Software Engineering Midterm Review
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Software Engineering Midterm Review

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What is the purpose of building prototypes during the development process?

  • To generate final code
  • To finalize the project schedule
  • To address uncertainty in requirements (correct)
  • To confirm external specifications

    • Which activity is involved in managing risks during the project phases?

  • Monitoring symptoms of identified risks (correct)
  • Performing a design review
  • Building an automated model
  • Generating code for components

    • What is typically maintained for all important tasks during the development phase?

  • Project timelines
  • External specifications
  • Metrics (correct)
  • Automated models

    • What is the correct order of tasks from high-level design to development?

    <p>High-level design, prototypes, component-level design</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are development tasks organized and monitored?

    <p>Through the use of process technology tools</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the goal of the high-level design review?

    <p>To uncover errors in the design</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is analyzed to determine typical workflow during project execution?

    <p>An automated model of the process framework</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following tasks is part of the component-level design process?

    <p>Refining and reviewing the design</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of the Personal Software Process (PSP)?

    <p>Personal measurement of work product quality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which activity is NOT included in the framework activities of the Team Software Process (TSP)?

    <p>Market analysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the first step in the communication management process?

    <p>Planning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of requirement is written in natural language for customers?

    <p>User requirements</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the postmortem activity in the software process aim to achieve?

    <p>Set the stage for process improvements</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement best describes the relationship between individual and team processes in software development?

    <p>Both individual and team processes must align to be effective.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of change control in configuration management?

    <p>To maintain consistency across changes made to the system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following statements is true regarding functional requirements?

    <p>They detail how the system should behave with various inputs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the TSP framework approach software process improvement?

    <p>By making CMM23 Level 5 behavior expected and normal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What must the requirements serve as a basis for in project management?

    <p>Bids for contracts or the contracts themselves</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the key aspects of process technology in software engineering according to the content provided?

    <p>The use of one or more adapted process models is essential.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which framework activity is primarily concerned with estimating size and resources?

    <p>Planning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an inevitable characteristic of an abstract statement of a service or system?

    <p>It must be open to interpretation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the expected outcome of creating a 'personal software process' as argued by Watts Humphrey?

    <p>It allows for significant adaptation to meet project needs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In configuration management, what is the step that follows 'Identification'?

    <p>Analysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a Gantt Chart primarily illustrate in project management?

    <p>The timeline of project activities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is indicated by a non-functional requirement like security?

    <p>It specifies operational characteristics and system services.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What could organizational requirements arise from?

    <p>Organizational policies and procedures.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which classification of requirements specifies performance metrics like execution speed?

    <p>Product requirements.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a challenge associated with non-functional requirements?

    <p>They are often difficult to state and can be imprecise.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do external requirements arise from?

    <p>Factors external to the development process.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In structured analysis, how are data and processes viewed?

    <p>As distinct entities with defined attributes and relationships.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which analysis method emphasizes collaboration between classes?

    <p>Object-oriented analysis.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the consequence of having imprecise non-functional requirements?

    <p>They can lead to difficulties in verification.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary role of system maintenance engineers in relation to requirements?

    <p>To understand the system and its parts based on requirements.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What purpose do appendices serve in a requirements document?

    <p>They provide detailed, specific information related to the application.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following models is NOT mentioned as a possible system model?

    <p>Predictive models</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do hardware requirements define in a systems development context?

    <p>The minimal and optimal configurations for the system.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common use of UML diagrams in relation to requirements?

    <p>To define functional requirements for the system.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What aspect of system evolution is crucial for system designers to understand?

    <p>Fundamental assumptions and anticipated changes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of mathematical specifications in requirements documents?

    <p>To provide unambiguous specifications that reduce ambiguity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which index may NOT typically be found in a requirements document?

    <p>Index of marketing strategies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of the Personal Software Process (PSP)?

    <p>Disciplined planning and design with quantitative measurement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which activity in the PSP framework involves developing both size and resource estimates?

    <p>Planning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of creating high-level designs in PSP?

    <p>To develop external specifications for components</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens during the high-level design review in the PSP?

    <p>Formal verification methods are applied to uncover errors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main goal of the development activity in PSP?

    <p>To refine and review component-level design</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are project schedules created in the PSP framework?

    <p>Based on personal metrics and worksheets</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What role do process technology tools play in software organizations?

    <p>They assist in analyzing current processes and organizing tasks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the outcome of conducting a postmortem in the PSP model?

    <p>To set the stage for process improvements</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Software Engineering Midterm Review

    • Software Engineering Process Models: Umbrella activities are defined by a set of actions within a framework. Quality assurance points and milestones track progress. Various process models exist: incremental, prototyping, spiral, component-based, and formal methods are highlighted. The Unified Process (UP) is described as an iterative and incremental approach, drawing on aspects of traditional and agile models. The UP has phases: inception, elaboration, construction, transition, and production.

    Unified Process (UP) Phases

    • Inception Phase: Focuses on customer communication and planning, defining business requirements, proposing architecture, and outlining iterative development.

    • Elaboration Phase: Further refines use cases, expanding the architecture with various views (use case, requirements, design, implementation, and deployment).

    • Construction Phase: Builds software components based on elaboration phase architecture to make use cases operational.

    • Transition Phase: Finalizes construction, moves to user beta testing and feedback for defects and requested changes.

    • Production Phase: Continuous monitoring, operating system/infrastructure support, and evaluating defect reports and change requests are ongoing aspects here.

    Personal and Team Process Models

    • Personal Software Process (PSP): Focuses on personal measurement of both work product and resultant quality to improve the process. Five activities: Planning, High-level Design, High-level Design Review, Development, and Postmortem.

    • Team Software Process (TSP): Aims to build self-directed teams producing high-quality software. Focuses on process improvement, and team performance. Processes: Project launch, High-level design, Implementation, Integration and test, and Postmortem.

    Process Technology

    • Tools allow software organizations to automate process frameworks, manage tasks, control progress, and manage technical quality.

    Product and Process

    • Software increment releases are reviewed, compiled, and tested. Metrics are important. Transition and production phases manage delivery and feedback.

    Requirements Engineering

    • Establishing customer needs and constraints. Requirements can range from high-level descriptions to detailed specifications.

    Types of Requirements

    • User Requirements: Natural language, diagrams of system services, operational constraints. For end-users and customers.
    • System Requirements: Structured documentation of system functions, services, and constraints, often contractual.
    • Functional Requirements: Statements of system services, reactions to inputs, and behavior in situations.
    • Non-functional Requirements: Constraints on services, process and development standards, also time, performance, and quality related constraints, often system-wide.
    • Domain Requirements: Constraints specific to the system's operating environment/area.

    Requirements Modeling

    • Structured Analysis: Models data and processes to transform data.
    • Object-Oriented Analysis: Focuses on classes and their collaboration. Utilizes UML and other object oriented diagrams.

    Requirements Specification

    • Natural Language: Simple, numbered sentences.
    • Structured Natural Language: Form-based descriptions (templates).
    • Design Description Languages: Programming-like notations for operational models.
    • Graphical Notations: Diagrams and annotations for visual representation (UML), including use cases and sequence diagrams.

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    Prepare for your Software Engineering midterm with this comprehensive review. Explore different software process models, focusing on the Unified Process (UP) and its key phases: inception, elaboration, construction, transition, and production. Test your understanding and boost your confidence for the upcoming exam.

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