MCA513 Software Engineering MCA Question Bank : bbdnitm.ac.in
Name of the Institute : Babu Banarasi Das National Institute of Technology & Management
Degree : MCA
Department : Computer Applications
Subject Code/Name : (MCA-513) Software Engineering
Year : 3rd
Semester : 5th
Document Type : Question Bank
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BBDNITM Software Engineering Question Paper
Q1 What is software engineering?Explain the need of software engineering techniques in software development.
Q2 Explain the steps of software development life cycle.
Q3 What do you mean by software crisis?Discuss the main reasons of software crises.
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Q4 What are essential characteristics of software engineering?
Q5 Explain different types of software.
Q6 What do you mean by the term software engineering?Describe the evolving role of software.
Q7 Give the various application areas of the software?
Q8 What are the different software components?
Q9 Explain in detail software engineering process.
Q10 Define software engineering. It is an art, craft, or an science?
Q11 What do you mean by feasibility study?Explain different types of feasibility studies.
Q12 What are the goals of software engineering?Explain.
Q13 What is the difference between analysis and design. Can one begin to design without analysis?
Q14 What are the factors involved in the emergence of software engineering?Explain.
Q15 Explain the different categories of maintenance in the software development life cycle.
Q16 Explain Waterfall model in detail with the help of diagram. State its advantages and also its limitations.
Q17 What is prototype model?Explain its working with neat diagram.
Q18 explain Iterative enhancement model with the help of a suitable example.
Q19 What are the major phases in the spiral model of software development?Explain.
Q20 Write a short note on comparison between various software development life cycle models.
Q21 Discuss the merits and demerits of various models of Software Engineering.
Q22 What do you mean by Data flow diagrams?Explain some of the symbols used to draw a DFD.
Q23 Explain different types of categories of software metrics.
Q24 Discuss some methods of monitoring and control of software development process.
Q25 Discuss the difference between Object Oriented and Function Oriented design.
Q26 What is meant by the term coupling in the context of software design?Is it true that in a good design, the modules should have low coupling?Why.
Q27 What is software metrics?What is the role of metrics in project management?
Q28 What is the goal of the functional decomposition approach to structured design?
Q29 Discuss the differences between size and function oriented metrics.
Q30 What is SRS?What are the different components of Software Requirement Specification?
Q31 What do you understand by the term system testing?What are different kinds of system testing that are usually performed on large software products-
Q32 Distinguish between software verification and software validation.
Q33 What are the various testing strategies?Explain in detail.
Q34 Explain the need of testing in software develop?Explain various testing technique.
Q35 What do you mean by regression testing and where do we use it?
Q36 Explain testing. List and describe various testing techniques briefly.
Q37 What do you understand by structured testing?List important structural testing techniques.
Q38 What is cyclomatic complexity?Compute the cyclomatic complexity of a flow graph of your choice.
Q39 What do you mean by cause-effect graphing technique?Discuss its relevance.
Q40 Explain the equivalence partitioning method as applied to determine black box test cases.
Q41 What is the difference between alpha and beta testing?
Q42 Write short notes on test cases and test plans.
Q43 What are the important debugging techniques?Explain.
Q44 Differentiate between black box and white box testing technique and suggest how they can be used together for defect testing.
Q45 Define structured programming?Discuss the advantages of structured programming.
Q46 Discuss requirement analysis phase in detail. What is the output of this phase?
Q47 What characteristics of software make it different from other Engineering products?
Q48 Comment on the statement “Software does not wear out”. Also list the reasons for software crises.
Q49 What do you mean by Software?What are the attributes of good software?Explain.
Q50 What is the difference between methodology and a process?Explain.
Q51 What do you mean by software quality?Describe the factors that affect the software quality.
Q52 What do you mean by functional & non-functional requirements?Give examples.
Q53 Discuss the IEEE standards for SRS.
Q54 Write short note for calculating Cyclomatic complexity of a program with suitable example.
Q55 Discuss bottom-up & top-down design approach with example.
Q56 Write short note on the following with example. i) Integration testing ii) Regression testing
Q57 What do you mean by software maintenance. Explain different types of maintenance with example.
Q58 What do you mean by implementation?Discuss the activities involved during implementation.
Q59 What is SRS. Discuss various component & advantages of SRS.
Q60 Explain DFD. Draw a DFD for Payroll management system.