SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT - Multiple Choice Questions. 007

61. In _______ estimation method component tasks are identified and sized and these individual estimates

are aggregated

 A. top-down

 B. bottom up.

 C. procedural oriented

 D. algorithmic model.

 ANSWER: B

62. In prototyping, the extent to which the copies of input screen are shown to the users on the

workstation, but screens cannot actually be used is _____ .

 A. simulated interaction

 B. partial working model

 C. vertical working model.

 D. mock-ups.

 ANSWER: D

63. The ______ event is constructed and tested quickly and inexpensively in order to test the assumptions.

 A. data flow diagrams

 B. UML diagrams

 C. prototype.

 D. product based structure.

 ANSWER: C

64. The V-process model deals with expanding the activity _____.

 A. tasks.

 B. efforts

 C. testing.

 D. process.

 ANSWER: D

65. The critical path is the ________ path through the network

 A. shortest.

 B. nearest.

 C. path with interference float.

 D. longest.

 ANSWER: C

66. The _______ risks affect the organisation developing or procuring the software.

 A. product

 B. process.

 C. business

 D. project.

 ANSWER: C

67. The _____i option is used to find the approach of the identification of risks.

 A. milestone.

 B. brainstorming.

 C. risk planning

 D. risk monitoring

 ANSWER: B

68. ._____ is one of the ways of identifying possible threats to the success of a project and the measures

that might eliminate or reduce them.

 A. Causal mapping

 B. Checklists.

 C. Brainstorming.

 D. Risk assessment

 ANSWER: A

69. .________ is a planned action to be carried out if the particular risk materializes.

 A. Contingency plan

 B. Risk transfer

 C. Integration plan.

 D. Risk mitigation

 ANSWER: A

70. Risk __________is a action taken to ensure that the impact of the risk is lessened when it occurs

 A. reduction.

 B. avoidance.

 C. mitigation

 D. planning.

 ANSWER: C

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51. The _____ prototype is used to test out some ideas and is then discarded when the true development of

the operational system is commenced.

 A. operational.

 B. system.

 C. throw-away

 D. Evolutionary

 ANSWER: C

52. The ______ event is constructed and tested quickly and inexpensively in order to test the assumptions.

 A. prototype.

 B. data flow diagrams

 C. UML diagrams

 D. product based structure.

 ANSWER: A

53. The process in which the later increments might require modification to earlier increments in known as

___________.

 A. software breakage.

 B. hardware breakage

 C. incremental breakage

 D. product breakage

 ANSWER: D

54. In __________the scope of deliverables for an increment is rigidly constrained by an agreed deadline.

 A. increment boxing

 B. time boxing.

 C. deadline verification

 D. checkpoint verification

 ANSWER: B

55. In general any project in real time system must reach a certain _____.

 A. goal

 B. result

 C. output

 D. objectives

 ANSWER: D

56. The ____ oriented system refer to embedded control systems

 A. process

 B. data

 C. event.

 D. task

 ANSWER: C

57. ._______ devised the COCOMO estimating models.

 A. R. Ross.

 B. CCTA.

 C. Barry Boehm

 D. Mike cotterell.

 ANSWER: D

58. The work content of the application to be implemented is measured using _______.

 A. SLOC

 B. KLOC.

 C. MLOC.

 D. CLOC

 ANSWER: A

59. A ______ is any item or person required for the execution of the project. Algorithmic model.

 A. data.

 B. resource.

 C. items.

 D. materials.

 ANSWER: B

60. In _____ step the identification of project scope and objectives

 A. 7

 B. 5

 C. 1

 D. 0

 ANSWER: C

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41. The _______will be of concern at all stages of project planning and execution, but will be of particular

interest at the some points of stepwise frame work.

 A. software coding

 B. software testing.

 C. software quality

 D. software verification

 ANSWER: C

42. The _______makes it difficult to know that a particular task in a project has been completed

satisfactorily.

 A. increasing criticality of software

 B. accumulating errors during software development

 C. intangibility of software.

 D. decreasing criticality of software

 ANSWER: C

43. In quality specification, ______is the range of values within which it is planned the quality

measurement value should lie.

