Paper 2 CS · UNIT 06 · MOCK TEST

Mock 10 – Metrics, Estimation & Project Management (Part 2)

Unit 6: Software Engineering · 27 questions · about 32 minutes. Press End Mock any time to see your score and the correct answers.

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Q1. Which of the following is used to determine the cost performance index (CPI)?

ABudgeted cost of work performed − budget at completion BBudgeted cost of work performed ÷ budget at completion CBudgeted cost of work performed ÷ actual cost of work performed DBudgeted cost of work performed − actual cost of work performed

Q2. If P is the risk probability and L is the loss, then risk exposure (RE) is computed as ______

ARE = P / L BRE = P + L CRE = P × L DRE = 2 + (P × L)

Q3. Statement I: Software testing must be recognised as a significant effort, and its planning must begin at the earliest possible time.
Statement II: The cost of software testing is an important contribution in determining overall software development costs.

ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true. BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false. CStatement I is true but Statement II is false. DStatement I is false but Statement II is true.

Q4. COCOMO stands for

AConsumed cost model BConstructive cost model CCommon control model DComposition cost model

Q5. A software project manager is responsible for the following tasks:
A. Project planning
B. Project status tracking
C. Resource management
D. Risk management
E. Project delivery within time and budget
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

AAll the statements are correct. BOnly B and C are correct. COnly A and D are correct. DAll the statements are not correct.

Q6. Size and complexity are part of

APeople metrics BProject metrics CProcess metrics DProduct metrics

Q7. Which metrics are derived by normalising quality and/or productivity measures by the size of the software that has been produced?

AFunction-oriented metrics BFunction-point metrics CLines-of-code metrics DSize-oriented metrics

Q8. Consider the following related to the Fourth Generation Technique (4GT):
(A) It controls efforts.
(B) It controls resources.
(C) It controls the cost of development.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A(A) and (B) only B(B) and (C) only C(C) and (A) only DAll of (A), (B) and (C)

Q9. Match List I with List II:
List I: (A) Stack algorithm (B) Elevator algorithm (C) Priority scheduling algorithm (D) Havender's algorithm
List II: (I) Deadlock (II) Disk scheduling (III) Page replacement (IV) CPU scheduling
Choose the correct match from A-D to I-IV.

AA-(III), B-(II), C-(IV), D-(I) BA-(II), B-(III), C-(IV), D-(I) CA-(III), B-(II), C-(I), D-(IV) DA-(II), B-(III), C-(I), D-(IV)

Q10. A null remote procedure call (RPC) (carrying 0 data bytes) takes 1.0 msec, with an additional 1.5 msec for every 1K of data carried. How long does it take to read 32K from a file server, issued as 32 separate 1K RPCs?

A49 msec B80 msec C48 msec D100 msec

Q11. Which of the following statements about the cron daemon in a UNIX operating system is NOT correct?

Acron is the standard tool for running commands on a predetermined schedule. BIt starts when the system boots and keeps running as long as the system stays up. Ccron reads configuration files (crontabs) that list command lines together with the times at which they should be invoked. DCrontabs for individual users are not stored.

Q12.

Match List I with List II

AA-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV BA-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I CA-III, B-II, C-I, D-IV DA-IV, B-II, C-I, D-III

Q13.

Match List I (software risk) with List II: A. Predictable risk, B. Business risk, C. Project risk, D. Past risk. List II: I. Strategic risk, II. Staffing and organization, III. Implementation, IV. Past project experience.

AA-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II BA-III, B-II, C-I, D-IV CA-I, B-IV, C-III, D-II DA-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III

Q14.

Match List I with List II. List I: A. PERT, B. Optimistic time, C. CPM, D. Pessimistic time. List II: I. Used for non-repetitive jobs, II. Used for repetitive jobs, III. The shortest possible time to complete the activity if all goes well, IV. The longest time that an activity takes.

AA-III B-IV C-II D-I BA-IV B-I C-II D-III CA-I B-III C-II D-II DA-I B-III C-II D-IV

Q15.

