1. Which of the following is true a

1. Which of the following is true about a high-quality software system?
a. It is more difficult to learn and use.
b. It meets its users’ needs.(TRUE)
c. It operates more slowly and deliberately.
d. It operates in an unreliable manner.

2. Software QUALITY is the degree to which a software product meets the needs of
its users.

3. Which of the following is a major cause of poor software quality?
a. Many developers do not know how to design quality into software or do not take the
time to do so.
b. Programmers make mistakes in turning design specifications into lines of code.
c. Software developers are under extreme pressure to reduce the time to market of their
products.
d. All of the above are major causes of poor software quality.(TRUE)

4. A decision support system might be used to do which of the following?
a. process large numbers of business transactions
b. assist managers in developing accurate forecasts (TRUE)
c. control manufacturing processes
d. perform all of the above

5. The liability of manufacturers, sellers, lessors, and others for injuries caused by defective products is commonly referred to as product liability.

6. A standard, proven work process for the development of high-quality software is called a(n)software development methodology.

7. The cost to identify and remove a defect in an early stage of software development is typically about the same as the cost of removing a defect in an operating piece of software after it has been distributed to many customers. True or False? (FALSE)

8. A software defect is any error that if not removed could cause a software system
to fail to meet its users’ needs.

9. Methods within the development cycle designed to guarantee reliable operation of the
product are known as . quality assurance.

10. Which of the following is a form of software testing that involves viewing a software unitas a device that has expected input and output behaviors but whose internal workings are known?
a. dynamic testing
b. white-box testing (TRUE)
c. integration testing
d. black-box testing

11. Which of the following is an approach that defines the essential elements of an effective process and outlines a system for continuously improving software development?
a. CMMI-DEV (TRUE)
b. FMEA
c. ISO-9000
d. DOD-178B

12. One of the most important and difficult areas of safety-critical system design is the systemhuman interface. True or False? (TRUE)

13. The provision of multiple interchangeable components to perform a single function to cope with failures and errors is called:
a. risk
b. redundancy (TRUE)
c. reliability
d. availability

14. A reliability evaluation technique that can determine the effect of system and equipment failures is failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) .

15. When discussing system performance, the terms reliability and safety mean the same.
True or False? (FALSE)

16. In a lawsuit alleging negligence, responsibility is limited to harmful defects that
could have been detected and corrected through “reasonable” software development
practices.