Mid-Semester Test Paper Discussion: Software Engineering & Management

Hi MSSS-Aspirants,

Below is the Mid-Semester Test Paper Discussion for Software Engineering & Management.

Total Time: 120 minutes

Total Marks: 30 (30% of the total semester marks weightage)

Question-1:
Discuss software engineering code of ethics , with suitable example. --- 5 Marks.

Answer-1:


Question-2:
Suggest four reasons why the productivity rate of programmers working as a pair might be more that half of the two programmers working individually. --- 4 Marks.

Answer-2:


Question-3-a:
Discuss and explain Build and Fix Model, with their merits and demerits. --- 4 Marks.

Answer-3-a:


Question-3-b:
Discuss and explain with an example of Evolutionary, Parallel, Iterative and Linear process flow. --- 4 Marks.

Answer-3-b:


Question-4-a: Specify which of the following decisions were made during requirements or system design:
Question-4-a-i: The ticket distributor is composed of a user interface subsystem, a subsystem for computing tariff, and a network subsystem managing communication with the central computer.

Answer-4-a-i:


Question-4-a-ii: The ticket distributor will use PowerPC processor chips.

Answer-4-a-ii:


Question-4-a-iii: The ticket distributor provides the traveler with an on-line help.

Answer-4-a-ii:


Question-4-b: Draw a use case diagram for a ticket distributor for a train system. The system includes two actors: a traveler, who purchases different types of tickets, and a central computer system, which maintains a reference database for the tariff.
Use cases should include: BuyOneWayTicket, BuyWeeklyCard, BuyMonthlyCard, UpdateTariff. Also include the following exceptional cases: Time-out (i.e. traveler took too long to insert the right amount), Transaction Aborted (i.e. traveler selected the cancel button without completing the transaction), DistributorOutOfChange and DistributorOutOfPaper. --- 5 Marks.

Answer-4-b:


Question-5: In the context of iterative development, describe the following concepts in no more than three lines for each:
Question-5-i: Iteration (what are the objectives of iteration? What is the outcome of an iteration? What is time-boxing?).

Answer-5-i:


Question-5-ii: Critical use-cases.

Answer-5-ii:


Question-5-iii: Incremental development.

Answer-5-iii:


Question-5-iv: How does the Unified Software Development Process (UP) explicitly address critical use-cases?

Answer-5-iv:


Question-5-v: What are the functional and non-functional requirements and how can the use-case model be utilized to capture any of these?

Answer-5-v:



Answers to be updated after the discussion!

The Things To Take To The Exam-Center

Hi MSSS Aspirants,

Having given a mid-semester exam after a gap of 4.5 years, all the memories of the same given during the Engineering degree days came alive. Ah, what were those days!

Last weekend, the same time of writing this article we were giving the exams! A week has passed! 2 hectic days of giving the 4 mid-semester exams, 2 per day, forenoon and afternoon for 2 straight hours! Woah! All that said, enjoyed it!

Few observations were made and a few things which are a must to carry with you on these days are given below:

1. Books for the subjects, whose exams are on the same day:

This proves to be beneficial and also most of us bring them along since as this is an WILP, most of the aspirants of the same batch are oblivious to each others presence. So when they meet, they exchange valuable tips and topics. In the last moments before the exam, much can be learnt!

2. A spoon can save you a lot of trouble:

At most of the exam centres, which are the colleges in the same city, Lunch is served for the aspirants in the premises. Many a times the food is hot, and the spoons are absent and a great discomfort is felt in having the same at a time when the exam is in next few minutes. Carry personal spoons or a couple of disposable plastic spoons. Trust me, a spoon can save you a lot of trouble and time.

3. Water water everywhere and not a drop to drink:

The presence of potable water in a personal water bottle can increase your efficiency in the exam hall and will comfort you during writing those lengthy answers.

4. Chewing gum is a great stress buster:

Carry a strip of chewing gum, just in case, the things get tense and you need to vent it out.

5. Headphones and a music player:

Last 30 minutes before the exam starts and you need to concentrate but that person by your side is busy discussing matters with others. Who will save you? Yes, your music player and your headphones. They will insulate you from the noise from the surroundings.

6. Pens on which you can trust:

Guys, do not bring the new-new pens to the exam. It is a fact that a pen(a specific brand and model) which has been used before for sometime will help you write faster and with better grip.

7. A Scale can scale heights for you:

Bring a scale. It can do wonders for you! It can make the answer sheet beautiful and compensate for the dirt you have spread in it :) 

Best wishes for the Mains @29-30th October 2011.

Mid-Semester Exam Venue - Hyderabad

Hi MSSS Aspirants,

The Hyderabad venue for the mid-semester exam is as below:

Institute of Hotel Management,
F-Row,
D.D.Colony,
Vidyanagar,
Hyderabad 
A.P.
500 007.

For students arriving by Local Train, the following is the Route Map(Get off at Vidyanagar Sation):

Click here for the Map.

For students arriving by Road click here for the map.

Best wishes!

First Semester Mid-Semester Halls Tickets Available

Hi MSSS Aspirants,

The First Semester Mid-Semester Halls Tickets are available and the link to download the same has been mailed to the personal e-mail id registered with BITS-Pilani and also at Sandesh email account.
Please check, if not done yet!

Action-Items:
1. Download the Hall-Ticket and take a print-out of the same. It needs to be brought at the venue.
2. Check the venue details.

• If the venue location is in the same city then make yourself knowledgeable of the location. Visit personally before the exam if possible.
• If the venue location is in an another city then make arrangements for the travel in advance. 

3. Make sure that you are aware of the mid-semester syllabus and are not ignoring any topic. Click here for more information. 

4. Check out the previous years paper. On checking the WILP Website we could not find any such link available as of now! Keep on checking the same!!

Best wishes!