LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

           B.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION – COMPUTER SCIENCE

BH 13

FIFTH SEMESTER – APRIL 2008

CS 5502 – SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

 

 

 

Date : 30-04-08                  Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 1:00 – 4:00

 

PART-A

 

Answer ALL the questions:                                                 (10×2=20 marks)

 

1. What is the need for Software Engineering?
2. How do skills and training affect software quality?
3. Give the factors that increase risk.
4. What do you mean by Prototyping?
5. Differentiate cardinality and modality.
6. What are the steps to conduct JSD?
7. Define Quality.
8. Distinguish between architectural design and detailed design.
9. Define testing.
10. What is black box testing?

 

PART-B

 

Answer ALL the questions:                                                 (5×8=40 marks)

 

1. a) Explain briefly the system development life cycle.

(OR)

1. b) What are the difficult kinds of Project Size? Explain any two of them.

 

1. a) How are the requirements of a Project determined?

(OR)

1. b) Explain the Prototyping methods and tools.

 

1. a) Explain “Structured Analysis”

(OR)

1. b) Explain Data flow Diagram with illustration.

 

1. a) How are Cohesion and Coupling are related?

(OR)

1. b) Describe the Modular design chart.

 

1. a) Describe the McCall’s software quality factors.

(OR)

1. b) Discuss the steps involved in white Box Testing.

 

PART-C

 

Answer any TWO questions:                                                           (2×20=40 marks)

 

1. a) Describe the Software Cost estimators.

1. b) Describe in detail about software requirement specification.

 

1. a) Discuss with a neat block diagram about the elements of the analysis model.

1. b) Mention few guidelines for organising the ectivities of software design.

 

1. a) What is integration testing? Explain Top-down integrations in detail.

1. b) Write a note on

(i) Abstraction

(ii) Software Configuration Management

 

 

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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

B.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION – COMPUTER SCIENCE

ED 15

FIFTH SEMESTER – November 2008

CS 5505 – SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

 

 

 

Date : 05-11-08                     Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 9:00 – 12:00

Part – A          (10 *2=20)

Answer ALL the questions

 

1. Define: Software.
2. What is the difference between metrics and indicator?
3. What is a baseline in SCM?
4. How are project risks different from technical risks?
5. What is data object?
6. Define DFD.
7. Define: software quality
8. What is meant by the term software reliability?
9. What are the attributes of a good software test?
10. List the three categories for debugging approaches.

 

 

Part – B          (5*8=40)

Answer all the questions

 

1. a)  What are the various myths and software?

(OR)

1. Explain about the project resources.

 

1. a) Explain the different stages in SCM process.

(OR)

1. b) Discuss about the requirement elicitation for software.

 

1. a) Explain about the data modeling.

(OR)

1. b) Describe the Jackson System development method.

 

1. a) Discuss about effective modular design.

(OR)

1. b) What are the design heuristics for effective modularity? Explain.

 

1. a)  Describe three control structure-testing strategies.

(OR)

1. Explain about the McCall’s quality factors.

 

Part – C          (2*20=40)

Answer any TWO questions

 

1. (a)   Explain Linear sequential model in detail.                      (10)

(b)  Describe all activities that must occur in order to produce a Risk Mitigation,

Monitoring, and Management Plan.                                (10)

 

1. (a)  A network-based course registration system and admission system in your university.

(i) Draw the E-R diagram and  (ii) Draw DFD.         (10)

(b)  Write short notes on : Behavioral modeling                     (5)

(c)  What are the elements of analysis model? Explain.         (5)

 

1. (a)   Describe the basis path testing in detail.                         (10)

(b)  Explain the fundamental of software testing.                  (5)

(c) Discuss about the incremental model.                               (5)

 

 

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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

   B.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION – COMPUTER SCIENCE

NA 13

FIFTH SEMESTER – November 2008

CS 5502 – SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

 

 

 

Date : 05-11-08                     Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 9:00 – 12:00

PART-A

Answer all the questions                                                       (10 x 2 = 20)

1. Define: Software Engineering
2. List any 2 disadvantages of Life cycle Model.
3. What is s/w configuration management?
4. Define the term: Risk
5. What is the significance of ERD?
6. What are the elements of the analysis model?
7. What is coupling?
8. What is pseudo code?
9. Give the difference between White box and Black Box Testing.
10. What is Integration testing?

                                                                        PART – B

Answer all the questions                                                                   (5 x 8 =40)

11. a) Explain steps required to plan software project.

(or)

1. b) Explain about software metrics
2. a) Explain the desirable properties that software requirement specification should possess.

(or)

1. b) Explain briefly about software documentation.
2. a) Describe structure Analysis and Design Technique

(or)

1. b) Explain any two design techniques with example
2. a) Explain how abstraction and information hiding concept can be used in Software designing

(or)

1. b) Explain any two analysis tools with example
2. a) Explain about System Testing

(or)

1. b) List the factors that affect the software cost.

 

PART – C

Answer any two questions                                                                (2 x 20 =40)

16. a) Draw a DFD for a Student Information System (10)
17. b) Discuss software configuration management in detail (10)
18. a) Describe the phases involved in Prototype modeling (10)
19. b) Write Note on

(i) Walk Through (5)

(ii) Decision

18. a) Explain about Software Risk Management (10)
19. b) Discuss McCalls’s quality Factors (10)

 

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