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1 Dr.G.R.Damodaran College of Science (Autonomous, affiliated to the Bharathiar University, recognized by the UGC)Reaccredited at the 'A' Grade Level by the NAAC and ISO 9001:2008 Certified CRISL rated 'A' (TN) for MBA and MIB Programmes III B.COM (CA) [ ] Semester VI ELECTIVE IV: SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT 603V1 Multiple Choice Questions. 1. SPM stands for A. Software Project Management. B. System Process Monitoring. C. Software Program Manipulation. D. System Program Model. 2. The is a set of instruction or programs. A. Data. B. software. C. command. D. hardware. 3. In general any project in real time system must reach a certain. A. goal. B. result. C. output. D. objectives. 4. There are numbers of steps in Stepwise project planning for real time projects. A. 6. B. 7. C. 8. D Which is the standard process model? A. Waterfall B. V-Process C. Spiral D. Dimand 6. In step the identification of project scope and objectives. A. 7

2 B..5. C. 1. D A model is an abstract representation of a process. A. software process B. hardware process C. application process D. program process 8. is a step to make the process of making the new system operational. A. Execution. B. Integration. C. Installation. D. Planning. 9. Groups of methods or techniques are called. A. plans. B. methodologies. C. objectives. D. products. 10. The model is the classical model of software engineering. A. Watterfall B. V-Shape C. Spiral D. Extreme 11. Physical part of a computer is called A. peripherals. B. CPU. C. hardware. D. software. 12. is a planned or unplanned undertaking. A. Project. B. Diagram. C. Chart. D. Management. 13. In stepwise project planning the zero step deals with. A. Select project. B. Define project. C. Identify project.

3 D. project authority and rights. 14. In stepwise project planning the third step deals with. A. Analyse project characteristics. B. identify project scope. C. team member. D. project manager. 15. In stepwise project planning the first step deals with. A. feasibility study. B. project design. C. identify project scope and objectives. D. Identify project infrastructure. 16. is specific plan or design. A. Project. B. Diagram. C. Print. D. Photo. 17. The people / client who have interest in project are called as. A. project holders. B. stakeholders. C. project leader. D. team member. 18. The is also defined as a systematic process for calculating and comparing benefits and costs of a project. A. Cost Benefit Analysis. B. System Analysis C. Cash Flow Analysis D. Cost flow Analysis 19. The steps in stepwise planning deals for Execute plan. A. 9. B. 10. C. 1. D The assessment deals with evaluating the functions of hardware and software. A. technical. B. procedure. C. dynamic. D. social.

4 21. The requirements is a record of how much the organization is willing to spend on the system. A. Functional. B. system. C. quality. D. resource. 22. The data transforms the raw data into useful information. A. processing. B. transformation. C. management. D. conversion. 23. The step in stepwise planning deals with allocation of resources. A. 5. B. 6. C. 7. D Project evaluation is normally carried out in Step of step wise project planning. A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D The word is sometimes used to emphasize the idea of a system in action. A. process. B. input C. output D. event 26. The model can be seen as expanding the testing activity in the waterfall model. A. V-process B. Spiral C. Extreme D. Imperial 27. is a planned set of interrelated tasks to be executed over a fixed period and within certain cost and other limitations. A. Project. B. Idea. C. Product. D. Information.

5 28. is the amount of work that needs to be done in any project. A. Effort. B. Pending SLOC. C. Elapsed work. D. Expended work. 29. The collection of projects that an organization undertakes within a particular planning cycle is called as. A. motto. B. mission. C. programme. D. portfolio. 30. A is a working model of one or more aspects of the projected system. A. Prototype. B. Merge. C. Join. D. Morph. 31. takes into account the profitability of a project and the timing of the cash flows. A. Net present value. B. Internal rate of return. C. Return on investment. D. Accounting rate of return. 32. IRR stands for. A. Internal Rate of Return. B. Intermediate Rate of Return. C. Individual Rate of Return. D. none of the above. 33. Lack of guidance about making organizational decisions is the problem faced by the. A. customer. B. team members. C. project managers. D. project board. 34. The will look after many projects simultaneously. A. project manager. B. programme manager. C. team manger. D. resource manager.

