Practice Software Engineering and Web Technology Questions and Answers

• Which is not a software development life cycle phase?
• What is refactoring?
• What does a DFD (Data Flow Diagram) represent?
• Which of the following is NOT a software quality attribute?
• What does DMA stand for?
• Which SDLC model is best suited for large and complex projects with evolving requirements?
• A DFD is used to represent:
• Which one is not a UML diagram?
• What does black-box testing focus on?
• A cloud app experiences sudden spikes for a short period (10–15 seconds). Traditional CPU-based auto-scaling is too slow. Which method is MOST effective?...
• In software testing, what is 'black box testing'?
• What is 'virtualization' in computing?
• What does 'API' stand for and what is its function?
• In project management, what does the 'Agile' methodology emphasize?
• What is 'containerization' in software deployment and which tool is most commonly associated with it?
• Which of the following best describes 'microservices architecture'?
• What is the purpose of 'version control systems' (VCS) like Git?
• What is 'DevOps' and what is its primary goal?
• What is 'Business Continuity Planning' (BCP) in the context of IT for banks?
• In cloud computing, which service model provides virtualised computing resources — such as virtual machines, storage, and networking — over the interne...
• Which of the following cloud pricing models charges users based on the exact amount of resources consumed, measured per second, minute, or hour?
• What are the different cloud deployment models?
• What is 'auto-scaling' in cloud computing?
• What does 'serverless computing' mean in cloud architecture?
• What is 'cloud elasticity' vs 'cloud scalability'?
• Which of the following cloud storage types is most suitable for storing large amounts of unstructured data such as images, videos, and log files?
• What is 'CI/CD' in modern software development?
• What is 'Technical Debt' in software development?
• What are 'Design Patterns' in software engineering?
• What is a 'RESTful API' and what are its key architectural constraints?
• In cloud computing, what is the function of an API Gateway?
• Which of the following cloud computing concepts ensures that a system continues to operate correctly even when some of its components fail?
• What is the primary purpose of Cloud Cost Optimisation strategies such as Reserved Instances, Spot Instances, and Right-sizing?
• In the classic Waterfall model of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), which phase immediately follows 'Requirement Analysis'?
• Which software development methodology emphasizes iterative and incremental development, close team collaboration, and delivering working software in short...
• What is the primary purpose of 'unit testing' in software development?
• In Agile software development, what is the primary purpose of a 'sprint retrospective' meeting, as distinct from a 'sprint review'?
• Which characteristic uniquely distinguishes the Spiral Model from both the Waterfall Model and simple Incremental Models in the Software Development Life C...
• In the traditional Waterfall model of software development, which is the correct sequential order of phases?
• Which of the following best describes a core principle of the Agile software development methodology?