Software Engineering Unit 1 – Introduction and SDLC Models: important questions for AKTU
Unit 1 (Introduction and SDLC Models) questions that AKTU repeats most often. This unit carries about 31 marks per paper. Start with the repeated questions, then the most asked topics.
Most repeated Unit 1 questions
- Define software and software engineering. Write various components of software and give their brief description. Why there is a crisis in software development industry? (7 marks, 2025, Software Engineering Introduction) – also asked in 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024
- Draw a diagram to represent Spiral Model of software development and discuss it in details. Also discuss the criteria for selection of model for software development. (7 marks, 2025, Spiral Model) – also asked in 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024
- Explain software characteristics in detail. Discuss the reasons of software crisis. (10 marks, 2023, Software Engineering Introduction) – also asked in 2018, 2022, 2024, 2025
Most important Unit 1 topic
- Software Engineering Introduction (Unit 1: Introduction and SDLC Models) – asked 17 times in 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Most asked Unit 1 topics
- Software Engineering Introduction – asked 17 times
- Evolutionary and Iterative Models – asked 6 times
- Spiral Model – asked 5 times
More Unit 1 previous year questions
- List various components of software and give their brief description. (2 marks, 2025, Software Engineering Introduction)
- Justify the statement "Software does not wear out and is not manufactured". (2 marks, 2025, Software Engineering Introduction)
- Define the term Software Engineering. (2 marks, 2024, Software Engineering Introduction)
- Discuss the various characteristics of a software. (2 marks, 2024, Software Engineering Introduction)
- Illustrate the statement "Software engineering is layered technology". (10 marks, 2024, Software Engineering Introduction)
Unit 1 syllabus topics
- Software Engineering Introduction
- Waterfall Model
- Prototype Model
- Spiral Model
- Evolutionary and Iterative Models