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Software Engineering · Software design: coupling & cohesion

8 questions · 33 marks · 2 papers

Answer key

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

BS Degree Programme · Examination & Study Paper

Software Engineering

Software design: coupling & cohesion

Official Paper

Examination Instructions & Guidelines

Solve on notebook/paper first before checking solutions.
MCQ: Exactly 1 option is correct. Negative marking applies.
MSQ: One or more options correct. Select all to score.
Scientific calculator allowed for all calculations.
Official answer key is sealed at the end of this sheet.

End Term · 31 Aug 2025 (FN)End Term

Q1MCQ3 Marks·Choose one option
Key ↓
A developer is implementing a sorting function for an e-commerce platform to arrange products by price efficiently. Which design aspect does this involve?
1. AComponents
2. BInterfaces
3. CData structures
4. DAlgorithms
Q2MCQ4 Marks·Choose one option
Asked 2 times Key ↓
1. AData Coupling
2. BControl Coupling
3. CCommon Coupling
4. DContent Coupling
Q3MCQ4 Marks·Choose one option
Key ↓
1. ASequential Cohesion
2. BFunctional Cohesion
3. CCommunicational Cohesion
4. DProcedural Cohesion
Q4MSQ4 Marks·Choose all correct options
Asked 2 times Key ↓
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D

Quiz 2 · 3 Aug 2025 (AN)Quiz 2

Q5MCQ4 Marks·Choose one option
Key ↓
A company develops a mobile game for low-end devices. During design, the team restricts image resolution and optimizes memory usage by reusing textures. Which quality of good design is being prioritized here?
1. AUnderstandability
2. BMaintainability
3. CEfficiency
4. DScalability
Q6MCQ5 Marks·Choose one option
Asked 2 times Key ↓
In an e-commerce system, the SellerModule calls a function in the InventoryModule using a variable operationFlag to decide whether to view, add, or delete a product. Which type of coupling is present?
1. AControl Coupling
2. BContent Coupling
3. CData Coupling
4. DCommon Coupling
Q7MSQ5 Marks·Choose all correct options
Asked 2 times Key ↓
In an online seller portal, the Seller class uses the Inventory class’s viewInventory(sellerID) method to fetch the list of products. Additionally, the Inventory class implements an interface InventoryInterface that defines standard inventory operations. Which of the following relationships can be identified from this scenario?
1. ASeller and Inventory have an inheritance relationship
2. BSeller and Inventory have an association relationship
3. CInventory and InventoryInterface have a dependency relationship
4. DSeller and InventoryInterface have a composition relationship
Q8MSQ4 Marks·Choose all correct options
Key ↓
In a distributed software development environment, why is it important to define interfaces clearly before implementing components?
1. AIt ensures that all teams use the same programming language for implementation.
2. BIt helps maintain consistent communication between components developed by different team members.
3. CIt allows the internal implementation of a component to change without affecting others.
4. DIt eliminates the need for documentation, since the code is self-explanatory.

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Reveal Key

Q1D

Q2B

Q3C

Q4B, C

Q5C

Q6A

Q7B, C

Q8B, C

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