Questions Every software engineer should answer
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The document outlines key concepts and practices in software engineering, including definitions of software and its characteristics, differences from traditional engineering, and methodologies used in software processes. It covers requirements engineering, architecture, design strategies, and testing activities, providing insights on how to effectively manage and improve software quality. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of documentation and career development for software engineers.
Questions Every software engineer should answer
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- 3. What is software? What are the main characteristics of software? What are the differences between software and other engineering products? 3www.defineer.com V1.2 Software
- 4. What is Software Engineering? What are the common engineering approaches/patterns that can be directly applied to Software Engineering? How does Software Engineering differ from traditional engineering fields like construction, mechanical etc? What is modelling? Should we use modelling in software development? Which type of models can be produced in a software project? Explain the content and responbilities of each model. How do software engineers communicate in a software team ? Explain the ways and format of contents. How do software engineers ovecome the complexity? 4www.defineer.com V1.2 Software Engineering
- 5. How do software engineers develop flexible, reusable and maintainable software components? 5www.defineer.com V1.2 Software Engineering - 2
- 6. What is software process/methodology? What are the software development activities in a software process? List all of them in particular order with circular links and dependencies. Explain the characteristics of Lightweight (Agile) and Heavyweight (Content based) software processes. (You may reference to well-known software processes.) Explain all tasks in each activity in a lightweigth process. Explain all tasks in each activity in a heavyweigth process. Comment on using a well-known software process or custom software processes. 6www.defineer.com V1.2 Software Processes
- 7. What is software requirement ? Explain functional and non- functional requirements. How will you specify or model the functionality of a software product? How will you specify or model the information structure of a software product? How will you specify or model the information flow of a software product? How can you interrelate “Functionalities, Information Structure Information Flow in a software product? Which content should be included in a Software Requirements Document? List and explain the quality attributes of a requirements document. 7www.defineer.com V1.2 Software Requirements Engineering
- 8. What is the relation between software architecture and software design? Which are the key elements of a software architecture ? What are the key design strategies/approaches to build flexible and reusable software ? How will you model architecture of a software system? List diagrams and explain the responsibilities of each diagram. Explain the terms “Abstraction, Modular, Delegation, Coupling and Cohesion”. What about Software Design Patterns ? Why should we learn design patterns? What is Software Framework? Comment on advantages or disadvantages of developing custom frameworks or utilizing existing frameworks? 8www.defineer.com V1.2 Software Architecture & Design
- 9. List some of the important (must-have) characteristics of code quality. (i.e Code Quality Attributes) How can we improve the design of existing code without changing actual functionality? Explain by giving examples. How should we document our software? Explain your documentation strategy. How should we handle errors ? Explain your error handling strategy. How should we get detailed information of run-time behaviour of our software? Explain your strategy. 9www.defineer.com V1.2 Software Development
- 10. Comment on importance and key challenges of software testing. What is the relation between testing activity and other software development activities (Requirements, Design, Development) in a software process. Explain the content of a Test Plan document. What is a test case ? Which type of information should be included in a test case? List and explain some of the important test types. Explain Unit Testing, Regression Testing, System Testing, Integration Testing and Acceptance Testing. What are the differences between White Box Testing & Black Box Testing? 10www.defineer.com V1.2 Software Testing
- 11. Career development (Software Engineers) Exam questions in software engineering related cources (Instructors) Employ new staff (Human Resources Managers) 11www.defineer.com V1.2 Recommended Usage