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Intro To Software Engineering Flashcards

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What is the definition of Software Engineering?

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The process of designing, developing, testing, and maintaining software systems.

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List the key principles of Software Engineering.

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  • Scalability
  • Maintainability
  • User-Centric Design
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What are the phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)?

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  • Requirements Gathering
  • Design
  • Implementation
  • Testing
  • Deployment
  • Maintenance
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What are the two main SDLC models?

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  • Waterfall
  • Agile
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What are functional requirements?

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What the software should do (e.g., login system).

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What are non-functional requirements?

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Performance, security, scalability.

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What tools help visualize software requirements?

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UML (Unified Modeling Language) diagrams.

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What is modularity in software design?

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Breaking the software into smaller, manageable parts (modules).

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Define reusability in software engineering.

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Using existing components to save time.

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What does low coupling and high cohesion mean?

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Parts of the software should work independently but cohesively.

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What is the purpose of version control?

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To manage code changes.

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What are two best practices for code quality?

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  • Write clean, understandable code
  • Include comments
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What is unit testing?

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Testing individual components.

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What is integration testing?

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Ensuring modules work together.

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What is the focus of system testing?

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Testing the entire system.

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What is user acceptance testing?

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Making sure the user is satisfied.

17
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Name an automation tool for testing.

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  • Selenium
  • JUnit
18
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What are the types of software maintenance?

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  • Corrective
  • Adaptive
  • Perfective
  • Preventive
19
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What are some project management tools used in software engineering?

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  • Jira
  • Trello
20
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What is a Gantt chart?

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A visual timeline.

21
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What is Scrum in the context of project management?

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An Agile framework with sprints.

22
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What ethical considerations should be taken in software engineering?

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  • Respect user privacy and data security
  • Avoid plagiarism in coding
23
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Fill in the blank: The _______ is the process of writing the code.

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Implementation

24
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Fill in the blank: _______ testing focuses on fixing bugs.

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Corrective

25
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True or False: Agile is a sequential model of SDLC.

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False

26
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True or False: UML diagrams are used for visualizing software requirements.

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True

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