Code No: R05220501 Set No.

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II B.Tech II Semester Supplimentary Examinations, Aug/Sep 2007
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
( Common to Computer Science & Engineering, Information Technology
and Computer Science & Systems Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. Discuss various process maturity levels. Also discuss various KPAs that must be
achieved in each level. [16]

2. (a) Discuss about prototyping model. Explain it’s merits and demerits.
(b) Illustrate on RAD process model. [4+4+8]

3. (a) What is view point? Discuss the statement, “Different view points on a prob-
lem is essential”.
(b) Discuss about VORD method in detail. [6+10]

4. (a) Define software design. How is the quality of a good design is assessed?
(b) Give a good and bad software design for any particular problem. [8+8]

5. What are the different static and dynamic models that UML provides to document
the design? Discuss them clearly with suitable examples. [16]

6. (a) Discuss about Security testing and Performance testing. [5]

(b) State and explain various debugging tactics. [5]
(c) What are the questions that every software engineer should ask before making
the “Correction” that remove the cause of a bug? [6]

7. (a) Discuss the relationship between lines of code and function points. [8]
(b) What is Object-Oriented metrics and how it is different from LOC and FP
metrics? [8]

8. Discuss in detail about Formal Technical Reviews(FTR). [16]

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Code No: R05220501 Set No. 2
II B.Tech II Semester Supplimentary Examinations, Aug/Sep 2007
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
( Common to Computer Science & Engineering, Information Technology
and Computer Science & Systems Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) Discuss the major problems with the capability maturity model.
(b) Explain about capability assessment process. [8+8]

2. (a) What is water fall model? How is it different from other engineering process
models?
(b) Explain various types of evolutionary development. [5+5+6]

3. (a) Define brain storming. Explain where it is used with an example.

(b) What are view point and service template forms? Explain why they are used?
[6+10]

4. (a) What is data design. Explain how is it done with examples.

(b) Elaborate on architectural design elements. [2+6+8]

5. State and explain with an example the various methods to identify object classes.
[16]

6. (a) What is the overall strategy for software testing? Explain it clearly. [10]
(b) Discuss a testing strategy for Object-Oriented architectures. [6]

7. (a) With a sample risk information sheet, explain the RMMM plan. [10]
(b) Discuss about software tools for risk management. [6]

8. (a) Discuss clearly the Statistical SQA with sample example. [10]
(b) What is meant by software reliability? Discuss the measures of it. [6]

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Code No: R05220501 Set No. 3
II B.Tech II Semester Supplimentary Examinations, Aug/Sep 2007
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
( Common to Computer Science & Engineering, Information Technology
and Computer Science & Systems Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) What is CMM? Discuss how various maturity levels of CMM can be measured.
(b) What is software standard? Explain various sources of it. [10+6]

2. List different types of requirements. Also explain the purpose of them. [8+8]

3. (a) Differentiate between enduring and volatile requirements. Give examples for
each.
(b) What is traceability? Explain different types of traceability. [8+8]

4. Discuss in detail how would you transform analysis model into design model. [16]

5. (a) How do we determine the format and aesthetics of content displayed as part
of the user interface? [10]
(b) Discuss the importance of analysis of the work environment in user interface
design. [6]

6. (a) What questions do black-box tests answer? [5]

(b) What is meant by BVA? Discuss the guidelines to create BVA test cases. [5]
(c) Discuss about software tools for test case design. [6]

7. (a) Distinguish between metrics and measurements. [6]

(b) What is meant by software process and project metrics? [10]

8. Why is there often tension between a software engineering group and an indepen-
dent Software quality assurance group? Is this healthy? [16]

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Code No: R05220501 Set No. 4
II B.Tech II Semester Supplimentary Examinations, Aug/Sep 2007
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
( Common to Computer Science & Engineering, Information Technology
and Computer Science & Systems Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. What is software process assessment ? Discuss different approaches to it . [6+10]

2. Discuss various evolutionary software process models in detail. [16]

3. (a) Explain the structure of viewpoint and service template forms.

(b) What do you mean by view point structuring? Give an example for it. [8+8]

4. (a) What is information hiding? Describe it’s intent.

(b) Define modularity. Discuss the ways of achieving effective modularity.[4+3+3+6]

5. (a) Discuss the Mandel’s design principles that allow the user to maintain control.
[8]
(b) What is meant by usability? Discuss how to asses the usability? [8]

6. (a) Discuss the steps in top-down integration. [8]

(b) Discuss the problems which will be encountered when top-down integration is
chosen. [8]

7. (a) Distinguish between metrics and measurements. [6]

(b) What is meant by software process and project metrics? [10]

8. (a) Discuss about product standards and process standards. [8]

(b) What are the areas covered by ISO 9001 model for quality assurance. [8]

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