SAL Institute of Technology &

Engineering Research

CE, CSE & ICT Department

Software Engineering (3150711)

Question Bank

Prepared by:
Khyati M.Patel
 Topics Marks

TOPIC:1 Introduction to Software and Software Engineering

1 What is Process? Discuss the process framework activities.(April-2018) 03

2 Explain Software Engineering as a Layered Technology. 03/04

(Nov-2017) (Apr-2017) (Nov-2018) (May-2019)

3 Explain Waterfall process model.(April-2018) (May-2019) (Dec-2019) 07

4 Compare Prototype and RAD Process Model. 04/03

(Nov-2017) (Apr-2017) (Nov-2018) (May-2019)

5 What is software engineering? Explain the software engineering: 07

A Layered Technology. (Oct-2016)

6 Explain Spiral Model in detail.(Oct-2016) 07

7 The Web E-process model. (Apr-2017) 03

8 Explain the process model which is normally suits for development of large-scale system. 04/07
(Nov-2017)(May-2016)

9 Explain Adaptive Software Development Process Model.(April-2018) 07

10 What is software engineering? Explain the software engineering process.(May-2015) 07

11 Draw and explain spiral model of requirement and design.(May-2015) 07

12 What is the importance of process model in development of software system? Explain prototype 07
process model.(May-2016)

13 Explain Spiral Model in brief with suitable diagram. (Nov-2018) 07

14 What is the importance of Process Model in development of Software System? 07

Prototype Process Model. (Nov-2018)
15 What is Software Engineering? What is Process? What is Product? (May-2019) 03

16 Provide three examples of software projects that would be amenable to the waterfall model. 03
Be specific. (Dec-2019)

17 Compare Product and Process. (Dec-2019) 04

18 Explain the following Terms: i) Process ii) Product iii) Software Engineering (Oct-2020) 03

19 Explain the different phases of Waterfall model (Oct-2020) 07

20 Explain RAD model in detail. (Oct-2020) 03

21 Explain steps involved during the prototyping (Oct-2020) 04

22 Explain all phases involved in the implementation phase (Oct-2020) 07

23 What is process model? Compare incremental process model with prototyping process 04
model. (May-2021)
 TOPIC – 2 : Agile Development

1 Explain Agile Development in detail. (Nov-2017) (Oct-2016) (May-2019) 04

2 Discuss the concept of Agility.(April-2018) 03

3 List the different Agile process model and Explain any one with suitable example. (May-2016) (Nov- 07/04
2018)

4 Explain merits and demerits of SCRUM. (Nov-2017) 04

5 Discuss SCRUM as agile software development process model. (May-2021) 07

6 Explain Scrum with merits and demerits.(Apr-2017) (Nov-2018) 07

7 Explain Extreme Programming (XP) in detail. (Dec-2019) 07

TOPIC – 3 : Managing Software Project

1 Explain RMMM.(Apr-2017) (Nov-2018) (Dec-2019)(Jan-2021) 04

2 Compute function point value for a project with the following domain characteristics:(Nov-2017)
No. of I/P = 30, No. of O/P = 62, No. of user Inquiries = 24, No. of files = 8, No. of external Interfaces 03
= Assume that all the complexity adjustment values are average.

3 Explain Software metrics used for software cost estimation. (Nov-2017) (Dec-2019) 07

4 What is Risk Management? Explain RMMM plan. (Nov-2017)(Oct-2016)(Oct-2020) 07

5 Explain Software Project management and W5HH principle. 04

(Nov-2017) (Nov-2018) (May-2019)

6 Enlist and discuss the types of Risks.(April-2018) 03

7 List types of project plans. Explain project planning with algorithm.(May-2015) 07

 8 List possible software risks and explain risk management process.(May-2015) 07

9 Explain Risk Management. (May-2016) (May-2019) 07

10 Explain project scheduling and tracking with suitable example.(May-2016)(Oct-2020) 07/0

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11 What is Software Measurement? 07