6 35. project means the developers and the users belong to the same organization. A. 1nformation system. B. Embedded system. C. Product based. D. In-house. 36. The analysis demands that vary each factor one at a time. A. case. B. sensitivity C. group. D. overall. 37. The task called will produce practical requirements to be fed into the next stage of the planning process. A. project analysis. B. system requirements. C. feasibility study. D. functional requirements. 38. The is also known as the one-shot or once-through model. A. waterfall model. B. spiral model. C. V process model. D. evolutionary model. 39. Project may be distinguished by whether their aim is to produce a product and. A. goals. B. objectives. C. mission. D. profit. 40. The event is constructed and tested quickly and inexpensively in order to test the assumptions. A. prototype. B. data flow diagrams. C. UML diagrams. D. product based structure. 41. In software prototyping, changes affect more than one part of processing. A. cosmetic. B. local. C. global. D. intermediate. 42. The outcome of project analysis will be the selection of the most appropriate methods and.

7 A. science. B. technique. C. formulas. D. technology. 43. The process in which the later increments might require modification to earlier increments in known as. A. software breakage. B. hardware breakage. C. incremental breakage. D. product breakage. 44. In the scope of deliverables for an increment is rigidly constrained by an agreed deadline. A. increment boxing. B. time boxing. C. deadline verification. D. checkpoint verification. 45. is the set of programs and other operating information used by a computer. A. Application. B. Software. C. Hardware. D. Middleware. 46. An may cause the project to take longer than it would otherwise. A. over-estimate. B. under-estimate. C. estimate. D. non-estimate. 47. The software project management deals with type of projects. A. off line. B. real time. C. static. D. fixed. 48. Before requirements can be analyzed, modeled, or specified they must be gathered through a/an. A. Elicitation process B. Interviewing C. Meeting D. None of given 49. is the process of dealing with or controlling things or people.

8 A. Service. B. Motivation. C. Management. D. Concern. 50. In estimation method component tasks are identified and sized and these individual estimates are aggregated. A. top-down. B. bottom up. C. procedural oriented. D. algorithmic model. 51. The another name of water fall model is called. A. classical. B. general. C. idea. D. systematic. 52. The use of estimating by analogy technique is also called. A. knowledge based reasoning. B. case base reaoning. C. decision based reasoning. D. decision support systems. 53. The V-process model deals with expanding the activity. A. tasks. B. efforts. C. testing. D. process. 54. The critical path is the path through the network. A. shortest. B. nearest. C. path with interference float. D. longest. 55. The risks affect the organisation developing or procuring the software. A. product. B. process. C. business. D. project. 56. A is an uncertain event or condition that, if it occurs, has a positive or negative effect on a projects objectives.

9 A. risk. B. activity. C. critical path. D. dangling activity. 57. is one of the ways of identifying possible threats to the success of a project and the measures that might eliminate or reduce them. A. Causal mapping. B. Checklists. C. Brainstorming. D. Risk assessment. 58. The prototype is used to modify some ideas. A. throw away. B. evolutionary. C. general. D. technique. 59. is a planned action to be carried out if the particular risk materializes. A. Contingency plan. B. Risk transfer. C. Integration plan. D. Risk mitigation. 60. Risk is a action taken to ensure that the impact of the risk is lessened when it occurs. A. reduction. B. avoidance. C. mitigation. D. planning. 61. Risk attempts to minimize the likelihood of the risk occurring. A. identification. B. reduction. C. avoidance. D..transfer. 62. The indicates the planned start and completion dates for each activity. A. resource schedule. B. cost schedule. C. activity schedule. D. planned schedule. 63. A is any item or person required for the execution of the project. A. resource.

