Question Paper of CS-70 Introduction to Software Engineering Dec-2004

Ql.(a) Software is the differentiating characteristic in many computer based products and systems. Provide examples of two products and at least one system in which software, not hardware, is the differentiating element. Explain your answers.

(b) What are Software Libraries and Software Toolkits? Give an example for each. What are Software Modules? How will you reapply them? Also give an example of a! S/W module.

Question Paper of CS-70 Introduction to Software Engineering June-2004

Q.1. (a) What are the shortcomings of the Waterfall Model? Propose a Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) model which is a modified version of the Waterfall model but overcomes all the disadvantages of the Waterfall Model.

(b) Under what circumstances is product quality likely to be determined by the quality of the development team? Give at least two examples of the types of software products that are particularly dependent on individual talent and ability.

Question Paper of CS-70 Introduction to Software Engineering Dec-2003

Q.l .(a). Modify the Waterfall Model so that it can be used with mall software projects that increase in complexity over time. Give a sketch to the new model. Also, list the documents that would evolve in the design process.

Q.l.(b) Software is the differentiating characteristics in many computer based products and system. Provide examples of two or three products and at least one system in which software, not hardware, is the differentiating element.

Question Paper of CS-70 Introduction to Software Engineering June 2003

Q.I.(a) Propose a specific software project that would be amenable to the incremental model. Present a scenario for applying the model to the software.

Q.1.(b). Make a list of 10 guidelines that will lead to software engineers who work to their full potential.

Question Paper of CS-70 Introduction to Software Engineering Dec 2002

Q.l.(a) List three important software engineering paradigm. Which of these paradigms do you think would be most effective and why? Justify by example.

Ql(b) You have been appointed as a project Manager within an j information systems organization. Your job is to build an application that is quite similar to the other that your team has built. Although this one is larger and more complex. Requirement have been thoroughly documented by the] customer. What team structure would choose and why?

Question Paper of CS- 70 Introduction to Software Engineering June 2002

Q.l.(a) List & explain the characteristics of software. How do these characteristic differ from hardware.

Q.I .(b) Describe various types of software & their application domain, together with their special significance.

Question Paper of CS-70 Introduction to Software Engineering Dec -2001

Q.I.(a) Software is the differentiating characteristic in many computer based products and system. Provide examples of two or three products & atleast one system in which software not hardware is the differentiating element.

Q.l.(b) You have been appointed as a project manager within an information system organization. Your job is to build an application that is quite similar to other that your team has built,although this one is larger and more complex. Requirement have been thoroughly documented by the customer what team structure would you choose? Why?

Question Paper of CS-70 Introduction to Software Engineering June 2001

Q.l.(a) What should be structure of organization management the “best” team?

Q.l.(b) What are the responsibilities and characteristics of a system analyst?

Q.l.© Enumerate the goals of structured methodology of system analysis and design.

Q.l.(d) How are MIS and DSS related? How do they differ from each other?

Q.l.(e) Enumerate reasons which cause system failure.

Q.l.(f) What is distinction between alpha and beta testing. Explain why these terms of testing are particularly valuable.

Question Paper of CS-70 Introduction to Software Engineering Jan-2001

Q.l.(a). List the four important attributes, which all software products should have.

Q.l.(b) Describe what is software process and what is software life cycle.

Q.I ,© What are the software engineering layers? Explain them briefly.

Q.l.(d) Describe the difference between functional and non�functional requirements.

Q.l.(e) What is meant by project planning and control ?

Q.l.(f) Describe risk management concepts and strategies manage such risks.

Question Paper of CS- 70 Introduction to Software Engineering Dec -2000

Q. 1 .(a) What are the different phase of life cycle of a computer based system? Explain them.

Q l (b) What is meant by “Human Resource Management"? Explain different components of it.