CSC 300 Turner Sample Midterm for Study Open book papers and notes Use of the computer and internet is also allowed You may write out answers to this practice exam and bring it with you to the exam On the exam you turn in you must print or write legibly so that I can easily understand what you write I am serious about this You may share study materials with other students during the examination but must do so without disturbing others No sharing of the actual exam you write You will be given a number of True False questions designed to demonstrate your comprehension of the assigned readings and class discussions Here is a sample SAMPLE TRUE OR FALSE Very brief comment only if necessary 1 Brooks thinks that changeability of human created interfaces is an essential difficulty for software engineering 2 One form of the categorical imperative is never treat another human being merely as a means but always as an end 3 Software Engineering is not a licensed profession in the United States 4 The ACM IEEE Software Engineering Code of Ethics requires us to obey the law at all times 5 According to the RUP port scanning on the Cal Poly network is an acceptable use 6 Statistical models exist to model reliability via software testing 7 Hamlet believes that good processes and methods can result in defect free software 8 Parnas notes one exception to his fake the rational process advice to record rationale for critical decisions about design directions that were not followed 9 Hamlet thinks random testing has better potential than partition testing to establish confidence in apparently defect free software 10 A partial oracle is when a tester is able to state with assurance that a result is incorrect without knowing the correct answer Sample short answer I expect a complete concise answer to these questions in a paragraph two maximum If citing Code sections paraphrase the content do not just refer to a number alone Opinions mean nothing without logical support citations to outside sources need not meet MLA standards but they have to be there 11 What is the fundamental problem of software testing 12 Is the SE Code of Ethics mainly a utilitarian or a deontologically based document Explain 13 Can you ethically take a job for which you have little or no training What section s of the Code provides the resolution to this problem Explain briefly 14 Are there sections of the SE Code to support Open Sourcing software Explain 15 Are there sections of the SE Code that support Pair Programming of software Explain Essays When applicable I suggest a simple concise format similar to that explained in class and mandated for your papers a Start with any simple facts you will rely on in writing your answer b Name the question issue you will address grounded in those facts c After the issue main question for your analysis you ought to consider what rules or ethical principles will come into play you might even write them down as applicable to the issue in a list These should suggest some of the arguments you ll need to cover d Consider varying arguments regarding possible positions or answers to your question Here you may include readings you ve done cite as best as you can and you may even cite class discussions do this sincerely to the best of your recollection You may create the arguments yourself but they must be built on logic Mere opinion has no point value e At this point you will give your analysis of the question and your answer This should incorporate the rules ethics and arguments you ve found applied to the facts given or assumed you may sometimes assume something necessary to the argument but do not go far afield to yield an intermediate result or a final result I repeat to analyze you will apply rules and accepted arguments to facts to get the results it is a very simple logical method You will be graded wholistically but the most credit comes from your analysis criticizing and synthesizing other arguments making your own position in a clear and consistent manner given the facts you have Note I also suggest a very simple outline before you begin to write your answer Since the exam is of limited time you should allocate that time carefully Be sure to answer the question Pay attention to what is asked it is easy to stray and lose credit you might otherwise deserve SAMPLE ESSAY 1 You graduate from Cal Poly after receiving an A in your CSC 300 class That high grade gets you an interview with UnderCover Systems where they claim to value ethics highly They offer you a job and you have no other offers at a salary that will enable you to pay for some critical surgery for your mother that she could not otherwise pay for UnderCover Systems hires you and only gives you the job title after you have signed your Nondisclosure agreement They hire you as an information retrieval operative where you will write programs designed to connect to networked PC s and gather data which will be sent back to a special database without the PC owner s knowledge or consent You quickly speak to your manager regarding the dubious ethics of the job title and he responds it s OK we only apply these techniques to potential terrorists The U S government funds us so we re in the clear If we don t find these terrorists before they strike us he continues we ll be responsible for the horrors they may cause He tells you to get back to work and do your job or you may lose your job due to the lack of progress you re making Consulting the SE Code and other professional ethical principles what issues should you address and what ultimately should you do ANOTHER SAMPLE ESSAY This essay asks for specific work and the format of the answer should follow that in some rational way 2 Suppose you write a paper extending Weyuker s analysis in her paper On Testing NonTestable Programs for your CSC 300 class and you publish it in an IEEE journal You show that testing of software still isn t anywhere near an exact science and that we as yet have no objective measure for the strength or thoroughness of testing You admit that we can get a bug list that clearly helps avoid certain problems but that is the only certain result of testing The IEEE asks you to write some guidelines regarding the Software Engineering Code of Ethics section 3 11 You ll write guidelines involving adequacy of test documentation and you ll give very brief justification for each guideline A FEW BASIC THINGS TO KNOW good knowledge for the midterm for your paper and eventually for the