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The document contains 31 questions related to software quality assurance. The questions cover topics such as defining software errors, faults and failures; difficulties in managing software quality; McCall's factor model categories; debates around software usability and efficiency; components of SQA architecture; software verification, validation and qualification; advantages of software reuse; Plan-Do-Check-Act cycles; differences between inspections and reviews/walkthroughs; black box and white box testing; contributions of CASE tools; software quality metrics requirements; Juran's trilogy; categorizing quality metrics; objectives of quality cost measurements; benefits of SQA standards; CMMI framework; ISO 9000 quality management principles; differences between CMM and CMMI process areas;

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SQA Question Bank

The document contains 31 questions related to software quality assurance. The questions cover topics such as defining software errors, faults and failures; difficulties in managing software quality; McCall's factor model categories; debates around software usability and efficiency; components of SQA architecture; software verification, validation and qualification; advantages of software reuse; Plan-Do-Check-Act cycles; differences between inspections and reviews/walkthroughs; black box and white box testing; contributions of CASE tools; software quality metrics requirements; Juran's trilogy; categorizing quality metrics; objectives of quality cost measurements; benefits of SQA standards; CMMI framework; ISO 9000 quality management principles; differences between CMM and CMMI process areas;

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Question Bank

Q1. Define software error, software fault and software failure. Explain the differences between these
undesirable software statuses.

Q2. Discuss about the difficulties involved in managing the software quality.

Q3. What are the three factor categories belonging to McCall’s factor model? What factors are
included in each of the categories?

Q4. Some professionals claim that increased software usability necessarily involves decreased
efficiency. Others claim no dependence between software efficiency and usability.

(1) Do you agree with the first or the second group? (2) Discuss your answer

Q5. What is SQA? Explain each component of SQA Architecture.

Q6. Explain aspects of verification , validation and qualification of software quality assurance activity.

Q7. Software reuse has become an important factor in the software development industry. Explain the
advantages of software reuse.

Q8. Explain Plan Do Check Act using any real time example.

Q9. In what aspects are design reviews more formal than inspections?

Q10. In what aspects are inspections more formal than walkthroughs?

Q11. Describe the concepts of black box testing and white box testing, and discuss. Their advantages and
disadvantages.

Q12. List the main contributions of real CASE tools to product quality

Q13. Explain the contribution of CASE tools to the quality of software maintenance.

Q14. List the requirements for successful software quality metrics.

Q15. Explain the objectives of software quality metrics.

Q16. Compare the KLOC and function points measures for the size of a software system.

Q17. Explain Juran trilogy in brief.

Q18. how software quality metrics are categorized.Explain

Q19. Explain the objectives of cost of software quality measurements.

Q20. What is Juran’s trilogy ?

Q21. Explain the benefits of the use of SQA standards


Q22. What is CMMI .Explain it with suitable example.

Q23. Describe the general principles underlying quality management according to ISO 9000.

Q24. CMM and CMMI are both composed of almost identical capability maturity models. While CMM
bases its assessments on 18 key process areas, CMMI employs 24 process areas.Explain the differences
between the CMM and CMMI process areas in relation to the respective subject matter.

Q25. Discuss about the difficulties involved in managing the software quality.

Q.26 What are the three factor categories belonging to McCall’s factor model? What factors are
included in each of the categories?

Q.27 Explain kano model in brief.what are the advanteages of this model.

Q.28 What are the different Quality tools used for maintaining the quality? How cause and effect
diagram is beneficial for the organization.

Q.29 What are the different verification tasks involved in each phases of development life cycle.

Q.30 South cottage Inc. is a manufacturer of washing machines and dishwashers. The
Requirements document for the new control unit included the following specifications:
(a) The firmware should be suitable for all six variations of model 2002 washing machines.
(b) The water level control module of the washing machine should be suitable for use as a water
level control module in the new model 2002 dishwasher.
(1) To which of the quality factors do the above requirements belong?
(2) Explain your answer.

Q31. What is KAIZEN ? how it is beneficial for the organization.

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