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Software Engineering → Waterfall Model 4

White Box Techniques are also called as :-
Legal expenses
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Software ____________ is defined as the probability of failure free operations for a specified period of time in a specific environment.
Control
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The expectancy theory of motivation will focus on ________.
Is impractical but possible
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SCM is done to
Defect.
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Software Engineering → Spiral Model 4

Which of the following is the task of a Tester?<br>i. Interaction with the Test Tool Vendor to identify best ways to leverage test tool on the project.<br>ii. Prepare and acquire Test Data<br>iii. Implement Tests on all test levels, execute and log the tests.<br>iv. Create the Test Specifications
A indirect measure focuses on attributes of a project which can be measured by examining a process, product or resource
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__________does look at the implementation details.
Internal Failure
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Size and Complexity are a part of
ii, iii, iv is true and i is false
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How many activities are there in SCM ?
Reliability.
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Software Engineering → Agile Model 4

__________is testing’s first goal.
A good design methodology should not promote a top-down decomposition strategy.
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In ___________, the program or system is treated as a black box.
Quality of design
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Cost and schedule are a part of
Memory Leaks
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Which of these are valid software configuration items?
Mutation analysis.
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Software Engineering → Requirement Engineering 4

____________ is the independent examination of a work product.
Identify system faults attribute the source of errors and seek solutions
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Test should be conducted for every possible _______.
Set of test cases
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Number of errors found per person hours expended is an example of
Bug prevention.
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Which of the following is not considered one of the four important elements that should exist when a configuration management system is developed?
Structural testing.
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Software Engineering → Software Design 4

______________ is a fault in a program.
Waterfall model
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The ______ associated with testing will be called test factors.
all of the above
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According to Crosby, it is less costly to
Audit
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Which of the following tasks is not part of software configuration management?
All the above.
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Software Engineering → Coding Standards 4

The sudden and complete failure of a computer system is called _______.
Requirements must be complete
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__________ relates to the effort needed to the make changes to the software.
Acceptance testing
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Cost of quality is
Bug
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When software configuration management is a formal activity, the software configuration audit is conducted by the
Risk.
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Software Engineering → Software Testing 4

___________ is the discrepancy between a computed and observed value.
SQA
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Formal Reviews seek to ______.
All du-paths that are not dc-paths
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Which of the following metrics involves defects reported by client
Crash
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The primary purpose of configuration status reporting is to
Maintainability.
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Software Engineering → Debugging 3

_______ is a chronological record of all relevant details about the execution of a test.
All of the mentioned
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__________ relates to the ability of the software to be transferred to a different environment.
The process of retesting the modified parts of the software
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Detecting a defect at which of the following stage is most economical?
Error
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Software Engineering → Software Maintenance 3

___________ matrix records the relationship between two or more products.
Appraisal
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Which of the following is NOT part of a software quality assurance plan?
What was reviewed, who reviewed it, what were the findings
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What kind of quality cost is incurred when an error is detected in a product prior to Shipment ?
Test Log
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Software Engineering → Introduction to Software Engineering 3

Name the process that confirms that the software meets its technical specification.
80, 20
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Who is NOT usually present in a technical review?
Structural Testing
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Dynamic process is an example of
Traceability.
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Software Engineering → Software Development Models 3

_________ are defined to be the variance between the expected result and actual result when the software is put to operation.
It is the most widely used strategy for statistical quality assurance and the “Six Sigma” refers to six standard deviations
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COCOMO is ________.
An input or output ranges of values such that only one value in the range becomes a test case.
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Non-Functional Software testing done to check if user interface is easy to use & understand
Verification
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