EECE 430 Midterm, Spring 2008

SAMPLES from previous tests: 1. With regard to choosing suitable software development personnel, one of the following is NOT one of the four main work styles A. Extroverts B. Introverts C. Team Players D. Intuitives E. Rationals 2. In a software project, slack time is defined as A. Projected time – Actual time to perform a task B. Actual time – Projected time C. Latest start time – Earliest start time D. Earliest start time – Latest start time 3. For a person who thinks logically, she is characterized as A. Rational and extrovert B. Rational and introvert C. Intuitive and extrovert D. Intuitive and introvert 4. There are 10 commonly cited risks that may impact the successful completion of a software project. One of the following is NOT one of the cited risks A. Incompetent personnel B. Personnel shortfall C. Unrealistic schedules D. Developing wrong functions E. Continuing requirement changes 5. The COCOMO model is used for A. Project duration estimation B. Project cost estimation C. Project personnel estimation (number of developers) D. Project interdependency modeling 6. If a customer is paranoid about the correctness of the software that will be developed for him, then which model is most suitable for developers to follow? A. V model B. Prototype model C. Operational Specification model D. Transformational model E. Spiral model 7. If we have the following requirement, as part of the specifications to develop a web- based application for a library: “The user should be able to view any screen with a delay that does not exceed 3 seconds.” This represents A. Functional requirement B. Non functional requirement 8. The following is NOT a characteristic of software development requirements A. correct B. consistent C. within budget D. simple E. complete 9. The project plan contains many components. One of the following is not one of them A. Project schedule B. Project scope C. Project team organization D. Technical description of system E. Budget breakdown