 A. now.

 B. minimally acceptable

 C. target range.

 D. scale.

 ANSWER: C

44. The ______is the extent to which a program satisfies its specifications and fulfills the users objectives.

 A. correctness

 B. efficiency

 C. integrity.

 D. usability.

 ANSWER: B

45. The ______describes the fundamental features of quality management system (QMS) and the

terminology used.

 A. ISO 9000.

 B. ISO 9001.

 C. ISO 9001-2000

 D. ISO 9001-2001.

 ANSWER: A

46. CMM stands for _______.

 A. component maturity models

 B. capability maturity models

 C. common maturity models.

 D. comfort maturity models

 ANSWER: B

47. The UK government has sponsored PRINCE2 procedures through _____.

 A. office of government commerce

 B. office of government companies

 C. office of general companies.

 D. office of general commerce

 ANSWER: A

48. The _______have a good fit with SSADM

 A. OOAD.

 B. PRINCE.

 C. PROMPT.

 D. Waterfall model.

 ANSWER: B

49. PRINCE2 is ______ based project for handling many a task.

 A. activity.

 B. task.

 C. product.

 D. process.

 ANSWER: C

50. In PRINCE2, the task of managing the project on a day-to-day basis will be delegated to _____.

 A. team manager.

 B. project steering committee

 C. team member.

 D. project manager.

 ANSWER: D

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31. The _______ emphasizes the idea of a system in action.

 A. project

 B. process.

 C. plan.

 D. development.

 ANSWER: B

32. The ______ model puts the emphasis on quickly producing prototypes of the software for users to

evaluate.

 A. joint application development

 B. waterfall model.

 C. spiral model

 D. rapid application development

 ANSWER: D

33. The _______means the efforts of each participant are added to get the final result

 A. additive tasks

 B. preservative tasks

 C. conjunctive tasks.

 D. non-additive tasks

 ANSWER: A

34. . The group members are asked to provide the estimate of effort required for software development and

an example for_________.

 A. non-compensatory tasks

 B. non-disjunctive tasks

 C. non-additive tasks

 D. compensatory tasks

 ANSWER: D

35. The ____ decision making is more complex and often require a degree of creativity

 A. structured.

 B. unstructured.

 C. group.

 D. single.

 ANSWER: B

36. ________is based on the idea of some kind of authority or power

 A. Decision making

 B. Motivation

 C. Leadership.

 D. Organizational behavior

 ANSWER: C

37. ________is a kind of position power based on having access to those who have power

 A. Legitimate power.

 B. Non-coercive power

 C. Information power.

 D. Connection power.

 ANSWER: D

38. Permissive Autocrat is a kind of leadership style where a person _______.

 A. makes decision alone.

 B. makes decision participative

 C. makes decision and gives subordinates

 D. makes decision alone with the supervision

 ANSWER: A

39. The _______concerns the departmentalization of organization

 A. differentiation.

 B. separation.

 C. demarcation.

 D. discrimination.

 ANSWER: A

40. _____ tasks mean the efforts of each person are added to get the final result

 A. Specific

 B. Additive.

 C. General.

 D. Intial.

 ANSWER: B

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21. Net present value and internal rate of return are collectively known as ________ techniques.

 A. .distracted cash flow

 B. distributed cash flow.

 C. accounting rate of return.

 D. discounted cash flow.

 ANSWER: D

22. IRR stands for ______.

 A. Internal rate of return.

 B. Intermediate rate of return.

 C. Information rate of return.

 D. Individual rate of return.

 ANSWER: A

23. Cost benefit analysis techniques and ______ provide tools for evaluating expected outcomes and to

select between alternative strategies.

 A. decision trees.

 B. project risk matrix

 C. return on investment

 D. project analysis

 ANSWER: A

24. .Lack of guidance about making organizational decisions is the problem faced by the ____.

 A. customers.

 B. team members.

 C. project managers

 D. project board

 ANSWER: C

25. Reviewing the methodologies and technologies to be used in the project is known as _______.

 A. project analysis

 B. project management

 C. strategic planning

 D. activity planning

 ANSWER: A

26. .USDP stands for_______.

