NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA

UNIVERSITY VILLAGE, PLOT 91, CASDASTRAL ZONE, NNAMDI AZIKIWE EXPRESS WAY, JABI, ABUJA.
FACULTY OF SCIENCES
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2014 EXAMINATION

COURSE CODE:                                                                              CIT 333                                                                               

COURSE TITLE:                                                                             Software Engineering I

DURATION:                                                                                     2½ Hours

INSTRUCTIONS:                                                                            Answer any Four Questions.

Q1.a     Explain what is meant by Software Engineering?                                                                         3½ marks

      b.   List four goals of software engineering.                                                                                8 marks

      c.    State three principles of software engineering.                                                                    6 marks

Q2.a     What is software Implementation?                                                                                         6 marks

      b.   Differentiate between critical and non-critical errors.                                                     5½ marks

      c.    List three major tasks in Implementation.                                                                                         6 marks

Q3.a     Explain what is meant by software crisis.                                                                              6 marks

      b.   List three sources of software crisis.                                                                                  4½ marks

       c.   State seven ways by which software crisis manifests itself.                                                 7 marks

Q4.a     In software, what do you understand by logical modularity?                                         4½ marks

      b.   List four benefits of modular design.                                                                                     4 marks

      c.    List three basic approaches to designing modular program                                               6 marks

Q5a.     Define Software Quality Assurance (SQA)                                                                             5 marks

     b.    Outline four of the SQA activities during the Software Integration and Test Phase         8 marks

     c.     What is Compatibility Testing?                                                                                            4½ marks

Q6a.     What do you understand by programming environment?                                                  6 marks

     b.    Explain fully what are CASE Tools?                                                                                        7 marks

     c.     State the three categories of case tools                                                                              4½ marks