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Q:

What are the disadvantages of context switching?

Answer

Time taken for switching from one process to other is pure over head. Because the system does no useful work while switching. So one of the solutions is to go for threading when ever possible.

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When mapping a supertype/subtype relationship which of the following is true?

A) The supertype primary key is assigned to each subtype. B) The subtype primary key is assigned to each supertype.
C) There is no link between the supertype/subtype entities. D) There is no primary key/foreign key relationship between a supertype/subtype.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The supertype primary key is assigned to each subtype.

Explanation:
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Q:

Which is the simplest file structure?

A) Sequential B) Indexed
C) Random D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sequential

Explanation:

Sequential is the simplest file structure

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Impact analysis helps to decide

A) How many more test cases need to written. B) How much regression testing should be done.
C) Different Tools to perform Regression Testing D) Exit Criteria
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) How much regression testing should be done.

Explanation:

Impact Analysis is used in software testing to define all the risks associated with any kind of changes in a product being tested.

Impact Analysis is nothing but analyzing the impact of changes in the deployed product or application. It gives the information about the areas of the system that may be affected due to the change in the particular section or features of the application.

 

Why Impact Analysis is done :


1. It is done to understand the possible outcome of implementing the change. Inducing too much functionality into a product can reduce the overall performance of the product.

2. To identify all the files, documents and models that might have to be modified if team decides to implement the change in product

3. To estimate the effort needed behind implementing the change

4. To identify the task required to implement the change

5. It will list the dependencies on a specific element

 

The impact is analyzed on Requirements, Design & Architecture, impact on Test and impact on schedule.

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Q:

With this type of SQL Server cursor concurrency no lock is obtained until the user updates the data.

A) READ_ONLY B) SCROLL_LOCK
C) OPTIMISTIC D) PESSIMISTIC
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) OPTIMISTIC

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Q:

Macro flowchart is also called as

A) Less Detail flowchart B) More detail flowchart
C) Simple detailed flowchart D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Less Detail flowchart

Explanation:

A flowchart is a type of diagram that represents a workflow or process. A flowchart can also be defined as a diagrammatic representation of an algorithm, a step-by-step approach to solving a task.

Macro flowchart shows the outlines the main segments of program. Macro flowchart is also called as less detail flowchart.

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A source program is the program written in which level language  ?

A) Alpha Numeric B) High-Level
C) Symbolic D) Machine
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) High-Level

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Q:

Parenthesis is never required in Postfix or Prefix expressions

A) TRUE B) FALSE
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) TRUE

Explanation:

Parenthesis is not required because the order of the operators in the postfix /prefix expressions determines the actual order of operations in evaluating the expression

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