Software Engineering – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

1. 25. What is system testing?

   • A. Testing the complete and integrated software product
   • B. Testing individual units
   • C. Testing the integration of a few modules
   • D. Testing with a limited set of data

2. 26. What is acceptance testing?

   • A. Testing conducted by the end-users or stakeholders to determine whether the system meets their needs
   • B. Testing performed by developers
   • C. Testing focused on performance
   • D. Testing for security vulnerabilities

3. 27. What is black-box testing?

   • A. Testing without knowledge of the internal structure or code of the software
   • B. Testing with full knowledge of the internal code
   • C. Testing only the user interface
   • D. Testing for performance issues

4. 28. What is white-box testing?

   • A. Testing with knowledge of the internal structure or code of the software
   • B. Testing without knowledge of the internal code
   • C. Testing only the functionality
   • D. Testing for usability issues

5. 29. What is software maintenance?

   • A. The process of modifying
   • B. correcting
   • C. adapting
   • D. and enhancing software after delivery

6. 30. What are the types of software maintenance?

   • A. Corrective
   • B. Adaptive
   • C. Perfective
   • D. Preventive

7. 31. What is corrective maintenance?

   • A. Fixing defects or errors found in the software after deployment
   • B. Adapting the software to a new environment
   • C. Improving the performance of the software
   • D. Preventing future problems

8. 32. What is adaptive maintenance?

   • A. Modifying the software to work in a new environment (e.g.
   • B. new OS
   • C. new hardware)
   • D. Fixing bugs

9. 33. What is perfective maintenance?

   • A. Adding new features or functionalities to the software
   • B. Fixing errors
   • C. Adapting to a new environment
   • D. Preventing future problems

10. 34. What is preventive maintenance?

    • A. Making changes to the software to reduce the chances of future problems
    • B. Fixing existing errors
    • C. Adapting to new environments
    • D. Adding new features

11. 35. What is software configuration management (SCM)?

    • A. The process of tracking and controlling changes to the software
    • B. The process of writing code
    • C. The process of testing software
    • D. The process of managing a software team

12. 36. Which of the following is a task in SCM?

    • A. Version control
    • B. Change control
    • C. Build management
    • D. Release management