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Maasai Mara University: Regular University Examinations 2018/2019 ACADEMIC YEAR Third Year First Semester Examination

This document contains instructions and questions for a third year software engineering exam at Maasai Mara University. [Section A] contains one compulsory question with subsections on defining key software engineering terms, distinguishing between related fields, describing software products and critical systems, and discussing dimensions of dependability. [Section B] contains three optional questions, the first addressing software development activities, process models and evolutionary development approaches, the second discussing component-based engineering stages and approaches as well as design processes, and the third defining programming/debugging concepts, comparing verification and validation, and discussing CASE tools and perspectives.

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Maasai Mara University: Regular University Examinations 2018/2019 ACADEMIC YEAR Third Year First Semester Examination

This document contains instructions and questions for a third year software engineering exam at Maasai Mara University. [Section A] contains one compulsory question with subsections on defining key software engineering terms, distinguishing between related fields, describing software products and critical systems, and discussing dimensions of dependability. [Section B] contains three optional questions, the first addressing software development activities, process models and evolutionary development approaches, the second discussing component-based engineering stages and approaches as well as design processes, and the third defining programming/debugging concepts, comparing verification and validation, and discussing CASE tools and perspectives.

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MAASAI MARA UNIVERSITY

REGULAR UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS


2018/2019 ACADEMIC YEAR
THIRD YEAR FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION

SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND INFORMATION SCIENCES


DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION
SCIENCES
FOR DEGREE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
COURSE CODE: COM - 3104
COURSE TITLE: SOFTWARE ENGINEERING I
DATE:04TH DECEMBER 2018 TIME: 11:00- 13:00 (2 HRS)

INSTRUCTION TO CANDIDATE
i. Question ONE in section A is compulsory
ii. Answer any OTHER Two (2) Questions from section B
iii. Use diagrams, example and illustration where necessary
iv. All questions in section B have equal marks
SECTION A
QUESTION 0NE [30 Marks]

a. Define the following terms


i. What is software [2 marks]
ii. What is software engineering [2 marks]
iii. Software process [2 marks]
iv. Software process model [2 marks]
b. Distinguish between the following
i. Software engineering and computer science [2 marks]
ii. Software engineering and system engineering [2 marks]
c. State and explain TWO software products [4 marks]
d. Discuss Three types of critical systems. [6 marks]
e. Discuss Four Principal dimensions of dependability. [8 marks]

SECTION B
QUESTION TWO [20 MARKS]
a. Explain the following activities required to develop a software
system
i. Specification [2 marks]
ii. Design [2 marks]
iii. Validation [2 marks]
iv. Evolution [2 marks]
b. State the three Generic software process models [3 marks]
c. Discuss the two types of evolutionary development model [4 marks]
d. Outline three problems of evolutionary development [3 marks]
e. Outline TWO applicability of evolutionary development [2 marks]

QUESTION THREE [20 MARKS]


i. Discuss the Four stages of Component-based software engineering
[8 marks]
ii. Explain the Two approaches of Component-based software
engineering [4 marks]
iii. Outline the six Design process activities [6 marks]
iv. The design is usually documented as a set of graphical models. State
any two models [2 marks]

QUESTION FOUR [20 MARKS]


i. Define the term “Programming and debugging” [2 marks]
ii. Explain the debugging process [4 marks]
a. Distinguish between the following Software Verification and
validation (V & V) [4 marks]
b. Component testing and systems testing [4 marks]
iii. Define the Computer-aided software engineering (CASE) [2 marks]
iv. Discuss the following CASE Classification helps understand the
different types of CASE tools and their support for process activities
a. Functional perspective [1 mark]
b. Integration perspective [1 mark]

//END

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