If P is the risk probability, L is the loss, then Risk exposure (RE) is computed as ______

AR E=P / L BR E=P+L CR E=P * L RE = 2 + (P ∗L) D

Q16.

Given below are two statements:

Statement I: Software testing must be recognized as a significant effort, and its planning must begin at the earliest possible time.

Statement II: The cost of software testing is an important contribution in determining overall software development costs. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true. BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false. CStatement I is true but Statement II is false. DStatement I is false but Statement II is true.

Q17.

COCOMO stands for-

AConsumed cost model BConstructive cost model Q CCommon control model DComposition cost model

Q18.

Software project manager is responsible for the following tasks:

A. Project Planning

B. Project status tracking

C. Resource management

D. Risk management

E. Project delivery within time & budget.

AAll the statements are correct. BOnly B & C are correct. COnly A & D are correct DAll the statements are not correct.

Q19.

Which metrics are derived by normalizing quality and/or productivity measures by the size of the software produced?

AFunction-oriented metrics BFunction-point metrics CLine of code metrics DSize-oriented metrics

Q20.

Consider the following related to Fourth Generation Techniques (4GT): (A) It controls efforts. (B) It controls resources. (C) It controls cost of development. Choose the correct answer:

A(A) and (B) only B(B) and (C) only C(C) and (A) only DAll (A), (B) and (C)

Q21.

A company can develop software in L₁ or L₂. L₂ needs three times the LOC of L₁, and the software must be maintained for 10 years. Man-years for development: LOC/1000 for both. Development cost per man-year: L₁ ₹70,000, L₂ ₹90,000. Maintenance per year: L₁ ₹1,00,000, L₂ ₹40,000. Total cost includes development and maintenance. For what LOC of L₁ are the costs equal?

A2000 B6000 C3000 D5000

Q22.

A Software project was estimated at 864 Function Points. A six person team will be assigned to project consisting of a requirement gathering person, one designer, two programmers and two testers. The salary of the designer is ₹ 70,000 per month, requirement gatherer is ₹ 50,000 per month, programmer is ₹ 60,000 per month and a tester is ₹ 60,000 per month. Average productivity for the team is 12 FP per person month. Which of the following represents the projected cost of the project?

A₹ 33,20,000 B₹ 43,20,000 C₹ 33,10,000 D₹ 22,10,000 n

Q23.

Match List I (CMM levels) with List II. List I: A. INITIAL, B. REPEATABLE, C. DEFINED, D. MANAGED. List II: I. Process measurement, II. Process definition, III. Project management, IV. Ad hoc.

AA-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I BA-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II CA-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I DA-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II

Q24.

An --------------- chart is a project schedule representation that presents project plan as a directed graph. The critical path is--------------- the sequence of ---------------tasks and it defines project---------------

AActivity, Shortest, Independent, Cost BActivity, Longest, Dependent, Duration CActivity, Longest, Independent, Duration DActivity, Shortest, Dependent, Duration a2c mod n = (ac)2 mod n

Q25.

A Web application and its support environment has not been fully fortified against attack. Web engineers estimate that the likelihood of repelling an attack is only 30 percent. The application does not contain sensitive or controversial information, so the threat probability is 25 percent. What is the integrity of the web application?

A0.625 B0.725 C0.775 D0.825

Q26.

Which of the following are the primary objectives of risk monitoring in software project tracking? P : To assess whether predicted risks do, in fact, occur Q : To ensure that risk aversion steps defined for the risk are being properly applied R : To collect information that can be used for future risk analysis

AOnly P and Q BOnly P and R COnly Q and R DAll of P,Q,R

Q27.

For a software system P: estimated size 33,480 LOC; average productivity 620 LOC per person-month; 6 developers; average salary ₹50,000 per month. If E, D and C are the estimated effort (person-months), development time (months) and cost (₹ lakh), then (E, D, C) =

A(48, 8, 24) B(54, 9, 27) C(60, 10, 30) D(42, 7, 21)

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