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BACHELOR IN COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
Term-End Examination

December, 2005

CS70 (S) : INTRODUCTION TO SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

Time: 3 hours
Maximum Marks: 75

1. (a) Consider a University Registration System. The system is to handle student registration for various courses offered by the University as well as for the examinations. Identify at least 10 risks associated with such a software system. (15)

2. (a) Explain the role of a Systems Analyst. (7)

(b) Describe four software application areas in which software safety and hazard analysis would be a major concern, Justify your answer. (8)

3. (a) Write the process of scheduling a project. (8)

(b) What are CASE tools ? What are various types of CASE tools? What are the benefits of using CASE tools ? (7)

4. (a) What is SDLC? Explain Water Fall Model. (7)

(b) Explain at least four recent developments that influenced the software development methodologies. (8)

5. (a) Explain, using example, how are coupling and cohesion related. (5)

(b) List the 10 important qualities of software product and process. (10)