 A. unified system development process.

 B. unified software development process

 C. unified system distribution process.

 D. unified structure development process.

 ANSWER: B

27. NPV stands for _________.

 A. Net present value.

 B. Net profile value.

 C. Net profit value.

 D. Net production value.

 ANSWER: A

28. .__________is an example for an application specific package.

 A. An airline seat reservation system

 B. Microsoft office.

 C. Visual basic.

 D. Net framework

 ANSWER: A

29. The ________ analysis demands that vary each factor one at a time.

 A. case

 B. sensitivity.

 C. group.

 D. overall

 ANSWER: A

30. The management is often used to co-ordinate activities on jobs

 A. general

 B. programmed

 C. team

 D. unique

 ANSWER: B

SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT - Multiple Choice Questions. 001

11. In stepwise project planning the fourth step deals with ______.

 A. project products and activities

 B. project developer and design

 C. project manager and duties

 D. project authority and rights

 ANSWER: A

12. The ______has overall the responsibility for setting, monitoring and modifying objectives of the

project.

 A. project steering committee.

 B. team manager.

 C. team member

 D. project manager.

 ANSWER: A

13. From the _______ options provide practical methods of ascertaining whether an objective has been

met.

 A. specific sub objective

 B. time constraint.

 C. measure of effectiveness.

 D. relevant sub objective.

 ANSWER: A

14. The people / client who have interest in project are called as ____.

 A. project holders

 B. stakeholders.

 C. project leader

 D. team member.

 ANSWER: B

15. _____ kind of people will be under the direct managerial control of the project leader.

 A. External to both project team and the organization.

 B. External to the project team but within the same sector

 C. Internal to the project team.

 D. External only to the project team

 ANSWER: D

16. The ______assessment deal deals with evaluating the functions of hardware and software.

 A. technical

 B. procedure .

 C. dynamic.

 D. static.

 ANSWER: A

17. The products that are used in the process of creating the deliverables are called as _______.

 A. modules.

 B. intermediates

 C. documents.

 D. quality records

 ANSWER: B

18. The relationship between the products can be documented in _____ structure.

 A. work breakdown

 B. product hierarchy.

 C. product breakdown

 D. system flow.

 ANSWER: C

19. .______ is the amount of work that needs to be done in any project.

 A. Effort

 B. Pending SLOC

 C. Elapsed work

 D. Expended work.

 ANSWER: A

20. is thinking carefully about something before you do it

 A. planning

 B. testing

 C. collecting

 D. executing

 ANSWER: A

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1. The ________ is in essence thinking carefully about something before you do it.

 A. testing.

 B. collection

 C. executing.

 D. planning.

 ANSWER: D

2. The _________ management is often used to co-ordinate activities on jobs.

 A. general

 B. Programmed.

 C. team

 D. unique.

 ANSWER: B

3. In general any project in real time system must reach a certain _____.

 A. goal.

 B. resul

 C. output.

 D. objectives.

 ANSWER: D

4. There are ______ numbers of steps in Stepwise project planning for real time projects

 A. 6

 B. 7

 C. 8

 D. 10

 ANSWER: D

5. In objective based projects must specify the new software and to meet the identified _______.

 A. formula

 B. requirements.

 C. feasibility study.

 D. system study

 ANSWER: B

6. Generating the solution for the problems with the newly installed system in called as ________.

 A. .architecture design

 B. detailed design

 C. requirements design

 D. acceptance support.

 ANSWER: B

7. Groups of methods or techniques are called ____.

 A. plans.

 B. methodologies.

 C. objectives.

 D. products.

 ANSWER: A

8. The projects under _______category, the system interfaces with the organization

 A. information systems.

 B. embedded systems.

 C. product based

 D. process based

 ANSWER: D

9. In ________ the system interfaces with machine and objectives.

 A. objective driven project

 B. product driven project.

 C. process driven project.

 D. embedded systems

 ANSWER: D

10. In management, ______means taking action to remedy hold-ups.

 A. planning.

 B. organizing.

 C. controlling.

 D. monitoring

 ANSWER: D