Question 1

Products, such as statements of requirements, flowcharts, and user documentation, are known as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) project systems 
B) information systems 
C) objects 
D) deliverables

Question 2

In an attempt to limit their liability in the event of nonperformance, software suppliers frequently write which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) manuals 
B) warnings 
C) warranties 
D) sureties

Question 3

Which family of standards serves many industries and organizations as a guide to quality products, services, and management?

Accepted Answer

A) ISO 7498-4 
B) ISO 9595/DAM 1 
C) ISO 9596 
D) ISO 9001

Question 4

One approach to quality assurance is to test the code for a completed unit of software by actually entering test data and comparing the results with the expected results in a process known as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) dynamic testing 
B) user acceptance testing 
C) integration testing 
D) static testing

Question 5

What are the standards that the warranty of merchantability requires to be met?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What are the standards that the warranty...

Question 6

Discuss the failure of safety-critical software systems through an example.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Discuss the failure of safety-critical software systems...

Question 7

In the context of development of safety critical systems, if an undesirable event has a ten percent probability of occurring and a potential cost of $50,000, then the risk can be calculated as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) $5000 
B) $7000 
C) $2500 
D) $9500

Question 8

When forced to choose between adding more user features and doing more testing, most software companies decide in favor of more testing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Define reliability.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Define reliability....

Question 10

There is no federal product liability law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

An important technique used to develop ISO 9001-compliant quality systems by both evaluating reliability and determining the effects of system and equipment failures is which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) DO-178B/EUROCCAE ED-128 
B) N-version programming 
C) Failure mode and effects analysis (FME
A)  
D) Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)

Question 12

Black-box testing treats the software unit as a device that has expected input and output behaviors but whose internal workings are known.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

At which of the Capability Maturity Model Integration maturity levels, are processes well defined, understood, and consistent across the organization?

Accepted Answer

A) Initial 
B) Managed 
C) Defined 
D) Quantitatively managed

Question 14

Risk analysis is important for safety-critical systems, but is useful for other kinds of software development as well.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which term refers to methods within the development process that guarantee reliable operation of the product?

Accepted Answer

A) Quality assurance 
B) Software development methodology 
C) Documentation 
D) Software project management

Question 16

After successful unit testing, the subsystems are combined to test the entire system as a complete entity using what form of testing?

Accepted Answer

A) system testing 
B) black-box testing 
C) integration testing 
D) static testing

Question 17

Software quality is defined as the degree to which a software product meets:

Accepted Answer

A) the needs of its users. 
B) the standards of its competitors. 
C) sustainability and environmental protection needs. 
D) the minimum financial return standards.

Question 18

A type of business system which is used to develop accurate forecasts of customer demand, recommend stocks and bonds for an investment portfolio is known as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) upgrade management system 
B) decision support system 
C) executive information system 
D) data information system

Question 19

When software is well-designed, programmers make no mistakes in turning design specifications into lines of code.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Discuss intentional misrepresentation.

Accepted Answer

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Exam 7: Ethical Decisions in Software Development

Products, such as statements of requirements, flowcharts, and user documentation, are known as which of the following?

In an attempt to limit their liability in the event of nonperformance, software suppliers frequently write which of the following?

Which family of standards serves many industries and organizations as a guide to quality products, services, and management?

One approach to quality assurance is to test the code for a completed unit of software by actually entering test data and comparing the results with the expected results in a process known as which of the following?

What are the standards that the warranty of merchantability requires to be met?

Discuss the failure of safety-critical software systems through an example.

In the context of development of safety critical systems, if an undesirable event has a ten percent probability of occurring and a potential cost of $50,000, then the risk can be calculated as which of the following?

When forced to choose between adding more user features and doing more testing, most software companies decide in favor of more testing.

Define reliability.

There is no federal product liability law.

An important technique used to develop ISO 9001-compliant quality systems by both evaluating reliability and determining the effects of system and equipment failures is which of the following?

Black-box testing treats the software unit as a device that has expected input and output behaviors but whose internal workings are known.

At which of the Capability Maturity Model Integration maturity levels, are processes well defined, understood, and consistent across the organization?

Risk analysis is important for safety-critical systems, but is useful for other kinds of software development as well.

Which term refers to methods within the development process that guarantee reliable operation of the product?

After successful unit testing, the subsystems are combined to test the entire system as a complete entity using what form of testing?

Software quality is defined as the degree to which a software product meets:

A type of business system which is used to develop accurate forecasts of customer demand, recommend stocks and bonds for an investment portfolio is known as which of the following?

When software is well-designed, programmers make no mistakes in turning design specifications into lines of code.

Discuss intentional misrepresentation.