Software Engineering and Project Management Question Bank
By MCA Scholar’s Group
MCA 1st Sem (Pattern 2024)
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Top 22 Exam Preparation Questions
1. Explain the COCOMO model in detail and provide an example for calculating effort, time, and
staff size.
2. What is Software Configuration Management (SCM)? Why is it important in software
engineering?
3. Define the Agile Manifesto and explain its four core values.
4. Differentiate between Agile project management and Traditional project management.
5. What is a Minimum Viable Product (MVP)? Provide an example.
6. Explain quality metrics in software engineering with examples.
7. Prepare an SRS document for the LIC management system, including policy administration,
claims processing, and customer management.
8. Design the SRS for an online examination form submission system, including functional and non-
functional requirements.
9. Identify all possible epics, features, and user stories for upgrading an ERP system for a travel
company.
10. Write a user story for managing student records, course schedules, fee payments, and faculty
coordination for a college.
11. Draw a use-case diagram for an online airline reservation system.
12. Draw an activity diagram for ordering food through Zomato or groceries using a mobile app.
13. Construct a sequence diagram for reserving a hotel room online.
14. Draw a class diagram for a placement agency system, showing how candidates register and
organizations search for candidates.
15. Draw a collaboration diagram for an agriculture farming system.
16. Explain the risk management process in small project development.
17. Identify potential risks for automating student records and suggest appropriate risk management
strategies.
18. Write a risk management plan for an online shopping system, considering risks like data breaches
and system downtime.
19. What is a Product Backlog and how is it different from a Sprint Backlog?
20. Explain the role and responsibilities of the Scrum Master in Agile project management.
21. What is a story point, and what techniques are used for estimating story points?
22. For a system with specified user inputs, outputs, inquiries, files, and external interfaces, compute
the Function Points using given complexity factors.
23. A project of 200 KLOC is to be developed in a semi-detached mode. Calculate the effort,
development time, and average staff size using the COCOMO model.
24. Write short notes on any two: Agile Tools, GitHub, Quality Metrics.
25. Explain the software project management life cycle with a neat diagram.