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Software Engineering Questions and Answers – Quality Management

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Manish

This set of Software Engineering Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Quality Management”.

1. Quality Management in software engineering is also known as
a) SQA
b) SQM
c) SQI
d) SQA and SQM
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Answer: a
Explanation: Quality Management is also called software quality assurance (SQA) which serves as an umbrella activity that is applied throughout the software process.

2. Quality also can be looked at in terms of user satisfaction which includes
a) A compliant product
b) Good quality output
c) Delivery within budget and schedule
d) All of the mentioned
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Answer: d
Explanation: This focuses on how well the implementation follows the design and how well the resulting system meets its requirements .

3. Inspections and testing are what kinds of Quality Costs?
a) Prevention
b) Internal Failure
c) External Failure
d) Appraisal
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Answer: d
Explanation: Inspections, equipment calibration, maintenance and testing appraisal costs is quality management.

4. According to Pareto’s principle, x% of defects can be traced to y% of all causes. What are the values of x and y?
a) 60, 40
b) 70, 30
c) 80, 20
d) No such principle exists
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Answer: c
Explanation: The Pareto principle (also known as the 80–20 rule) states that, for many events, roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes.

5. What is Six Sigma?
a) It is the most widely used strategy for statistical quality assurance
b) The “Six Sigma” refers to six standard deviations
c) It is the most widely used strategy for statistical quality assurance AND The “Six Sigma” refers to six standard deviations
d) A Formal Technical Review(FTR) guideline for quality walkthrough or inspection
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Answer: c
Explanation: The Six Sigma uses data and statistical analysis to measure and improve a company’s operational performance .

6. Which of the following is not a core step of Six Sigma?
a) Define
b) Control
c) Measure
d) Analyse
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Answer: b
Explanation: It is an additional step added for existing processes and can be done in parallel.

7. Non-conformance to software requirements is known as
a) Software availability
b) Software reliability
c) Software failure
d) None of the mentioned
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Answer: c
Explanation: Given a set of valid requirements, all software failures can be traced to design or implementation problems.

8. Software safety is equivalent to software reliability.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: b
Explanation: Software reliability uses statistical analysis to determine the likelihood that a software failure will occur; however, the failure may not necessarily result in a hazard or mishap.

9. Misinterpretation of customer communication is a sample of possible cause defects.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: a
Explanation: Translation gap between the client and the developer often leads to software defects.

10. What kind of quality cost is incurred when an error is detected in a product prior to shipment?
a) Prevention
b) Internal Failure
c) External Failure
d) Appraisal
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Answer: b
Explanation: This includes rework, repair, and failure mode analysis.

11. The degree to which the design specifications are followed during manufacturing is known as
a) Quality of design
b) Quality of conformance
c) Quality of testing
d) None of the mentioned
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Answer: b
Explanation: This focuses on how well the implementation follows the design and how well the resulting system meets its requirements.

12. Quality of design encompasses requirements and specifications of the system.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: a
Explanation: The characteristic that designers specify for an item are cover in quality of design.

13. According to ISO 9001, inspection and testing comes under which management responsibility?
a) Process control
b) Document control
c) Control of non-conforming products
d) Servicing
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Answer: a
Explanation: None.

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