CSE 360 CORE EXAM 2026 TEST QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔In configuration management storage management, keeping a difference between
one version and other than making a complete copy is called
a difference copy
a source translation
a delta
a clone - ✔✔delta
✔✔Which of the following is not a common trait in software processes?
design and implementation
evolution
specifications
incremental development
validation - ✔✔incremental development
✔✔Which is the best type of project to apply a waterfall method?
requirements are not well defined and will not change
the customer cannot clearly define the requirements
a great deal of risk is involved
many rapid releases are needed - ✔✔requirements are well-defined and will not change
✔✔The prototyping of a software is - ✔✔a useful approach when a customer cannot
clearly define requirements clearly
✔✔How do agile processes accommodate change to requirements?
incremental releases
refactoring
test driven development
pair programming - ✔✔incremental releases
✔✔The formal proclamation defining the key values of agile development is the -
✔✔Manifesto for Agile Software
✔✔In Scrum, the sprint backlog is - ✔✔taken from the product backlog
✔✔The common template for a user story "As a <A>, I want to be <B> so <C>. What is
<A>?
a developer
a type of user
a customer
none of the above - ✔✔a type of user
, ✔✔As defined in this class, a use case scenario is
a high level design
a list of requirements
the same thing as a user story
a textual description of actions and conditions - ✔✔a textual description of actions and
conditions
✔✔Which question no longer concerns the modern software engineer? - ✔✔Why does
computer hardware cost so much?
✔✔Which of the following is a continuous process of improvement?
restructuring
refactoring
re-engineering
rewriting - ✔✔refactoring
✔✔True or false: The waterfall model of software development is no longer an
appropriate approach in today's development. - ✔✔false
✔✔Which is not true about Gantt Charts?
project tasks are listed in the left hand column
horizontal bars indicate the duration of each task
task dependency cannot be shown
task concurrency can be clearly shown - ✔✔task dependency cannot be shown
✔✔Which of the following is not an activity of project management?
people management
technology evaluation
project planning
risk management - ✔✔people management
✔✔Which of the following is lowest on the hierarchy of needs?
esteem needs
self-realization needs
physiological needs
social needs - ✔✔physiological needs
✔✔Which of the following is not usually part of a project plan?
monitoring mechanisms
hardware requirements
high-level design
work breakdown structure - ✔✔high-level design
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔In configuration management storage management, keeping a difference between
one version and other than making a complete copy is called
a difference copy
a source translation
a delta
a clone - ✔✔delta
✔✔Which of the following is not a common trait in software processes?
design and implementation
evolution
specifications
incremental development
validation - ✔✔incremental development
✔✔Which is the best type of project to apply a waterfall method?
requirements are not well defined and will not change
the customer cannot clearly define the requirements
a great deal of risk is involved
many rapid releases are needed - ✔✔requirements are well-defined and will not change
✔✔The prototyping of a software is - ✔✔a useful approach when a customer cannot
clearly define requirements clearly
✔✔How do agile processes accommodate change to requirements?
incremental releases
refactoring
test driven development
pair programming - ✔✔incremental releases
✔✔The formal proclamation defining the key values of agile development is the -
✔✔Manifesto for Agile Software
✔✔In Scrum, the sprint backlog is - ✔✔taken from the product backlog
✔✔The common template for a user story "As a <A>, I want to be <B> so <C>. What is
<A>?
a developer
a type of user
a customer
none of the above - ✔✔a type of user
, ✔✔As defined in this class, a use case scenario is
a high level design
a list of requirements
the same thing as a user story
a textual description of actions and conditions - ✔✔a textual description of actions and
conditions
✔✔Which question no longer concerns the modern software engineer? - ✔✔Why does
computer hardware cost so much?
✔✔Which of the following is a continuous process of improvement?
restructuring
refactoring
re-engineering
rewriting - ✔✔refactoring
✔✔True or false: The waterfall model of software development is no longer an
appropriate approach in today's development. - ✔✔false
✔✔Which is not true about Gantt Charts?
project tasks are listed in the left hand column
horizontal bars indicate the duration of each task
task dependency cannot be shown
task concurrency can be clearly shown - ✔✔task dependency cannot be shown
✔✔Which of the following is not an activity of project management?
people management
technology evaluation
project planning
risk management - ✔✔people management
✔✔Which of the following is lowest on the hierarchy of needs?
esteem needs
self-realization needs
physiological needs
social needs - ✔✔physiological needs
✔✔Which of the following is not usually part of a project plan?
monitoring mechanisms
hardware requirements
high-level design
work breakdown structure - ✔✔high-level design
