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II B.Tech II Semester, Supplementary Examinations, Nov/ Dec - 2011

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
(Com. to CSE, IT)
Time: 3 hours

Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks

1.

a) What is meant by software system product? Is there any difference between it and
software?
b) Justify the statement Software engineering is a layered technology.

2.

a) Explain evolutionary software engineering paradigm.

b) What do you mean by non functional requirements? Give various types of non

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functional requirements.

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3.

a) Explain the feasibility studies. What are the outcomes? Does it have explicit or implicit
effect on software requirement collection?
b) What is requirement management? Give the reasons why requirements get change.

4.

a) What is the work product of software design process and who does it?
b) Modularity is the single attribute of the software that allows a program to be
intellectually manageable. How this is true?

5.

a) Distinguish clearly between the concepts of cohesion and coupling in a modular design.
b) State and explain different models that come into play when a HCI is t be designed.

6.

Briefly explain following:

i) Alpha and Beta testing
ii) Stress testing
iii) Regression testing

7.

a) Compare the direct and indirect measures of software engineering.

b) What is RMMP? Explain its usage in risk analysis.

8.

a) Explain the factors that affect software quality.

b) How does enforcement of quality standard help SQA? Illustrate.

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II B.Tech II Semester, Supplementary Examinations, Nov/ Dec - 2011

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
(Com. to CSE, IT)
Time: 3 hours

Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks

1.

a) What is process pattern? Explain how to write process pattern.

b) Why software architecture is important in software process? Explain.

2.

a) Discuss about spiral model with neat diagram.

b) What is requirement engineering? Give different types of requirements with suitable
examples.

3.

a) Write and discuss the structures of SRS document and elaborate its sections and
subsections.
b) Distinguish between expected requirements and exciting requirements.

4.

a) What do you mean by architecture? Give the functioning of various architectural

designs.
b) Justify the statement Design is not coding and coding is not design.

5.

a) What is modular design? Discuss the techniques for effective modular design.
b) State and explain different categories of HCI design guidelines.

6.

What are unit, integration, system and acceptance testings? Explain how they are used
with black box and white box testing?

7.

a) How the consequences of risk are assessed?

b) What are indirect measures and why such measures widely used in software metrics?

8.

a) Explain various software quality standards and discuss how to assure them.
b) Discuss the relative merits of ISO 9000 certification.

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II B.Tech II Semester, Supplementary Examinations, Nov/ Dec - 2011

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
(Com. to CSE, IT)
Time: 3 hours

Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks

1.

a) What is software engineering? List the key challenges in software engineering.

b) Explain in detail layered technology in software engineering.

2.

a) Compare and contrast waterfall model with spiral model.

b) Explain functional requirements with suitable examples. Discuss the problems
associated with these requirements.

3.

Explain the ways and means for collecting the software requirement. How are they
organized and represented.

4.

a)What is refinement? In what way abstraction differs from refinement?

b) What are the various supporting documents to be prepared for the software? Explain.

5.

a) Differentiate between transform analysis and transaction analysis with suitable

examples.
b) What are the design issues to be considered in user interface design?

6.

a) Discuss the techniques of functional testing.

b) What is cyclomatric complexity?

7.

a) Tabulate the similarities and differences between size oriented, function oriented and
extended function point metrics.
b) List the four distinct activities of risk analysis.

8.

a) Describe various metrics for measuring software quality. Can a program be correct and
still not exhibit good quality? Explain.
b) Develop a table that correlates a key process areas in CMM with ISO 9000.

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II B.Tech II Semester, Supplementary Examinations, Nov/ Dec - 2011

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
(Com. to CSE, IT)
Time: 3 hours

Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks

1.

a) What are various frame work activities of software process?

b) Define CMM. Explain various levels of CMM

2.

a) Which type of application suits RAD model? Justify your answer.

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b) List and explain the metrics used for non functional requirements.

3.

a) Why SRS must be traceable? What is traceability requirement?

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b) What is requirement validation? Give requirement validation techniques.

4.

a) Distinguish between cohesion and coupling with examples.

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b) What is abstraction? Explain various modes of abstraction.

5.

a) State the design issues and principles of Meyer for object oriented design.

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b) Explain how human perception will have influence on user interface design.

6.

a) Describe software testing can show the presence of errors but never their absence.
Comment on the truth and the implications of this statement.
b) Explain the basis path testing in detail with an example.

7.

a) Discuss the metrics for software quality.

b) What is meant by risk assessment? What are the different steps to be performed in risk
assessment? Explain.

8.

a) What are software quality factors? Discuss their relative importance.

b) Why it is suggested that CMM is better choice than ISO 9001? Illustrate.

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