英语版软件工程复习题.docx

1、英语版软件工程复习题 nature of software applications can be characterized by their information () a. complexity b. content c. determinacy d. choices b and c 2. Modern software applications are so complex that it is hard to develop mutually exclusive category names.() a. True b. False3. Software developers suc

2、ceed more often than they fail, but software failures receive more press coverage.() a. True b. False4. Adding more people to a project that is already behind schedule is a good way to catch up. () a. True b. False5. Modern CASE tools are more important than the newest hardware for achieving good so

3、ftware quality and productivity.() a. True b. False 6. Change cannot be easily accommodated in most software systems, unless a system was designed with change in mind.() a. True b. False7. A general statement of objectives is all that is needed to begin developing a piece of software.() a. True b. F

4、alse 8. The formal technical review is an inadequate substitute for testing regardless of nature of the software defect.() a. True b. False 9. What do people mean by the expression software crisisAnswer:This expression is intended to describe the chronic problems associated with software failures, h

5、ow software is developed, how the growing volume of software is supported, and the difficulties in meeting the growing demand for more software. 10. Explain what is wrong with the notion that software engineering is too time consuming and interferes with a programmers productivity.Answer:Producing a

6、 lot of code quickly is not the object of software development. The software needs to perform correctly or it will need to be rewritten. Most software products must be maintained for many years after they are developed, the time spent documenting a program and planning for changes is easily justifie

7、d over the products lifetime. Studies have shown the later a change is introduced in the development process, the more costly it is to implement.11. Which of the items listed below is not one of the software engineering layers() a. Process b. Manufacturing c. Methods d. Tools 12. What are the three

8、generic phases of software engineering() a. definition, development, support b. what, how, where c. programming, debugging, maintenance d. analysis, design, testing 13. Which of these terms is a level name in the Capability Maturity Model() a. Ad hoc b. Repeatable c. Reusable d. OrganizedCMM。它是对于软件组

9、织在定义、实施、度量、控制和改善其软件过程的实践中各个发展阶段的描述。CMM的核心是把软件开发视为一个过程，并根据这一原则对软件开发和维护进行过程监控和研究，以使其更加科学化、标准化、使企业能够更好地实现商业目标。CMM分为五个等级：一级为初始级，二级为可重复级，三级为已定义级，四级为已管理级，五级为优化级。 14. Which of these items should be used to select a software process framework() a. People b. Product c. Project d. All of the above 15. In whic

10、h software development problem solving stage are the results delivered() a. Status quo b. Problem definition c. Technical development d. Solution integration 16. The linear sequential model of software development is() a. A reasonable approach when requirements are well defined. b. A good approach w

11、hen a working program is required quickly. c. The best approach to use for projects with large development teams. d. An old fashioned model that is rarely used any more. 17. The linear sequential model of software development is also known as the () a. Classical life cycle model b. Fountain model c.

12、 Spiral model d. Chaos model 18. The prototyping model of software development is () a. A reasonable approach when requirements are well defined. b. A useful approach when a customer cannot define requirements clearly. c. The best approach to use for projects with large development teams. d. A risky

13、 model that rarely produces a meaningful product.19. The rapid application development model is () a. Another name for component-based development. b. A useful approach when a customer cannot define requirements clearly. c. A high speed adaptation of the linear sequential model. d. All of the above.

14、20. Evolutionary software process models () a. Are iterative in nature b. Can easily accommodate product requirements changes c. Do not generally produce throw away systems d. All of the above 21. The incremental model of software development is () a. A reasonable approach when requirements are well

15、 defined. b. A good approach when a working core product is required quickly. c. The best approach to use for projects with large development teams. d. A revolutionary model that is not used for commercial products.22. The spiral model of software development () a. Ends with the delivery of the soft

16、ware product b. Is more chaotic than the incremental model c. Includes project risks evaluation during each iteration d. All of the above 23. The concurrent development model is() a. Another name for the rapid application development model. b. Often used for the development of client/server applicat

17、ions. c. Only used for development of parallel or distributed systems. d. Used whenever a large number of change requests are anticipated. 24. The component-based development model is() a. Only appropriate for computer hardware design. b. Not able to support the development of reusable components. c

18、. Dependent on object technologies for support. d. Not cost effective by known quantifiable software metrics. 25. Describe the phases of the prototyping model for software developmentAnswer:Requirements are gathered by having the customer and developer meet and identify whatever objectives and requi

19、rements they can. Quick design follows, focusing on representation of the software that will be visible to the customer. A prototype is constructed by the developer and evaluated by the customer and used to refine the requirements. Iteration occurs and the prototype is tuned to satisfy the customers

20、 needs.26. Describe the role of risk analysis in evolutionary process models like the spiral model.Answer:As each prototype is enhanced by iteration through the process steps, both the technical and management risks are assessed to see if it is still possible to compete the project which its require

21、d functionality with acceptable time and cost constraints.27. Effective software project management focuses on() a. people, performance, payoff, product b. people, product, performance, process c. people, product, process, project d. people, process, payoff, product 28. The first step in project pla

22、nning is to () a. determine the budget. b. select a team organizational model. c. determine the project constraints. d. establish the objectives and scope.29. Process framework activities are populated with ( a. milestones b. work products c. QA points d. All of the above 30. Which factor is the lea

23、st important when choosing the organizational structure for a software team () a. degree of communication desired b. predicted size of the resulting program c. rigidity of the delivery date d. size of the project budget 31. One of the best ways to avoid frustration during the software development pr

24、ocess is to () a. give team members more control over process and technical decisions. b. give team members less control over process and technical decisions. c. hide bad news from the project team members until things improve. d. reward programmers based on their productivity. 32. Which of these so

25、ftware characteristics is not a factor contributing to project coordination difficulties a. interoperability b. performance c. scale d. uncertainty 33. Which of these software characteristics are used to determine the scope of a software project ( a. context,lines of code, function b. context, funct

26、ion, communication requirements c. information objectives, function, performance d. communications requirements, performance, information objectives 34. What activity does a software project manager need to perform to minimize the risk of software failure a. double the project team size b. request a

27、 large budget c. allow absolutely no schedule slippage d. define milestones and track progress 35. Which of these is not a valid reason for measuring software processes, products, and resources a. to characterize them b. to evaluate them c. to price them d. to improve them 36. Process indicators ena

28、ble a software project manager to a. assess the status of an on-going project b. track potential risks c. adjust work flow or tasks d. all of the above 37. Which of the following items are not measured by software project metrics a. inputs b. markets c. outputs d. results 38. Which of the following

29、software quality factors is most likely to affected by radical changes to computing architectures a. operation b. transition c. revision d. none of the above 39. Which of the following provide useful measures of software quality a. correctness, performance, integrity, usability b. reliability, maint

30、ainability, integrity, sales c. correctness, maintainability, size, satisfaction d. correctness, maintainability, integrity, usability 40. To be an effective aid in process improvement the baseline data used must be: a. based on reasonable guesstimates from past projects b. measured consistently acr

31、oss similar projects c. collected over the past 6 months d. based on all previously completed projects 41. The software engineering environment (SEE) consists of which of the following a. customers and users b. developers and managers c. hardware platforms and software tools d. none of the above 42. LOC-based estimation techniques require problem decomposition based on a. information domain values b. project schedule c. software functions d. process activities43. FP-based estimation techniques require problem