Software Engineering (AL-403) - Important Questions

Compare and differentiate software product vs software process and explain their characteristics.

Explain the RAD model with neat diagram, its phases, importance, applications and situations where it is useful.

Explain the spiral model of software development with neat diagram, phases and activities in each phase, advantages and disadvantages.

Differentiate between functional and non-functional requirements with suitable examples.

Explain use case modeling with neat sketch and example.

Explain the components and key contents of a Software Requirement Specification (SRS) document.

Explain software system modeling using UML and different UML diagrams and model views with suitable examples.

Explain Function-Oriented design in detail.

What are design metrics and why are they important? Explain key metrics used to evaluate software and object-oriented design quality.

What is system testing and software testing? Explain system testing in detail including its types.

Explain black-box testing and its techniques such as boundary value analysis with an example.

What is white-box testing, how is it carried out with example, and what are the difficulties in exercising it?

Explain integration testing, its strategies, with a suitable example.

Explain Software Configuration Management (SCM) and its major activities.

Explain feasibility analysis and its types.

Explain the need and purpose for software maintenance and its types with suitable examples.