Option C: Motivation

Option D: Project management

Correct Answer: Project management ✔

Option A: Controlled decentralized (CD)

Option B: Democratic decentralized (DD)

Option C: Controlled Centralized (CC)

Option D: None of the mentioned

Correct Answer: Democratic decentralized (DD) ✔

Option A: Software Project Manager’s Plan

Option B: Software Project Management Plan

Option C: Software Product Management Plan

Option D: Software Product Manager’s Plan

Correct Answer: Software Project Management Plan ✔

Option A: Software Macroscopic schedule

Option B: Software Project scheduling

Option C: Software Detailed schedule

Option D: None of the mentioned

Correct Answer: Software Project scheduling ✔

Option A: The difficulty of the problem to be solved

Option B: High frustration caused by personal, business, or technological factors that causes friction among team members

Option C: The degree of sociability required for the project

Option D: The rigidity of the delivery date

Correct Answer: The degree of sociability required for the project ✔

Option A: Controlled decentralized (CD)

Option B: Democratic decentralized (DD)

Option C: Controlled centralized (CC)

Option D: None of the mentioned

Correct Answer: Controlled decentralized (CD) ✔

Option A: End-users

Option B: Client

Option C: Project (technical) managers

Option D: Senior managers

Correct Answer: End-users ✔

Option A: asynchronous paradigm

Option B: open paradigm

Option C: closed paradigm

Option D: synchronous paradigm

Correct Answer: open paradigm ✔

Option A: random paradigm

Option B: open paradigm

Option C: closed paradigm

Option D: synchronous paradigm

Correct Answer: synchronous paradigm ✔

Option A: random paradigm

Option B: open paradigm

Option C: closed paradigm

Option D: synchronous paradigm

Correct Answer: closed paradigm ✔

Option A: Problem solving

Option B: Managerial identity

Option C: Influence and team building

Option D: None of the mentioned

Correct Answer: None of the mentioned ✔

Option A: Empirical

Option B: Heuristic

Option C: Analytical

Option D: Critical

Correct Answer: Critical ✔

Option A: people

Option B: product

Option C: process

Option D: none of the mentioned

Correct Answer: process ✔

Option A: people

Option B: product

Option C: popularity

Option D: process

Correct Answer: popularity ✔

Option A: LOC

Option B: FP

Option C: Fuzzy Logic

Option D: LOC and FP

Correct Answer: FP ✔

Option A: EV = (Sopt + 4Sm + Spess)/4

Option B: EV = (Sopt + 4Sm + Spess)/6

Option C: EV = (Sopt + 2Sm + Spess)/6

Option D: EV = (Sopt + 2Sm + Spess)/4

Correct Answer: EV = (Sopt + 4Sm + Spess)/6 ✔

Option A: LOC

Option B: FP

Option C: LOC and FP

Option D: None of the mentioned

Correct Answer: LOC ✔

Option A: Two

Option B: Three

Option C: Four

Option D: No form exists

Correct Answer: Three ✔

Option A: Function point sizing

Option B: Change sizing

Option C: Standard component sizing

Option D: Fuzzy logic sizing

Correct Answer: Function point sizing ✔

Option A: Software project estimation is a form of problem solving

Option B: Developing a cost and effort estimate for a software project is too complex

Option C: All of the mentioned

Option D: None of the mentioned

Correct Answer: All of the mentioned ✔

Option A: Avoidance strategies

Option B: Minimization strategies

Option C: Contingency plans

Option D: All of the mentioned

Correct Answer: Minimization strategies ✔

Option A: Managerial risks

Option B: Technology risks

Option C: Estimation risks

Option D: Organizational risks

Correct Answer: Technology risks ✔

Option A: Product risk

Option B: Project risk

Option C: Business risk

Option D: Programming risk

Correct Answer: Product risk ✔

Option A: Performance risk

Option B: Cost risk

Option C: Support risk

Option D: Schedule risk

Correct Answer: Performance risk ✔

Option A: Staff turnover

Option B: Technology change

Option C: Management change

Option D: Product competition

Correct Answer: Management change ✔

Option A: Business impact risks

Option B: Process definition risks

Option C: Product size risks

Option D: Development environment risks

Correct Answer: Business impact risks ✔

Option A: Risk identification

Option B: Performance risk

Option C: Support risk

Option D: Risk projection

Correct Answer: Risk projection ✔

Option A: Known risks

Option B: Business risks

Option C: Project risks

Option D: Technical risks

Correct Answer: Technical risks ✔

Option A: building an excellent product or system that no one really wants

Option B: losing the support of senior management due to a change in focus or change in people

