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Software Project Management → Introduction to SPM 4

Which of the following is the reason that software is delivered late?
all of the mentioned
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What is the recommended distribution of effort for a project?
40-20-40
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Which of the following algorithms tends to minimize the process flow time?
shortest job first
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What is Cyclomatic complexity?
white box testing
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Software Project Management → Project Planning 4

Which of the following is an activity that distributes estimated effort across the planned project duration by allocating the effort to specific software engineering tasks?
software project scheduling
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A project usually has a timeline chart which was developed by
henry gantt
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Under multiprogramming, turnaround time for short jobs is usually                  and that for long jobs is slightly                        
shortened; lengthened
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Lower and upper limits are present in which chart?
run chart
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Software Project Management → Project Scheduling 4

Every task that is scheduled should be assigned to a specific team member is termed as
defined responsibilities
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Round robin scheduling falls under the category of                          
preemptive scheduling
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OSI stands for                      
open system interconnection
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Maintenance testing is performed using which methodology?
breadth test and depth test
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Software Project Management → Risk Management 4

What is a collection of software engineering work tasks, milestones, and deliverables that must be accomplished to complete a particular project?
task set
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With round robin scheduling algorithm in a time shared system                          
using very large time slices converts it into first come first served scheduling algorithm
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The number of layers in ISO OSI reference model is                      
7
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White Box techniques are also classified as
structural testing
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Software Project Management → Cost Estimation 4

Ensuring that no more than the allocated number of people are allocated at any given time in Software Scheduling is known as
effort validation
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The portion of the process scheduler in an operating system that dispatches processes is concerned with                          
assigning ready processes to cpu
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TCP/IP model does not have              layer but OSI model have this layer.
session layer
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Exhaustive testing is
impractical but possible
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Software Project Management → PERT and CPM 4

What is used to determine the recommended degree of rigor with which the software process should be applied on a project?
adaptation criteria
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What is FIFO algorithm?
first executes the job that came in first in the queue
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Which layer is used to link the network support layers and user support layers?
transport layer
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Which of the following is/are White box technique?
all of the mentioned
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Software Project Management → Resource Management 4

What evaluates the risk associated with the technology to be implemented as part of project scope?
preliminary concept planning
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The strategy of making processes that are logically runnable to be temporarily suspended is called                          
preemptive scheduling
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Which address is used on the internet for employing the TCP/IP protocols?
all of the mentioned
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What are the various Testing Levels?
all of the mentioned
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Software Project Management → Software Metrics 4

Which of the following is not an adaptation criteria for software projects?
customers complaints
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What is Scheduling?
allowing a job to use the processor
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TCP/IP model was developed            the OSI model.
prior to
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Boundary value analysis belong to?
black box testing
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Software Project Management → Quality Assurance 4

Which of the following is a project scheduling method that can be applied to software development?
both pert and cpm
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There are 10 different processes running on a workstation. Idle processes are waiting for an input event in the input queue. Busy processes are scheduled with the Round- Robin time sharing method. Which out of the following quantum times is the best value for small response times, if the processes have a short runtime, e.g. less than 10ms?
tq = 15ms
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Which layer provides the services to user?
application layer
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Alpha testing is done at
developer’s end
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Software Project Management → Project Monitoring 4

A technique for performing quantitative analysis of progress is known as
eva
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Orders are processed in the sequence they arrive if                rule sequences the jobs.
first come, first served
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Which of the following term describes testing?
evaluating deliverable to find errors
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What is the main purpose of hazard identification?
to characterize adverse effect of toxins
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