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What is the main focus of software engineering?
What is the main focus of software engineering?
- Designing mechanical systems
- Creating electrical circuits
- Developing hardware components
- Building software applications (correct)
What is the significance of software in developed nations according to the text?
What is the significance of software in developed nations according to the text?
- Economies of developed nations are independent of software
- Software is crucial for the economies of developed nations (correct)
- Software has no impact on economies
- Software only affects underdeveloped nations
What is the main concern of software engineering?
What is the main concern of software engineering?
- System complexity
- Market analysis
- Professional software development (correct)
- Hardware design
Why do larger and more complex systems contribute to software project failure?
Why do larger and more complex systems contribute to software project failure?
Why do many companies experience more expensive and less reliable software?
Why do many companies experience more expensive and less reliable software?
Which type of software products are designed for a broad customer market with common requirements?
Which type of software products are designed for a broad customer market with common requirements?
What can dominate computer system costs according to the text?
What can dominate computer system costs according to the text?
Why are maintenance costs highlighted for systems with a long life?
Why are maintenance costs highlighted for systems with a long life?
What is the key difference between generic and customized software products?
What is the key difference between generic and customized software products?
Why is software engineering important according to the passage?
Why is software engineering important according to the passage?
What is the purpose of software engineering milestones?
What is the purpose of software engineering milestones?
What are the three basic forces at play in the industrial-strength software domain according to the passage?
What are the three basic forces at play in the industrial-strength software domain according to the passage?
What is the key purpose of software engineering ethics?
What is the key purpose of software engineering ethics?
Which of the following is an example of an embedded control system mentioned in the passage?
Which of the following is an example of an embedded control system mentioned in the passage?
Which of the following is NOT one of the software quality attributes mentioned in the text?
Which of the following is NOT one of the software quality attributes mentioned in the text?
What percentage of a software engineer's time is typically spent writing code?
What percentage of a software engineer's time is typically spent writing code?
Which of the following is NOT listed as an activity that software engineers spend time on, according to the text?
Which of the following is NOT listed as an activity that software engineers spend time on, according to the text?
What is the primary purpose of software requirements documents, according to the text?
What is the primary purpose of software requirements documents, according to the text?
Which of the following software quality attributes is focused on the software's performance?
Which of the following software quality attributes is focused on the software's performance?
What is the primary purpose of building and analyzing software prototypes, according to the text?
What is the primary purpose of building and analyzing software prototypes, according to the text?
