CSQE Sample Questions

Study Guide Questions & Training Class Material Questions

QPSE, LLC - 2001
1. Which project management tool has a built-in risk management function?
a. CPM
b. Resource Leveling
c. GANTT
d. PERT
2. Splitting of modules into multi ple modules is an example of:
a. Decomposability
b. Imploding
c. Exploding
d. Pathological connections
3. Expandability is defined as:
a. The extent to which architectural, data, or procedural design
can be extended
b. The breadth of potential application of program components
c. The amount of computing resources and code
d. The degree to which modules have been decomposed
4. As concerns measurements, which of the following is the most important to be?
a. Valid
b. Stable
c. Accurate
d. Precise
5. Software validation is achieved through:
a. Complete verification testing
b. A series of black-box tests
c. A series of white-box tests
d. System testing
6. Which of the following SEI CMM levels has the fewest number of KPAs?
a. Level 2
b. Level 4
c. Level 3
d. Level 5
7. Knowledge of the difference between a stable system and a capable
system, as well as the different kinds of uncertainty in statistical data is part of:
a. The Four Absolutes of Quality Improvement
b. Juran's Trilogy
c. Total Quality Control
d. The System of Profound Knowledge
8. Which of the following would NOT be included in a change control or
change management process?
a. Changes to standards, procedures, and guidelines
b. Evaluation of code and its documentation at the end of the
change process to ensure compliance
c. Changes to the requirements, plans, and documents of a
particular software product
d. Changes to the hardware and operating system software
9. The most significant consideration in determining an audit schedule is:
a. The availability of key staff members in the auditee's company
b. The availability of key auditors
c. The criticality of the functions being audited
d. The availability of access to critical business information
 10. Normalization is:
a. A series of tests
b. A set of processes
c. A detailed design technique
d. An entity abstraction technique
11. Survey ratings are usually in which measurement scale?
a. Subjective
b. Nominal C
c. Ratio 4 5
d. Ordinal
12. In this figure, what is the slack time for event E? A B D F G
2 2 5 3
a. 2
b. 3 4 2
c. 6
E
d. 10
13. If you need to concentrate your efforts in order to get the most impact,
which chart would you use?
a. Pareto chart
b. Run chart
c. Scatter diagram
d. Stratification chart
14. The primary purpose of an inspection is:
a. Remove defects as early as possible in the development
b. Record the existence of the defects
c. Teach the producer what they did wrong
d. Identify potential defects
15. Customer-driven quality is:
a. A strategic view of quality
b. A tactical view of quality
c. Deming's first principle of quality
d. The producer's view of quality

1. d.
2. c.
3. a.
4. d.
5. b.
6. b.
7. d.
8. b.
9. c.
10. a.
11. d.
12. b.
13. a.
14. a.
15. a.