Gujarat Technological UniversityWinter 2023 examination

GTU 3150711 Software Engineering (SE) Winter 2023 Question Paper & PDF

B.E. · Computer Engineering · Semester 5 · Subject code 3150711
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70 marks
To pass
23 marks (33%)
Duration
2.5 Hours 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Questions
5 with internal choice
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10 of 25 questions on this paper were also asked in other years. 1 more is a type of question GTU sets again with new data. Each is marked below with the years it appeared.See all 33 repeated 3150711 questions, most asked first

Q.1

14 Marks
(a)
3 marksAsked in 2 of 7 papers
Define terms: Software Engineering, Process and Product.

Also asked in Summer 2023 Q1b

(b)
4 marksAsked in 3 of 7 papers
Explain Software Engineering: A Layered Technology.

Technology.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q2a, Winter 2025 Q1b

(c)
7 marks

Explain one of the evolutionary software process model with its pros and cons.

Q.2

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks

Which are the key assumptions that characterized any agile software process?

(b)
4 marks
Explain the merits and demerits of SCRUM.
(c)
7 marksAsked in 2 of 7 papers
List and Explain various Software Development Myths and its reality.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q1b

(c)
7 marks

List the various steps incorporated within the component-based development model

Q.3

14 Marks
(a)
3 marksSame type asked in 4 of 7 papers
Develop a complete use case for “Making a withdrawal at an ATM”.

Also asked in Summer 2025 Q3c, Winter 2024 Q5c OR, Summer 2024 Q4c OR

(b)
4 marksAsked in 2 of 7 papers
List and Explain different categories of Software Risks.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q3a OR

(c)
7 marksAsked in 2 of 7 papers
Explain the four Ps of software project management.

Also asked in Winter 2025 Q2b

(a)
3 marks
What is Quality function deployment (QFD)?
(b)
4 marks

Describe the difference between process and project metrics in your own words.

(c)
7 marks
Explain The W5HH Principle.

Q.4

14 Marks
(a)
3 marksAsked in 2 of 7 papers
Explain the difference between an error and a defect.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q5a OR

(b)
4 marksAsked in 5 of 7 papers
Differentiate Verification and Validation.

Also asked in Winter 2025 Q5a, Summer 2025 Q4a, Summer 2024 Q1b, Summer 2023 Q3b

(c)
7 marks

Draw and explain the diagram of Translating the Requirements Model into the Design Model.

(a)
3 marks
How Cyclomatic Complexity is useful in White Box testing.
(b)
4 marks

List all of the review guidelines and brief which do you think is most important and why?

(c)
7 marks
What is Software Architecture and why it is important?

Q.5

14 Marks
(a)
3 marksAsked in 3 of 7 papers
What is DevOps? Provide Importance and Benefits for the same.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q5b, Winter 2024 Q5b OR

(b)
4 marks
What is Smoke Testing? Explain activities it encompasses.
(c)
7 marks
Explain a Software Reengineering Process Model using the diagram.
(a)
3 marksAsked in 4 of 7 papers
List 7 C’s of DevOps Lifecycle for Business Agility.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q5c, Winter 2025 Q5c, Summer 2023 Q5c

(b)
4 marks
What should be testing approaches for Mobile Applications?
(c)
7 marksAsked in 2 of 7 papers
List and Explain SQA Tasks.

Also asked in Winter 2025 Q5b OR

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Official Gujarat Technological University (GTU) examination paper for Software Engineering (SE) (Winter 2023, B.E. · Computer Engineering, Sem 5). Features complete 70-mark regular & remedial examination pattern, official marking distribution across all 5 questions, and direct 1-click official PDF download.

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