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Multiple-Choice/True-False Questions (CIRCLE one) 1. Management is Science Art B

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Multiple-Choice/True-False Questions (CIRCLE one)

1. Management is

Science

Art

Both A and B

None of the above

2. Which one of the following need not be part of a Quick Plan?

Brief description of the project

Rough cost estimate

Detailed schedule

They all should be in a Quick Plan

3.Which of the following statements is true about “Software management”?

Must have expertise in technical skills and not necessarily in non-technical skills.

Must have expertise in non-technical skills and not necessarily in technical skills.

Must have expertise in both technical and non-technical skills.

Must have expertise in either technical skills or non-technical skills.

4.Which one of the following is true?

Managers may or may not be Leaders.

Leaders may or may not be managers

Both A and B

None of the above

5.Which one of the following is not a software product goal?

Excellent Quality

Schedule Integrity

Good Usability

Adequate Maintainability

6.Which one of the following statements is true about Activity Graph/PERT?

A non-critical activity may be on the critical path.

A critical activity may be on a non-critical path.

Both A and B.

None of the above

7.Project resource planning is about

  

Tools and Equipment

Human resources

Methodologies and processes

All of the above

8.Software Product Management Board is a group of people chosen to assist with

Collecting requirements

Planning the project

Organizing the project

Prioritizing requirements

9.Measurement parameters for the Function Point approach of software sizing are

Numbers of inputs, outputs, and inquiries

Number of files

Number of external interfaces

All of the above

10.Which one of the following is not among the key project characteristics that are used to differentiate between the Organic, Semidetached, and Embedded modes of development?

The team’s understanding of the project objective

The project’s need to meet the schedule

The team’s knowledge of available tools and techniques

The project’s need for new technology, architecture, or other constraints

11.Risk Mitigation factors include:

Cost factors

Probability of success

Both A and B

None of the above

12.Which of the following activities is considered indirect project activity?

Coding

Status monitoring

Testing

They are all direct project activities.

13.Which of the following is NOT true?

The process provides the macro steps

Methodologies provide micro steps that never transcends the macro steps.

Methodologies provide micro steps that sometimes may transcend the macro steps.

A methodology is a prescribed set of steps to accomplish a task.

               14. Which of the following statements is NOT true about Function Point?

                            A. Initial FP   = (Basic Entity x Complexity Level Index)

                   B. Technical Complexity Factor (TCF) = .65 + (.01 x DI )

where DI = ( influence factor value)

                            C. Function Point (FP)   =   Initial FP   + TCF

                            D. Function Point (FP)   =   Initial FP   * TCF

15.Which of the following is NOT true?

Process map is used to show users the steps to perform before moving on to the next step.

Process flow shows users which task to go after they complete the current task.

Processes and sub processes can be viewed as the transformation from high level process plan to project-specific model by identifying and organizing the major steps of the process, and providing the details of sub processes if necessary.

They are all true.

16.Matrix organization is an organizational structure in which all the people associated with a project are grouped into functional departments that report directly within the vertical line of command of the organization.

True

False

17.Software support structure consists of one level of support.

True

False

18.Software Assessment Team activities include packaging and releasing the product/s

True

False

19.The goals for a project is normally defined and set during the organizing phase of software project management.

True

False

20.In activity graphs, an activity with precursor can start as soon as one of the activities making the precursor is complete.

True

False

Explanation / Answer

1. Management is

Science

Art

Both A and B

None of the above

Ans: Both A and B

2. Which one of the following need not be part of a Quick Plan?

Brief description of the project

Rough cost estimate

Detailed schedule

They all should be in a Quick Plan

Ans:     Brief description of the project

3.Which of the following statements is true about “Software management”?

Must have expertise in technical skills and not necessarily in non-technical skills.

Must have expertise in non-technical skills and not necessarily in technical skills.

Must have expertise in both technical and non-technical skills.

Must have expertise in either technical skills or non-technical skills.

Ans: Must have expertise in both technical and non-technical skills.

4.Which one of the following is true?

Managers may or may not be Leaders.

Leaders may or may not be managers

Both A and B

None of the above

Ans: Leaders may or may not be managers

5.Which one of the following is not a software product goal?

Excellent Quality

Schedule Integrity

Good Usability

Adequate Maintainability

Ans: Excellent Quality

6.Which one of the following statements is true about Activity Graph/PERT?

A non-critical activity may be on the critical path.

A critical activity may be on a non-critical path.

Both A and B.

None of the above

Ans:     A non-critical activity may be on the critical path.

7.Project resource planning is about

Tools and Equipment

Human resources

Methodologies and processes

All of the above

Ans:     All of the above

8.Software Product Management Board is a group of people chosen to assist with

Collecting requirements

Planning the project

Organizing the project

Prioritizing requirements

Ans: Prioritizing requirements

9.Measurement parameters for the Function Point approach of software sizing are

Numbers of inputs, outputs, and inquiries

Number of files

Number of external interfaces

All of the above

Ans: All of the above

10.Which one of the following is not among the key project characteristics that are used to differentiate between the Organic, Semidetached, and Embedded modes of development?

The team’s understanding of the project objective

The project’s need to meet the schedule

The team’s knowledge of available tools and techniques

The project’s need for new technology, architecture, or other constraints

Ans: The team’s understanding of the project objective