INF3708 Oct/Nov 2015 exam paper — questions

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  1. Question 1.1 · Nature of software projects · 1 mark

    With regard to the fundamental concepts shared between General Project Management and Software Project Management, which option best represents the most appropriate set of similarities? Option A: scope, time and deadlines, cost/budget, human resources, quality control, communication, setting and meeting objectives, and the requirement for a feasibility study and planning. Option B: scope, CASE tools, cost/budget, human resources, quality control, communication with developers, setting and meeting objectives, and the requirement for a feasibility study and planning. Option C: selection of a good software development team. Option D: use of the ISO 12207 software development life cycle. Option E: the relative invisibility of many of the products.Show the full question

  2. Question 1.2 · Software development models · 1 mark

    Consider the statement that using the waterfall model in a large systems development project has the advantage that there is limited reworking of completed tasks. Is this statement true or false?Show the full question

  3. Question 1.3 · Effort and cost estimation (COCOMO) · 1 mark

    Consider the statement that the top-down approach is normally associated with parametric models, and that parametric models will always have one formula in the form: effort = (system size) X (productivity rate). Is this statement true or false?Show the full question

  4. Question 1.4 · Risk management · 1 mark

    Suppose you have just completed the processes of identifying the major risks in a software project and allocating priorities to each. Your next task is to decide how to deal with these risks and their allocated priorities. Which set of options represents your available choices? Option A: risk assurance, risk avoidance, risk reduction and mitigation, and risk transfer. Option B: risk acceptance, risk avoidance, risk investment, and risk transfer. Option C: hiring an actuarial scientist for the project. Option D: risk assurance, risk investment, and purchasing sensitivity analysis software. Option E: risk acceptance, risk avoidance, risk reduction and mitigation, and risk transfer.Show the full question

  5. Question 1.5 · Activity planning and critical path · 1 mark

    Consider the statement that one way to bring forward the project completion date is to shorten the critical path, but it is worth noting that shortening the critical path often causes some other path or paths to become critical. Is this statement true or false?Show the full question

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