Computer Programming MCQs

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Static analysis is now routinely used in the development of many safety and security critical systems?
A. True
B. False
ExpLanation: the static analyzer can discover areas of vulnerability such as buffer overflows or unchecked inputs
Which level of Static Analysis allows specific rules that apply to a program to be checked ?
A. Characteristic error checking
B. User-defined error checking
C. Assertion checking
D. All of the mentioned
Select the disadvantage of using Formal methods ___________________?
A. Concurrent systems can be analysed to discover race conditions that might lead to deadlock
B. Producing a mathematical specification requires a detailed analysis of the requirements
C. They require the use of specialised notations that cannot be understood by domain experts
D. All of the mentioned
Which of the following is incorrect with respect to Model Checking ?
A. Model checking is particularly valuable for verifying concurrent systems
B. Model checking is computationally very inexpensive
C. The model checker explores all possible paths through the model
D. All of the mentioned
Which of the following is a technique covered in Static Analysis ?
A. Formal verification
B. Model checking
C. Automated program analysis
D. All of the mentioned