Software that meets all explicit requirements but is hard to maintain is still of suspect quality.

1. TTrue
2. FFalse

What is the purpose of software testing?

1. ATo avoid design
2. BTo assess the quality of work at each step of development
3. CTo use up the remaining budget
4. DTo replace requirements

“Quality cannot be tested into a product” means:

1. AQuality can be added at the end
2. BTesting measures quality; good process and design create it
3. COnly testing creates quality
4. DTesting is unnecessary

Which is a goal of quality assurance?

1. AGuaranteeing absolutely zero defects
2. BMaximizing the number of defects found by customers
3. CRemoving all testing
4. DRemaining defects cause minimal disruption

Which must a project’s plan comply with?

1. ANo standards at all
2. BExternal, organizational and customer standards
3. COnly the developers’ preferences
4. DOnly the customer’s budget

Monitoring specific project results for compliance with quality standards is:

1. AQuality control
2. BQuality planning
3. CConfiguration management
4. DQuality assurance

Which provides the framework of activities and standards for performing quality control?

1. ARisk management
2. BQuality control
3. CQuality assurance
4. DTesting

Who prepares the SQA plan?

1. AThe customer
2. BEach vendor
3. CThe software quality assurance group
4. DThe marketing team

What does the SQA group do with noncompliance?

1. ARecords it and reports it to senior management
2. BIgnores it
3. CFixes all the code itself
4. DDeletes the records

Which reflects “think small”?

1. AOne giant release at the end
2. BAs complicated as possible
3. CBroad, unfocused requirements
4. DOne milestone at a time, in incremental chunks

What are the two ends of the process spectrum?

1. ACost and scope
2. BAgile and DevOps
3. CChaos and bureaucracy
4. DRisk and reward

A team spends months on process and finishes nothing. What is this?

1. ABrooks’s Law
2. BParalysis paranoia
3. CScope creep
4. DAnalysis paralysis

What does MBWA stand for?

1. AManage by Written Agreement
2. BModel-Based Workflow Analysis
3. CMeasure by Work Accepted
4. DManagement by Walk About

According to the slide, the only real measure of project success is:

1. ANumber of tests
2. BStaying on budget
3. CLines of code
4. DCustomer satisfaction

Which could indicate a project’s success potential?

1. AThe office’s location
2. BThe font used in reports
3. CProject size, duration and team size
4. DThe logo’s color

Which success factor is listed first and emphasized?

1. AExecutive support
2. BStandard infrastructure
3. CReliable estimates
4. DFormal methodology

Why does executive support help?

1. AIt writes the code
2. BIt removes all risks
3. CIt helps secure resources and cooperation across the organization
4. DIt replaces planning

What two groups of factors may influence success or failure?

1. AColor and font
2. BSocial factors and technology
3. CWeather and luck
4. DOnly budget and scope

Which is found on successful projects?

1. AFailure to monitor milestones
2. BFormal design reviews
3. CNo historical data
4. DNo planning tool

Which social factor appears on unsuccessful projects?

1. AExcellent team communications
2. BRealistic schedule pressure
3. CCooperation with clients
4. DExecutive rejection of estimates

Which is sarcastic advice for making a project fail?

1. AListen to your experts
2. BMeasure progress with metrics
3. CUse suitable new tools
4. DSet delivery dates with the customer but not the developers

What does the quote at this slide warn about?

1. ANever measure anything
2. BNumbers are never useful
3. CNot everything that counts can be counted
4. DOnly count lines of code

What does measurement allow?

1. AGuaranteeing success
2. BObjective comparisons between techniques and processes
3. CAvoiding data
4. DRemoving requirements

“The act of obtaining a measure” is:

1. AMetric
2. BIndicator
3. CMeasure
4. DMeasurement

Which is an example of a software metric?

1. AA team’s holiday plans
2. BNumber of person-days to develop a component
3. CThe company’s slogan
4. DAn opinion that code is “nice”

Which category assesses the design and construction of the software?

1. AFinance
2. BProduct
3. CProcess and project
4. DStakeholder

Process metrics should be used to evaluate individual developers’ performance.

1. TTrue
2. FFalse

Cyclomatic complexity measured from source code is a:

1. ADynamic product metric
2. BProject metric
3. CProcess metric
4. DStatic product metric

What should every project measure?

1. AInputs, outputs and results
2. BOnly meeting length
3. COnly employee height
4. DNothing

Which assumption do metrics rely on?

1. AAll qualities can be counted directly
2. BData is always perfect
3. CThere’s a relationship between what we can measure and what we want to know
4. DMetrics replace judgment

Why is baseline data needed?

1. AWithout it you can’t tell if a process is improving
2. BIt lets you skip measuring
3. CIt’s required to write code
4. DIt replaces all testing

Which is an INDIRECT product measure?

1. AMemory size
2. BLines of code
3. CMaintainability
4. DExecution speed

Why keep measurement data as an organizational resource?

1. ATo replace QA
2. BComparisons across projects become possible
3. CTo stop future projects
4. DTo punish teams

In the measurement process, what do you look for after measuring?

1. AA vendor
2. BNew staff
3. CA new logo
4. DAnomalous values to analyze

When should data be collected?

1. ANever
2. BOnly from memory
3. CA year after the project
4. DImmediately and, if possible, automatically

Should metrics data be part of personnel evaluation?

1. AOnly for testers
2. BOnly for juniors
3. CYes, always
4. DNo

What are metrics mainly for?

1. AFilling meetings
2. BSupporting management decisions
3. CAvoiding decisions
4. DDecorating reports

What must data analysis take into account?

1. ANothing else
2. BLocal circumstances
3. COnly global averages
4. DOnly team names

A site has 30 static and 10 dynamic pages. Customization index C = Nsp/(Ndp+Nsp)?

1. A0.75
2. B0.25
3. C0.33
4. D3