LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
B.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION – COMPUTER SCIENCE
FIFTH SEMESTER – NOVEMBER 2010
CS 5505/CS 5502 – SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
Date : 01-11-10 Dept. No. Max. : 100 Marks
Time : 9:00 – 12:00
PART – A
Answer ALL the Questions (10 x 2=20 marks)
- What are the characteristics of software?
- Write the difference between metrics and indicators
- What is software risk?
- What are attributes?
- What is cardinality in data modelling?
- Define: System Flow Diagram (SFD).
- What is cohesion?
- What is modularity?
- What are the attributes of good test?
- Define SQA plan.
PART – B
Answer ALL the questions (5 x 8 =40 marks)
- (a) What are the various categories of software? Explain.
(OR)
(b) Explain the water fall model in detail.
- (a) Explain about the software configuration management.
(OR)
(b) Explain about the modelling the system architecture
- (a) Write short notes on: (i) data object (3)
(ii) Attributes and relationships (3)
(iii) Modality (2)
(OR)
(b) Explain about the ERD with example.
- (a) What are the different types of cohesion? Explain with an example.
(OR)
(b) Explain the design principles of Software.
- (a) Explain about fundamentals of software testing.
(OR)
(b) Explain about the McCall’s quality factors.
PART – C
Answer any TWO questions (2 x 20=40 marks)
- (a) Explain about the prototyping model in detail.
- Explain in detail about COCOMO model.
- (a) Explain in detail about the JSD with an example.
(b) Discuss in detail about the design concepts.
- (a) Explain about the Black box testing in detail.
(b) Discuss about the debugging process in detail.