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Cisy 321:Software Engineering Principles Question Paper

Cisy 321:Software Engineering Principles

Course:Computer Science

Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers

Exam Year:2014

KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY

END OF 2''ND ''TRIMESTER 2014 (PT) EXAMINATION
FACULTY : COMPUTING & INFORMATICS
DEPARTMENT : COMPUTER SCIENCE AND BUSINESS
INFORMATION
UNIT CODE : CISY 321/BBIT 334
UNIT TITLE : SOFTWARE ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES
TIME : 2 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS

Answer question one and any other two questions

Question One (30 marks)

Requirement elicitation is one of the most difficult stages of requirement engineering. Explain five problems associated with the stage

(5 Marks)

How does the throwaway prototyping method differ from the exploratory prototyping

(4 marks)

Distinguish between function and object oriented design

(4 Marks)

"Change is inevitable." State and explain three causes of change in requirements engineering

(3 Marks)

Explain the term "software process model" as used in software engineering

(2 Marks)

Explain any two merits of software standards

(4 marks

Parkinson’s Law states "work expands to fill the time available." Explain the implication of this law on software project

(4 marks)

Describe two merits of measuring software development productivity

(4 Marks)

Question Two (20 marks)

Differentiate between a version and a release in reference to CM

(2 Marks)

Discuss three goals of configuration management

(6 marks)

Explain the term process based quality as used in software engineering

(3 marks)

Discuss three tools that can be employed as part of quality assurance

(6 marks)

Describe the concept of re-use based software engineering

(3 Marks)

Question Three (20 marks)

Explain any four types of software maintenance

(8 marks)

End users must be trained to use newly developed software. Discuss the merits or otherwise of the software team developing the training material, rather than employing technical authors

(12 marks)

Question Four (20 marks)

Outline the various stages of requirements engineering

(8 marks)

Compare waterfall and devolutionary model

(4 marks)

Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the models in (b) above

(8 marks)

Cisy 321:Software Engineering Principles Question Paper

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