The IIT Madras BS Software Engineering (Software Engineering) End Term paper sat on 30 Apr 2023, in the January 2023 term: 26 questions for 100 marks in 180 minutes. Every question is below with its answer. Take it as a timed mock test to be marked, or read it through first.
A software company has to develop a mobile game. The developers have already written the code. In the current phase, the team is conducting some procedures to ensure that the implemented code behaves according to the requirements. The mobile game is in what stage of the software development cycle?
Requirements gathering
Design
Development
Testing
Maintenance
Correct answer
Testing
Suppose a company wants to develop a web application for selling footwear online. During the requirement-gathering phase, the company wants to visit some popular footwear shops to explore what additional items they should sell along with the footwear using the same web application.
Which requirement-gathering technique can be used to list down recommendations for the additional items to sell?
Questionnaires
Interviews
Focus groups and workshops
Naturalistic observations
Correct answer
Naturalistic observations
Which of the following UI heuristics allows the user to quickly correct mistakes and/or backtrack on the choices made?
Use familiar languages and metaphors
Clean and functional design
Freedom
Recognition over recall
Correct answer
Freedom
Using hand-drawn comics
Using a hand-drawn interface on multiple pieces of paper
Using software like Photoshop, Powerpoint
Using web applications with fake data
Correct answer
Using software like Photoshop, Powerpoint
Data coupling
Control coupling
Common coupling
Content coupling
Correct answer
Content coupling
Text editor
Integrated development environment
Web application framework
Interpreter
Correct answer
Web application framework
In what type of testing is the integrated system tested by a test team in an organization?
Integration testing
Alpha testing
Beta testing
Acceptance testing
Correct answer
Alpha testing
Which deployment strategies maintain multiple instances of the production environment (versions) and allow the users to choose which version to use?
Blue/Green deployment
Canary deployment
Versioned deployment
None of these
Correct answer
Versioned deployment
How minifying the code can increase the efficiency of a website?
It results in fetching the pages from memory instead of the database.
It enables an asynchronous work queue to be executed outside the HTTPrequest-response cycle to perform some of the resource and time-consuming tasks.
It compresses the static pages and enables fast loading and rendering ofpages.
It enables continuous performance monitoring of the website.
Correct answer
It compresses the static pages and enables fast loading and rendering ofpages.
Marketing team
Sales team
Data scientists
Ethics and policy specialists
Support Team
Correct answer
Data scientists
An investment firm wants to develop a mobile application, that the investors can use to search the current fund values of their investments. Consider a user story for the application.
An investment firm wants to develop a mobile application, that the investors can use to search the current fund values of their investments. Consider a user story for the application.
Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Relevant
Timeboxed
Correct answer
Specific
365.89 person months
639.45 person months
1,125.43 person months
14,64,887.42 person months
Correct answer
639.45 person months
Factory design pattern
Builder design pattern
Adapter design pattern
Facade design pattern
Correct answer
Builder design pattern
Consider the following code base in Python.
Consider the following code base in Python.
Identify the set of valid test cases for black box testing using the equivalence class technique.
{price = 0, price = 2000}
{price = -10, price = 0, price = 1200}
{price = 0, price = 1800, price = 3800}
{price = -10, price = 0, price = 1010, price = 1999}
Correct answer
{price = 0, price = 1800, price = 3800}
I --> V --> IV --> II
I --> III --> II --> IV --> V
IV --> V --> II
III --> II --> V
Correct answer
IV --> V --> II
Suppose you are using an application to access cloud storage, where you can backup your files from your laptops, computers, or smartphones. The application includes a feature that allows you to recover accidentally deleted files from a separate trash drive.
This feature achieves which of the following usability goals?
Efficiency
Effectiveness
Safe to use
Learnability
Memorability
Correct answer
Safe to use
X: association, Y: Composition
X: association, Y: Inheritance
X: Composition, Y: Inheritance
X: Composition, Y: association
Correct answer
X: Composition, Y: Inheritance
During debugging a third-party API, the development team consults the available documentation and example codes for a proper understanding of the usage of the API. Which kind of debugging strategy is considered in this case?
Input manipulation
Backwards debugging
Forwards debugging
Blackbox debugging
Correct answer
Blackbox debugging
Single responsibility principle
Open-closed principle
Liskov substitution principle
Interface segregation principle
Correct answer
Open-closed principle
A company InitX has developed a web application. For hosting the web application, the company has purchased all the required hardware. Which kind of hosting option has the company chosen?
Bare metal servers
Infrastructure-as-a-service
Platform-as-a-service
None of these
Correct answer
Bare metal servers
What is the primary responsibility of the product owner in a scrum team?
Monitoring and ensuring that all the activities of a given sprint are properlyperformed.
Interfacing between the clients and the development team.
Participating in sprint planning.
Preparing product backlog.
Correct answer
Interfacing between the clients and the development team.
A software company has taken up a project to develop an application related to telecommunications. However, after the project was started, the project manager found out that the team members did not have the sufficient domain knowledge to develop the software.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
Identify the type of risk in the given scenario.
Technical risk
Project risk
Business risk
None of these
Correct answer
Project risk
A software company has taken up a project to develop an application related to telecommunications. However, after the project was started, the project manager found out that the team members did not have the sufficient domain knowledge to develop the software.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
Which of the following can help in mitigating the risk identified from the previous question?
Hire developers with relevant experience, within the company, or outside thecompany
Communicate with clients, and build prototypes
Explore the market for similar products
Outsource to third-party vendors
Correct answers
Hire developers with relevant experience, within the company, or outside thecompany
Outsource to third-party vendors
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
Using the branch coverage criteria, identify all the appropriate sets of valid test cases for whitebox testing.
{year = 2200, year = 657}
{year = 2000, year = 1755}
{year = 2000, year = 2200, year = 1755}
{year = 2000, year = 2200, year = 2022}
Correct answers
{year = 2000, year = 1755}
{year = 2000, year = 2200, year = 1755}
{year = 2000, year = 2200, year = 2022}
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
Which kinds of integration testing approaches must require the use of drivers?
Big Bang approach
Bottom-Up approach
Top-down approach
Mixed approach
Correct answers
Bottom-Up approach
Mixed approach
Which of the following are the benefits of continuous integration?
Reduces deployment time
No initial effort is required to set up the process
Users can see the initial prototype
Discourage modular coding
Correct answers
Reduces deployment time
Users can see the initial prototype