Option C: lack of documented requirements or software scope

Option D: losing budgetary or personnel commitment

Correct Answer: lack of documented requirements or software scope ✔

Option A: Business impact risks

Option B: Process definition risks

Option C: Product size risks

Option D: Development environment risks

Correct Answer: Product size risks ✔

Option A: Known risks

Option B: Business risks

Option C: Project risks

Option D: Technical risks

Correct Answer: Business risks ✔

Option A: Risk exposure

Option B: Risk prioritization

Option C: Risk analysis

Option D: All of the mentioned

Correct Answer: Risk exposure ✔

Option A: Constructive cost model

Option B: Comprehensive cost model

Option C: Constructive cost estimation model

Option D: Complete cost estimation model

Correct Answer: Constructive cost model ✔

Option A: Risk assessment

Option B: Risk generation

Option C: Risk control

Option D: None of the mentioned

Correct Answer: Risk generation ✔

Option A: FP-Based Estimation

Option B: Process-Based Estimation

Option C: COCOMO

Option D: Both FP-Based Estimation and COCOMO

Correct Answer: FP-Based Estimation ✔

Option A: Early design stage model

Option B: Post-architecture-stage model

Option C: Application composition model

Option D: All of the mentioned

Correct Answer: Early design stage model ✔

Option A: Early design stage model

Option B: Post-architecture-stage model

Option C: Application composition model

Option D: All of the mentioned

Correct Answer: Application composition model ✔

Option A: B.Beizer

Option B: Rajiv Gupta

Option C: B.W.Bohem

Option D: Gregg Rothermal

Correct Answer: B.W.Bohem ✔

Option A: University of Texas

Option B: University of Southern California

Option C: MIT

Option D: IIT-Kanpur

Correct Answer: University of Southern California ✔

Option A: Threats

Option B: Vulnerabilities

Option C: Consequences

Option D: All of the mentioned

Correct Answer: All of the mentioned ✔

Option A: LOC

Option B: Halstead’s program length

Option C: Function Count

Option D: Cyclomatic Complexity

Correct Answer: Cyclomatic Complexity ✔

Option A: Cost

Option B: Time

Option C: Schedule

Option D: None of the mentioned

Correct Answer: None of the mentioned ✔

Option A: Early design estimation model

Option B: Application Composition estimation model

Option C: Comprehensive cost estimation model

Option D: Post architecture estimation model

Correct Answer: Early design estimation model ✔

Option A: An application-composition model

Option B: A post-architecture model

Option C: A reuse model

Option D: An early design model

Correct Answer: An application-composition model ✔

Option A: An application-composition model

Option B: A post-architecture model

Option C: A reuse model

Option D: An early design model

Correct Answer: An early design model ✔

Option A: An application-composition model

Option B: A post-architecture model

Option C: A reuse model

Option D: An early design model

Correct Answer: A reuse model ✔

Option A: CASE tools

Option B: Pricing to win

Option C: Parkinson’s Law

Option D: Expert judgement

Correct Answer: Parkinson’s Law ✔

Option A: Algorithmic cost modelling

Option B: Expert judgement

Option C: Estimation by analogy

Option D: Parkinson’s Law

Correct Answer: Estimation by analogy ✔

Option A: Costs of networking and communications

Option B: Costs of providing heating and lighting office space

Option C: Costs of lunch time food

Option D: Costs of support staff

Correct Answer: Costs of lunch time food ✔

Option A: Algorithmic cost modelling

Option B: Expert judgement

Option C: Estimation by analogy

Option D: Parkinson’s Law

Correct Answer: Algorithmic cost modelling ✔

Option A: JAD

Option B: CLASS

Option C: FAST

Option D: None of the mentioned

Correct Answer: FAST ✔

Option A: conveyor line sorting system

Option B: conveyor line sorting software

Option C: conveyor line sorting speed

Option D: conveyor line sorting specification

Correct Answer: conveyor line sorting system ✔