Software Engineering (IT-604 (B)) - Important Questions

Explain iterative waterfall model for software life cycle and discuss various activities in each phase.

Explain the necessities of a software life cycle model and elaborate on the various issues of the software life cycle.

Explain the agile process model in detail.

Explain the COCOMO / Constructive Cost Model in detail, including its models and project types.

Discuss the various methods used for software cost estimation.

Explain the ways and means for collecting the software requirements and how are they organized and represented?

Explain the feasibility studies. What are the outcomes? Does it have either implicit or explicit effects on software requirement collection?

Explain the typical structure of an SRS document and its parts.

Explain informal and formal specifications with pre-conditions and post-conditions with suitable examples.

Explain the use case diagram of an ATM machine with a neat diagram.

Explain software maintenance activities and the maintenance process model, including its importance and why maintenance is required.

Explain the prototype/prototyping model, how prototypes are prepared, when it is beneficial to construct one, and whether it increases overall development cost.

Explain integration testing and its outcomes.

Explain system testing with a case study for an operating system.

Differentiate between unit testing and system testing.

What are the different activities involved in project planning?