10 B. project services. C. implementation phase. D. project products. 64. The chart is a method of recording and displaying the way in which targets have changed throughout the duration of the project. A. ball. B. slip C. timeline. D. gantt. 65. A is likely to have very high priority for close monitoring. A. critical path activity. B. activity. C. activity with free float. D. activity with float. 66. The chart provides a simple method of comparing actual and planned expenditure. A. Gantt. B. PERT. C. Pie. D. bar. 67. The chart need to be redrawn each time when target dates are revised. A. ball. B. slip. C. timeline. D. pie. 68. Traffic light method is used for. A. risk reporting. B. risk mitigation. C. risk contingency. D. risk transfer. 69. The method, the activities that can proceed at the same time are ordered according to a set of simple criteria. A. total float priority. B. ordered list priority. C. priority list. D. interference priority list. 70. The is the amount of time an activity may be delayed without affecting any subsequent activity.

11 A. total float. B. float. C. free float. D. interference float. 71. The chart is useful both during the execution of a project and post implementation. A. ball. B. cumulative expenditure. C. slip. D. timeline. 72. In traffic light method of risk reporting, indicates that all the activities are on target. A. green. B. amber. C. red. D. blue. 73. CPM stands for. A. critical path method. B. caution path method. C. critical process method. D. caution process method. 74. The model used for effort drivers concept in software estimation technique. A. expert judgement. B. analogy. C. algorithmic. D. top-down. 75. In project reporting, project manger reports to. A. team leader. B. project member. C. steering committee. D. quality control section. 76. Social interaction method of reporting is an example for. A. oral formal regular. B. oral formal adhoc. C. written formal regular. D. oral informal ad hoc. 77. The overall responsibility for ensuring satisfactory progress on a project is often the role of the. A. project team.

12 B. project manager. C. project analyst. D. project in charge. 78. The schedule shows the planned cumulative expenditure incurred by the use of resources over time. A. activity. B. resource. C. cost. D. product. 79. A person with an interest or concern in something, especially a business who called. A. Manager. B. Administrator. C. Worker. D. Stakeholder. 80. The model serves as the basis for the creation of for the Software. A. Design B. Maintenance C. Testing D. Specifications 81. The use of is called case based reasoning in estimation. A. analogy. B. concept. C. logic. D. ideas. 82. A value analysis based in assigning a value to each task or work package. A. assigned. B. earned. C. general. D. calculated. 83. A security plan begins with a(n) is. A. security policy. B. risk assessment. C. implementation plan. D. security organization. 84. The only payment system that is instantly convertible without intermediation is. A. Credit card. B. Accumulating balance.

13 C. Stored value. D. Cash. 85. The chart is a method of recording and displaying the way in which targets have changed in duration of the project. A. line. B. timeline. C. pert. D. bar. 86. is the first and foremost step in the recruitment process. A. Creating a job holders profile. B. Creating a company profile. C. Creating a job. D. Creating a job specification. 87. Higher level needs, according to Maslow, is the need for. A. self acquisition. B. selfactualization. C. self realization. D. self motivation. 88. In expectancy theory of motivation, is the belief that working harder will lead to a better performance. A. perceived value. B. expectancy. C. instrumentality. D. inspiration. 89. In expectancy theory of motivation is the belief that better performance will be rewarded. A. instrumentality. B. anticipation. C. inspiration. D. incentive. 90. In stage of a team, conflicts are largely settled and a feeling of group identity emerges. A. forming. B. adjourning. C. deleting. D. performing. 91. In the storming stage of a team, the as various members of the group try to exert leadership. A. conflicts are settled. B. conflicts arise.

