LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

B.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION – COMPUTER SCIENCE

FIFTH SEMESTER – APRIL 2012

CS 5505/CS 5502 – SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

 

 

 

Date : 27-04-2012              Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 9:00 – 12:00

 

PART – A

 

ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS:                                                                      (10×2=20 marks)

 

1. What are the disadvantages of prototyping model?
2. Define software metric.
3. List down the various types of risks.
4. What is the need for change control in Software Configuration Management?
5. Write about the components of Analysis Model.
6. Define Cardinality and Modality.
7. What is Stepwise Refinement?
8. Define Information Hiding.
9. What are various testing objectives?
10. Define Cyclomatic Complexity.

PART – B

 

ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS:                                                                      (5×8=40 marks)

 

11. a) Explain about the Linear Sequential Model.

(OR)

1. b) Explain about Function Oriented Metrics.

 

12. a) Write a short note on about Software Prototyping.

(OR)

1. b) Explain about risk estimation.

 

13. a) Explain about Entity Relationship Diagrams with an example.

(OR)

1. b) Explain about the Classical Analysis Methods.

 

14. a) Write a short note on design principles.

(OR)

1. b) Explain about Modularity in Software Design.

 

15. a) Explain about McCalls Quality factors.

(OR)

1.  b) Explain about the various Debugging Approaches.

 

 

PART – C

 

ANSWER ANY TWO QUESTIONS:                                                                    (2X20=40 marks)

 

16. a) Explain about Decomposition Techniques in Detail.
17. b) Discuss in detail about Software Requirements Analysis principles.

 

17. a) Explain about various Black box testing strategies in detail.
18. b) Draw the Data Flow Diagram for College Administration System.

 

18. a) Discuss in detail about Effective Modular Design Principles.
19. b) Discuss about the Communication Techniques to be followed in Requirements Analysis.

 

 

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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

B.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION – COMPUTER SCIENCE

FIFTH SEMESTER – NOVEMBER 2012

CS 5505/CS 5502 – SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

 

 

 

Date : 03/11/2012             Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 9:00 – 12:00

 

PART – A

(10 x 2=20)

Answer all questions:

 

1. Define Software Engineering.

2. What are the types of software metrics?

1. What is the difference between the “Known Risks” and Predictable Risks”?

4. What are the benefits of prototyping?

1. Define System Flow Diagram [SFD].

6. Define: Data dictionary.
7. What is cohesive module?
8. What are the advantages of evolutionary prototyping?

1. What are the Attributes of Good Test?

10. What is debugging?

 

PART – B

(5 X 8=40)

Answer all questions:

 

11. (a) What are the various categories of software? Explain.

(OR)

(b)Discuss about the software project planning.

 

12. (a) Explain about the requirement analysis task.

(OR)

(b)Explain about the software risks.

 

13. (a) Discuss about the ERD and DFD with an example.

(OR)

(b) Explain about the elements of analysis model.

 

14. (a) What are the different types of cohesion? Explain with an example.

(OR)

(b) Explain the design principles.

 

15. (a)Discuss about the Debugging concepts in detail.

 

(OR)

 

(b)Explain about the McCall’s quality factors.

 

PART – C

(2* 20=40)

Answer any two questions:

 

16. (a) Explain iterative waterfall and spiral model for software life cycle and various

activities in each phase.                                                                                               (10)

 

(b) Explain about the software prototyping model.                                                        (10)

 

 

17. (a)Explain in detail about the JSD and SADT .             (10)

 

(b) Explain the effective modular design.                                                                                    (10)

 

 

18. (a) Explain about the testing fundamentals. (10)

 

(b) Discuss about the black box testing in detail.                                                           (10)

 

 

 

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