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25-Comp-A6 Software Engineering: May 2014

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  1. Question 1 The Software Development Process
  2. Question 2 Object-Oriented Software Design
  3. Question 3 Formal Methods
  4. Question 4 Real-Time Systems
  5. Question 5 Software Testing
  6. Question 6 Software Project Management
  7. Question 7 Critical Systems
  8. Question 8 Software Quality
  9. Question 9 Distributed Software Systems

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National Exams — May 2014 — 98-Comp-A6 Software Engineering. Three-hour, closed-book exam, no calculator permitted. Format: nine questions, candidates answer any five of the nine (all questions equal weight — each of the five counted questions is worth 20%; only the first five questions as they appear in the answer book are marked). All nine questions are solved below for completeness.

Reference texts: Sommerville, Software Engineering (10th ed., Pearson) — software process models, object-oriented design, formal methods, real-time systems, software testing, project management, critical/dependable systems, software quality, distributed systems; Pressman, Software Engineering: A Practitioner's Approach (9th ed.) — supplementary process/testing/quality coverage; IEEE 12207 — software life-cycle processes; SWEBOK — body-of-knowledge cross-reference.