United College of Engineering & Research, Prayagraj
Department of AIML/IT/Computer Science and Engineering
                                    Software Engineering (KCS601)
                                     Previous Years Questions [Unit-2]
Short Questions                                                                       Year                Marks
1    What do you mean by SRS?                                                         2015                  2
2    Write the methods of requirements elicitation.                                   2016                  2
                                                                                      2016, 2017, 2018,
3    What is the difference between Verification and Validation?                                            2
                                                                                      2021, 2022
 4   What is software quality?                                                        2016                  2
 5   What is Decision Tree?                                                           2017                  2
 6   Explain Code Inspection.                                                         2017                  2
 7   What is known as SRS review? How is it conducted?                                2018                  2
 8   Mention any two non-functional requirements on software to be developed.         2018, 2022            2
 9   Draw the Context level DFD for the Safe home Software.                           2018                  2
10   Compare ISO and SEE-CMI model.                                                   2021                  2
Long Questions
     Explain the decision table. Discuss the difference between decision table and
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     decision tree.
     What is meant by “Formal Technical Review”? Should it access both                2016
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     programming style as well as correctness of software? Give reasons.
3    Compare ISO and SEE-CMI model.                                                   2016, 2017           10
     What is a data flow diagram? Explain rules for drawing good data flow
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     diagrams with the help of a suitable example.
     List five desirable characteristics of good SRS document. Discuss the relative
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     advantages of formal and informal requirement specifications.
6    Explain different methods of verification in detail.                             2017                 10
     What do you understand by DFD? Explain basic blocks, which are used to
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     build DFD with suitable example.
8    Draw various levels of DFD for Library Management System.                        2018                 10
9    What is Requirement? Explain different types of requirements?                    2018                 10
     Create a SRS document for Library Management System according to IEEE
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     standard.
     Explain ISO 9000 series. Write down the procedures for getting an ISO
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     certificate.
12   Create a level-2 DFD of a Smart College Campus.                                  2021                 10
     Discuss the importance of SRS. Also explain the typical IEEE format of SRS
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     document.
     Discuss about decision table and its components. Create a decision table for
     the following scenario: a bookstore gets a trade discount of
     2.5% for 6 books for orders from libraries and individuals;
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     5% allowed on 6-19 copies per book title;
     10% on orders for 20-49 copies per book title;
     15% on orders for 50 or more copies per book title.
15   Explain the SEI-CMM model. What do you mean by state of firefighting?            2022                 10
     What are the various stages of requirement engineering process? Explain it
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     with diagrammatic representation.