Software Engineering Basics Quiz
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What does a software engineer primarily apply to design, develop, test, maintain, and evaluate computer software?

  • Basic coding skills
  • Trial and error approach
  • Engineering design process (correct)
  • Intuitive guesswork

What is the primary focus of a programmer as compared to a software engineer?

  • Software implementation over design (correct)
  • Engineering design over implementation
  • Project management over coding
  • Hardware maintenance over software development

What is the main purpose of software configuration management in the software development process?

  • Minimizing the need for software testing and debugging
  • Automating the entire software development process
  • Systematically controlling changes to the configuration and maintaining integrity (correct)
  • Maximizing software features and functionalities

What was seen as a struggle in the development of software engineering in its early days?

<p>Keeping up with hardware advancements (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What were some common problems faced by software engineers in the past according to the text?

<p>Software exceeding deadlines and budgets, requiring extensive debugging and maintenance (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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