Software Engineering Questions and Answers – Decomposition Techniques in Software Project Planning

This set of Software Engineering Question Bank focuses on “Decomposition Techniques in Software Project Planning”.

1. Why is decomposition technique required?
a) Software project estimation is a form of problem solving
b) Developing a cost and effort estimate for a software project is too complex
c) All of the mentioned
d) None of the mentioned
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2. Cost and effort estimation of a software uses only one forms of decomposition, either decomposition of the problem or decomposition of the process.
a) True
b) False
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3. If a Direct approach to software project sizing is taken, size can be measured in
a) LOC
b) FP
c) LOC and FP
d) None of the mentioned
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4. Which software project sizing approach develop estimates of the information domain characteristics?
a) Function point sizing
b) Change sizing
c) Standard component sizing
d) Fuzzy logic sizing
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5. The expected value for the estimation variable (size), S, can be computed as a weighted average of the optimistic(Sopt), most likely (Sm), and pessimistic (Spess) estimates given as
a) EV = (Sopt + 4Sm + Spess)/4
b) EV = (Sopt + 4Sm + Spess)/6
c) EV = (Sopt + 2Sm + Spess)/6
d) EV = (Sopt + 2Sm + Spess)/4
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6. How many forms exists of Barry Boehm’s COCOMO Model?
a) Two
b) Three
c) Four
d) No form exists
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7. Who suggested the four different approaches to the sizing problem?
a) Putnam
b) Myers
c) Boehm
d) Putnam and Myers
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8. In many cases, it is often more cost-effective to acquire, rather than develop, computer software.
a) True
b) False
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9. A make-buy decision is based on whether
a) The software may be purchased off-the-shelf
b) “Full-experience” or “Partial-experience” software components should be used
c) Customer-built software should be developed
d) All of the mentioned
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10. Which of the following is not one of the five information domain characteristics of Function Point (FP) decomposition?
a) External inputs
b) External outputs
c) External process
d) External inquiries
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11. The project planner must reconcile the estimates based on decomposition techniques to produce a single estimate of effort.
a) True
b) False
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12. Programming language experience is a part of which factor of COCOMO cost drivers?
a) Personnel Factor
b) Product Factor
c) Platform Factor
d) Project Factor
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13. If an Indirect approach is taken, then the sizing approach is represented as
a) LOC
b) FP
c) Fuzzy Logic
d) LOC and FP
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