Question

Which of the following is not an objective of reverse engineering?

(a) to reduce maintenance effort

(b) to cope with complexity

(c) to avoid side effects

(d) to assist migration to a CASE environment

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The above asked question is from Reverse Engineering in division Software Engineering types of Software Engineering

Answer 1

Correct choice is (d) to assist migration to a CASE environment

Easy explanation: Reverse engineering helps us to detect side effects rather than avoiding them.