14 C. team leader disbands. D. team members disbands. 92. In a project team, the are skilled at creating a good working environment. A. chair. B. sharpe. C. monitor-evaluator. D. team worker. 93. In a project team, the is a good team player who is willing to undertake less attractive tasks if they were needed for team success. A. a company worker. B. team worker. C. monitor evaluator. D. complete finisher. 94. The means the efforts of each participant are added to get the final result. A. additive tasks. B. preservative tasks. C. conjunctive tasks. D. non-additive tasks. 95. In the the effectiveness of group depends on someone coming up with the right answer and the others recognizing it as being correct. A. compensatory tasks. B. conjunctive tasks. C. non-compensatory tasks. D. disjunctive tasks. 96. The group members are asked to provide the estimate of effort required for software development and an example for. A. non-compensatory tasks. B. non-disjunctive tasks. C. non-additive tasks. D. compensatory tasks. 97. The decision making is more complex and often require a degree of creativity. A. structured. B. unstructured. C. group. D. single. 98. Code reviews could be seen as an example of tasks. A. additive.

15 B. conjunctive. C. non-conjunctive. D. compensatory. 99. People in groups sometimes make decisions that carry more risk than where they make the decision on their own and we called it as. A. risky shift. B. risky task. C. unstructured decision making. D. structured decision making is based on the idea of some kind of authority or power. A. Decision making. B. Motivation. C. Leadership. D. Organizational behavior is a kind of position power based on having access to those who have power. A. Legitimate power. B. Non-coercive power. C. Information power. D. Connection power In project management the number of types of contract in management. A. 3. B. 5. C. 7. D is based on the idea of some kind of authority or power. A. Decision making. B. Motivation. C. Leadership. D. Organizational behavior The is one of the personal power. A. Legitimate power. B. Non-coercive power. C. Information power. D. Connection power The makes decision alone with the close supervision of their implementation. A. directive autocrat. B. permissive autocrat.

16 C. active democrat. D. permissive democrat Permissive Autocrat is a kind of leadership style where a person. A. makes decision alone. B. makes decision participative. C. makes decision and gives subordinates. D. makes decision alone with the supervision The concerns the departmentalization of organization. A. differentiation. B. separation. C. demarcation. D. discrimination The approach, the programmers and systems analysts are grouped together in project teams. A. functional. B. task oriented. C. egoless. D. hierarchical tasks mean the efforts of each person are added to get the final result. A. Specific. B. Additive. C. General. D. Intial In the assessment of the quality of delivered products will need to be thorough. A. dispersed teams. B. team working. C. virtual teams. D. departmentalization The will be of concern at all stages of project planning and execution, but will be of particular interest at the some points of stepwise frame work. A. software coding. B. software testing. C. software quality. D. software verification In software quality, the is concerned with how well the functions are to operate. A. resource specification. B. functional specification. C. software specification.

17 D. quality specification The makes it difficult to know that a particular task in a project has been completed satisfactorily. A. increasing criticality of software. B.. accumulating errors during software development. C. intangibility of software. D. decreasing criticality of software That is the objective of project manager behind the study of the work processes on a project. A. Quality control B. Quality planning C. Checking adherence to processes D. Quality assurance In quality specification, is the range of values within which it is planned the quality measurement value should lie. A. now. B. minimally acceptable. C. target range. D. scale The is the percentage of a particular time interval that a system is usable. A. reliability. B. maintainability. C. extendibility. D. availability The is the extent to which a program satisfies its specifications and fulfills the users objectives. A. correctness. B. reliability. C. integrity. D. usability The tasks are where the progress is governed by the rate of the slowest performer. A. specific. B. conjunctive. C. disjunctive D. goals The is the effort required to transfer one program from one h/w configuration or s/w system environment to another. A. flexibility. B. portability.

18 C. reusability. D. expendability The describes the fundamental features of quality management system (QMS) and the terminology used. A. ISO B. ISO C. ISO D. ISO In the risk analysis is carried out immediately after the estimation of effort for each activity. A. stepwise approach. B. product based approach. C. process based approach. D. case based approach In ISO 9126 identifies software quality characteristics. A. 2. B. 3. C. 6. D The possibility that particular assumptions are incorrect is assessed and documented in a. A. system log. B. log. C. database log. D. risk log The evaluates the effectiveness of the installed system after a set period of operation. A. pre project review. B. project review. C. post project review. D. peer review In students projects, gives the details about verifying and validating the product of the activity. A. pre-requisites. B. quality checks. C. validation and verification report. D. product report The inspection is lead by a who has had specific training in the technique.. A. supervisor. B. team leader.