Explain Software metrics used for
software estimation.(Oct-2016)
12 Explain project scheduling process. Explain Gantt Chart in detail. (Oct-2016) (Nov- 07
2018) (Dec-2019)

13 Explain 4 P’s of Effective Project Management in detail. (May-2019)(Oct-2020) 04

14 Explain COCOMO model for project estimation. (April-2018) (May-2015) (May-2019)(Oct-2020) 03/
04/
07
15 Write short notes on COCOMO model.(Nov-2017) 07

TOPIC – 4 Requirement Analysis and Specification

1 Enlist characteristic of SRS. Write a SRS for Hospital management system.(Nov-2017) 04

2 Write a short note on Requirement Engineering. (Nov-2017) (Oct-2016) (May-2019) 07

3 What is software requirement document? Who are the users of it? (May-2015) 03

4 What is activity diagram and Swim-lane? Draw activity diagram for billing Counter of shopping 04/07
mall. (Nov-2017) (Nov-2018)

5 Write functional and non-functional requirements of Hotel Management System.(April-2018) 04

6 Explain Requirement Engineering Tasks.(April-2018) 07

7 Draw the Timeline chart for the Library Management System.(April-2018) 04

8 Draw the Data Flow Diagram for Hotel Management System.(April-2018) 07

9 What is feasibility study? How does it help in requirement engineering process?(May-2015) 03

10 Draw the ER diagram for the system that is known to you. (April-2018) 04

11 What are functional and non-functional software requirements? (May-2015) 07

12 What is SRS? What are the key elements of it? What are the qualities of a good SRS? (May- 07
2021)
13 Draw E-R Diagram for Online shopping System (Dec-2019) 03

14 What are the elements of a behavioral model? Prepare use case diagram and sequence diagrams for 07
ATM system of a bank.

15 Draw the DFD for order processing. (May-2015) 03

16 What is Requirement Engineering? List the Functional and Non-functional requirement 07

Library Management system.(May-2016)

17 Draw the Use case diagram and sequence diagrams for Library Management system. (May- 07
2016) (Nov-2018)

18 Enlist characteristic of SRS. Write a SRS for college management system. (Apr-2017) 07

19 Draw the Time-line chart for the Hospital Management System. (Nov-2018) 04

20 List five functional requirement of Library management System. (Dec-2019) 04

21 Define feasibility study. Enlist and explain the contents to be included in the feasibility 05
report. (Oct-2020)

22 Define Generalization. Explain with example (Oct-2020) 04

22 Define the terms. i) Process framework ii) SRS iii) System Flow Diagram (Oct-2020) 03

24 What is requirement engineering? State its process and explain requirements elicitation 07
problem.
(Jan-2021)

TOPIC – 5 : Software Design

1 What is architectural design? Enlist different style and patterns of architecture.(Nov- 04

2017) (Apr-2017) (Nov-2018) (May-2019) (Dec-2019)

2 Explain different design Concepts in details.(Apr-2017)(May-2016) 07

3 Describe golden rules of User Interface Design. (Nov-2017) (Apr-2017) (Nov-2018) 03

4 Define Coupling and Cohesion.What is the difference between cohesion and coupling. (Apr-2017 07
(May-2019)

5 State the difference between procedural Design and Object Oriented Design. (Nov-2017)(Nov- 03
2018) (May-2019) (Dec-2019)
6 Compare Coupling and Cohesion. Explain different types of Coupling and its effects software mo 04/07
(Nov-2017) (Oct-2016) (Nov-2018)

7 What is software architecture? Explain any two architectural styles of software. (April-2018) 04

8 Explain user interface design issues. (April-2018) 07

9 What is the importance of User Interface? Explain User Interface design rules. (Oct-2016)(May- 07
2016) (May-2019) (Dec-2019)(Oct-2020)

10 Compare coupling and cohesion (Dec-2019) 03

11 Define cohesion. Explain different types of cohesion. (Oct-2020) 07

12 List the principles of Software Design (Oct-2020) 03

13 Define the terms. i) Coupling ii) Refactoring iii) Cyclomatic Complexity (Oct-2020) 03