Software Engineering (KCA-302) - AKTU Question Paper 2022-23
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This is the official AKTU Software Engineering Previous Year Question Paper for MCA Semester 3, academic session 2022-23. Published by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU/UPTU), Lucknow. Free PDF download — no login required.
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Software Engineering (KCA-302) — complete question paper
- aList 2 reasons for software crisis
- b“Software is developed or engineered; it is not manufactured in classical sense”. Explain
- cDescribe 2 characteristics of SRS
- eDescribe structure chart
- fList two disadvantages of Lines of Code
- gWhat are the two main activities of regression testing?
- hDifferentiate between test drivers and test stubs (i) Define need of maintenance. (j) Discuss the ways to avoid risk
- aDiscuss the prototype model. What is the effect of designing a prototype on the overall cost of the software project?
- bWhat is feasibility study? What are the contents we should cont ain in the feasibility report? Draw a DFD for result preparation automation system of MCA Cour ses of AKTU university. Clearly describe the working of that system, also m ention all assumptions made by you
- dWhat is integration testing? Explain different types of integration testing
- eD i s c u s s r i s k m a n a g e m e n t ? E x p l a i n h o w t o s e l e c t t h e b e s t r i s k r eduction technique when there are many ways of reducing a risk
- aWhat is Software development life cycle? Discuss the process for Spiral model. Current trends in Software Engineering are moving away from the waterfall model for large projects and moving to ward iterative methods? What ar e we gaining and losing as a result? Explain with suitable examples
- aDiscuss the significance of requ irement engineering. Also write t h e v a r i o u s s t e p s with requirement engineering with proper explanation
- bWhat do you understand with the term “requirement elicitation”? Discuss any two techniques
- bWhat is a formal technical review? What ate the objectives of f ormal technical review? Give a comparative study of code inspection, reviews and walk-through
- aCategorize the use of case tools in software engineering with t heir advantages and disadvantages
- bWhat are the benefits of Software Configuration Management (SCM)? Elaborate the activities for SCM performed during SDLC?
Question text is extracted from the official AKTU question paper PDF above. Hindi translations are omitted — every question is printed in English in the original paper. Last verified: 2026-08-23.
Repeated Questions — KCA-302
Questions that appeared in more than one session, found by comparing 4 years of Software Engineering papers (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25)
List 2 reasons for software crisis
Appeared in: 2021-22 · 2022-23
“Software is developed or engineered; it is not manufactured in classical sense”. Explain
Appeared in: 2022-23 · 2024-25
What is feasibility study? What are the contents we should cont ain in the feasibility report? Draw a DFD for result preparation automation system of MCA Cour ses of AKTU university. Clearly describe the working of that system, also m ention all assumptions made by you
Appeared in: 2022-23 · 2024-25
What is integration testing? Explain different types of integration testing
Appeared in: 2022-23 · 2023-24
D i s c u s s r i s k m a n a g e m e n t ? E x p l a i n h o w t o s e l e c t t h e b e s t r i s k r eduction technique when there are many ways of reducing a risk
Appeared in: 2021-22 · 2022-23
What is a formal technical review? What ate the objectives of f ormal technical review? Give a comparative study of code inspection, reviews and walk-through
Appeared in: 2022-23 · 2024-25
Categorize the use of case tools in software engineering with t heir advantages and disadvantages
Appeared in: 2021-22 · 2022-23
What are the benefits of Software Configuration Management (SCM)? Elaborate the activities for SCM performed during SDLC?
Appeared in: 2021-22 · 2022-23
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