1. Q: What is software engineering?

Ans : Software engineering is the application of engineering principles to the development of

software in a systematic method.

2. Q: What is the main goal of software engineering?

Ans : To produce reliable and efficient software economically.

3. Q: What does SDLC stand for?

Ans : Software Development Life Cycle.

4. Q: Name one SDLC model.

Ans : Waterfall model.

5. Q: What is requirements analysis?

Ans : The process of determining user expectations for a new or modified product.

6. Q: What is UML?
Ans : Unified Modeling Language.

7. Q: What is a use case diagram?

Ans : A diagram that shows the interactions between a system and its users.

8. Q: What is a software process?

Ans : A set of related activities that lead to the production of a software product.

9. Q: What is version control?

Ans : A system that records changes to a file or set of files over time so that you can recall specific
versions later.

10. Q: Name a popular version control system.

Ans : Git.

11. Q: What is debugging?

Ans : The process of finding and resolving defects or problems within a software program.

12. Q: What is a software prototype?

Ans : An early sample, model, or release of a product built to test a concept or process.

13. Q: What is refactoring?

Ans : The process of restructuring existing computer code without changing its external behavior.

14. Q: What is an API?

Ans : Application Programming Interface.

15. Q: What does IDE stand for?

Ans : Integrated Development Environment.

16. Q: What is a software requirement specification (SRS)?

Ans : A document that describes what the software will do and how it will be expected to perform.

17. Q: What is the difference between functional and non-functional requirements?

Ans : Functional requirements define what the system should do, non-functional requirements
define how the system should perform a function.

18. Q: What is software maintenance?

Ans : The process of modifying a software product after it has been delivered to correct faults,
improve performance, or adapt to a changed environment.

19. Q: What is the difference between black-box and white-box testing?

Ans : Black-box testing examines the functionality of an application without peering into its internal
structures or workings. White-box testing involves looking at the internal structure.

20. Q: What is regression testing?

Ans : A type of software testing that ensures that recent code changes have not adversely affected
existing features.

21. Q: What is continuous integration?

Ans : A practice where developers frequently integrate their code into a shared repository, ideally
several times a day.

22. Q: What is a software design pattern?

Ans : A general reusable solution to a commonly occurring problem within a given context in
software design.

23. Q: Name one software design pattern.

Ans : Singleton pattern.

24. Q: What is the purpose of unit testing?

Ans : To validate that each unit of the software performs as designed.

25. Q: What is code review?

Ans : The systematic examination of computer source code intended to find and fix mistakes
overlooked in the initial development phase.

26. Q: What is software reliability?

Ans : The probability of a software system operating without failure under given conditions for a
specified period.

27. Q: What is modularity in software engineering?

Ans : The degree to which a system's components may be separated and recombined.

28. Q: What is a software metric?

Ans : A measure used to quantify various characteristics of a software system or the software
development process.

29. Q: What does DRY stand for in software development?

Ans : Don't Repeat Yourself.

30. Q: What is an algorithm?

Ans : A step-by-step procedure for solving a problem or accomplishing some end.

31. Q: What is encapsulation?

Ans : The bundling of data with the methods that operate on that data.

32. Q: What is inheritance?

Ans : A mechanism where one class inherits the attributes and methods of another class.

33. Q: What is polymorphism?

Ans : The ability of different objects to respond in a unique way to the same method call.

34. Q: What is coupling in software engineering?

Ans : The degree of direct knowledge that one module has of another.

35. Q: What is cohesion in software engineering?

Ans : The degree to which the elements inside a module belong together.

36. Q: What is a software framework?

Ans : A platform for developing software applications, providing a foundation on which software
developers can build programs for a specific platform.

37. Q: What is a software library?

Ans : A collection of non-volatile resources used by computer programs, often to develop software.

38. Q: What is the difference between verification and validation?

Ans : Verification ensures the product is built correctly, while validation ensures the right product is
built.

39. Q: What is an agile methodology?

Ans : A group of software development methodologies based on iterative development, where
requirements and solutions evolve through collaboration.

40. Q: Name one agile framework.

Ans : Scrum.

41. Q: What is a sprint in Scrum?

Ans : A time-boxed period during which specific work has to be completed and made ready for
review.

42. Q: What is pair programming?

Ans : An agile software development technique in which two programmers work together at one
workstation.

43. Q: What is technical debt?

Ans : The implied cost of additional rework caused by choosing an easy solution now instead of using
a better approach that would take longer.

44. Q: What is the difference between alpha testing and beta testing?
Ans : Alpha testing is performed by internal staff, while beta testing is performed by actual users in a
real environment.

45. Q: What is a microservice?

Ans : An architectural style that structures an application as a collection of loosely coupled services.
46. Q: What is DevOps?
Ans : A set of practices that combines software development (Dev) and IT operations (Ops) aimed at
shortening the systems development life cycle.

47. Q: What is a build in software engineering?

Ans : The process by which source code is converted into a standalone form that can be run on a
computer.

48. Q: What is continuous delivery?

Ans : A software development practice where code changes are automatically prepared for a release
to production.