19 C. project leader. D. team member carries out testing in clean room software development. A. certification team. B. testing team. C. development team. D. team member In software quality, is an attempt made to quantify the presence of the quality. A. binary measure. B. relative quantity measure. C. binary quantity measure. D. relative measure are the persons who assess the quality of a software product, not for themselves but for a community of users. A. acquirers. B. developers. C. independent evaluators. D. testers The is carried out to calculate the earliest date on which each event may be achieved and the earliest dates on which each activity may be started and completed. A. top down estimation. B. bottom up estimation. C. forward pass. D. backward pass The rule of states that the latest date for an event is the latest start date for all the activities that may commence from that event. A. backward pass. B. forward pass. C. CPM network. D. network analysis PERT stand for. A. program evaluation and review technique. B. process evaluation and review technique. C. product evaluation and review technique. D. program evaluation and reporting technique The first stage in setting up an earned value analysis is to create the. A. budgeted workdays.

20 B. schedule completion. C. baseline budget. D. calculate cumulative workdays The is the process of making the new system operational. A. qualification testing. B. integration. C. installation. D. architecture design A record on how much the organization is willing to spend on the system is called as. A. functional requirements. B. quality requirements. C. resource requirements. D. functional specification The phase of the project investigates whether starting the project is worth. A. planning. B. feasibility study. C. project execution. D. project analysis The method of project planning covers only the planning stages of a project and not monitoring and control. A. PRINCE. B. PRINCE2. C. ISO D. step wise project planning 138. The is the time taken to break even or pay back the initial investment. A. pay back period. B. return on investment. C. annual rate of return. D. net present value Defined scope is a. A. Technology-related problems B. Product-related problems C. Process-related problems D. People-related problems 140. The is developed and modified until it is finally in a state where it becomes the operational system. A. software prototype.

21 B. throw away prototype. C. software working model. D. evolutionary prototype The can be used to establish the order in which increments are to be developed. A. cost to value ratio. B. value to value ratio. C. cost to cost ratio. D. value to cost ratio Work expands to fill the time available is. A. Weinbergs Zeroth Law of reliability. B. Brooks law. C. Parkinsons Law D. Law of estimation 143. SLOC stands for. A. source lines of coding. B. simple lines of coding. C. software lines of coding. D. starting lines of code The Introduction of the software requirements specification states the A. Goals B. Objective C. Design D. Goals and objectives of the software 145. Listing of all risks that affect the project is called as. A. risk Planning. B. risk Estimation. C. risk Evaluation. D. risk Identification is the process of setting goals, developing strategies, and outlining tasks and schedules to accomplish the goals. A. Planning. B. Activity. C. Playing. D. Reading is the ability to encourage by "push or pull" technical people to produce to their best ability. A. Evaluating B. Motivation

22 C. Monitoring D. Control 148. COCOMO stands for A. Constructive Cost Model. B. Communication Connection Method. C. Collective Cost Model. D. Credit Card Mode Expand SSAD A. Structured System Analysis and design. B. Software system analysis and design. C. System Security Adhoc design. D. System Security anlysis and design contains an analysis of what went wrong, what went right, and what you could have done better in the software project. A. Prepare closedown report B. Identify learning C. Identify reusable software components D. none Staff Name Gopu G.

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SYED AMMAL ENGINEERING COLLEGE (An ISO 9001: 2008 Certified Institution) MG6088 SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT 1. Define software project management. QUESTION BANK UNIT - 1 PART A 2. Point out the characteristics of software project? 3. List the activities covered by software