REQUIREMENTS & ESTIMATION TECHNIQUES
Question bank
1.Explain the following in brief:
(a ) JAD
(b)QFD
(c ) SSM
(d) COSMIC
(e) Use cases
(f) COCOTS
(g) CORADMO
(h) COQUALMO
(I ) Reyliegh Curve
(j)COPROMO
2.Explain Software Lifecycle ?
3.Explain the various management activitiesin a software project.
4.What is requirement engineering?
5.Write short note on management Activities in a software project.
6.Describe characteristics of the SRS Document.
7. Write IEEE standards for SRS.
8. For your college library system, write the SRS document following the IEEE standards.
9.Explain Function Point Analysis.
10. What is Mark II FPA?
11. Explain LOC Estimation.
12.Compute Function pont Value for a project with the following information domain characteristics:
No.of user inputs=30,user outputs=42,user enquieries=08,no.of files=07,external files=06.Assume all
complexity adjustment factor are moderate.
13. Explain Requirement Elication techniques.
14. Write a short note on advantages and disadvantages of counting Function points.
15.List the activities in Requirement definition and requirement management of requirement engineering.
16. Give the advantages and disadvantages of IFPUG’s FPA method? How is Mark II FPA method more
accurate than IFPUG FPA method.
17.How do we determine the complexity of different function points and discuss the procedure of counting
the enhancement project function points using IFPUG’s FPA method.
18.Write an example documentation for elicitation of any functional requirements of any s/w system as per
the methodology developed by Horst Kittel?
19.What are the various stages in Soft System methodology? Explain.
20.Which are the additional GSC’s in Mark II FPA method which are not included in IFPUG FPA
method?
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21.Discuss various stages in “Change Management Process”?How do you maintain requirement s
Tracability and give advantages of it.
22. Calibrate the accuracy and suitability of formula” VAf=(UFP *0.001)+0.65” based on rating of 14
GSC’s?
23. Describe what an SRS should cover and give a possible table of contents of SRS.
24 Describe desirable features of requirements management tools.
25. What is MARK II FPA method and how is it different from IFPUG method for Function Point
analysis?
26. What is change management and why is it required?
27. Explain Requirement analysis Models.
28.Expand the following terms:
(1) CCB,(2)ILF.(3)IBIS,(4)BLC,(5)COCOTS
29. Write short note on following:
(a) Caliber –RM
(b)XTie-RT
(c )Vital Link
(d)Requisite Pro
30. Describe any three Requirement Elicitation Techniques?
31. Describe pros and cons of prototyping?
32. What is the importance of prototyping in analysis?
33. What is productivity ? What factors does productivity depend on?
34. Both over estimation and under estimation are costly. Explain.
35.Explain complexity as Estimator?
36. Explain in brief Putnum Estimation model and its importance in estimation.
37.Explain behavior of software projects and Norden Rayliegh curve.
38 What is process? What are the benefits of a process oriented approach ? Why is a process- oriented
approach especially relevant for software projects as compared to a product- oriented approach?What are
the advantages and disadvantages of Function points?
40. Write the Watson and Felix Model.
41. Write a note on Full function Points.
42. Describe Requirement Elicitation by Brainstorming and Interviewing methods?
43.Describe Object points and explain how they can be computed?
44.What are scaling factors used in COCOMO II? Explain each scaling factor .How do these differ from
effort multipliers?
45.Compute the unadjusted function points for the following:
No. of external i/p=13
No. of external o/p=7
No. of external inquery=7
No. of internal logical files=5
No. of external interface files=2
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46.Discuss the technique for s/w size estimation based on team of experts?
47.Write a short note on
(a) Process Maturity
(b)Validating Software Estimates.
. 48. Explain Quality Function Deployment?
49. What are the various Requirement analysis models? Explain each of them.
50. Explain the estimation factors which effect the productivity?
51. Briefly Explain Estimation by anology .
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