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1) Choose the correct option in terms of Issues related to professional responsibility

    Confidentiality
    Intellectual property rights
    Both Confidentiality & Intellectual property rights
    Managing Client Relationships

Answer : C Discuss

2) “Software engineers should not use their technical skills to misuse other people’s computers.”Here the term misuse refers to:

    Unauthorized access to computer material
    Unauthorized modification of computer material
    Dissemination of viruses or other malware
    All of the mentioned

Answer : D Discuss

3) Explain what is meant by PRODUCT with reference to one of the eight principles as per the ACM/IEEE Code of Ethics ?

    The product should be easy to use
    Software engineers shall ensure that their products and related modifications meet the highest professional standards possible
    Software engineers shall ensure that their products and related modifications satisfy the client
    It means that the product designed /created should be easily available

Answer : B Discuss

4) Identify an ethical dilemma from the situations mentioned below:

    Your employer releases a safety-critical system without finishing the testing of the system
    Refusing to undertake a project
    Agreement in principle with the policies of senior management
    All of the mentioned

Answer : A Discuss

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5) Identify the correct statement: “Software engineers shall

    act in a manner that is in the best interests of his expertise and favour.”
    act consistently with the public interest.”
    ensure that their products only meet the SRS.”
    all of the mentioned

Answer : B Discuss

6) Select the incorrect statement: “Software engineers should

    not knowingly accept work that is outside your competence.”
    not use your technical skills to misuse other people’s computers.”
    be dependent on their colleagues.”
    maintain integrity and independence in their professional judgment.”

Answer : C Discuss

7) Efficiency in a software product does not include ____

    responsiveness
    licensing
    memory utilization
    processing time

Answer : B Discuss

8) As per an IBM report, “31%of the project get cancelled before they are completed, 53% overrun their cost estimates by an average of 189% and for every 100 projects, there are 94 restarts”.What is the reason for these statistics ?

    Lack of adequate training in software engineering
    Lack of software ethics and understanding
    Management issues in the company
    All of the mentioned

Answer : A Discuss

9) The reason for software bugs and failures is due to

    Software companies
    Software Developers
    Both Software companies and Developers
    All of the mentioned

Answer : C Discuss

10) Which of these are not among the eight principles followed by Software Engineering Code of Ethics and Professional Practice ?

    PUBLIC
    PROFESSION
    PRODUCT
    ENVIRONMENT

Answer : D Discuss

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