SE REVISION I

The objective of software project planning is to

• Convince the customer that the project is feasible

• Make use of historical project data

• Enable a manager to make reasonable estimates of Cost and schedule

• Determine the probable profit margin prior to bidding on a project

Software project estimation techniques can be classified into

• Regression Models

• Empirical Models

• Decomposition models

• Both b and c

FP Based estimation techniques require problem decomposition based on

• Information domain values

• Software Functions

• Project Schedule

• process Activities

Problem Based estimation techniques require problem decomposition based on

• Information domain values

• Software Functions

• Project Schedule

• process Activities

• Both a and c

LOC Based estimation techniques require problem decomposition based on

• Information domain values

• Software Functions

• Project Schedule

• process Activities

COCOMO II is an example of a suite of modern empirical estimation models that require sizing information expressed as

• Function points

• Lines of codes

• object points

• Any of the above

The Function Point (FP) calculated for a software project is often used to obtain an estimate of Lines of Code (LOC) required for that project. Which of the following statements is FALSE in this context?

• The relationship between FP and LOC depends on the programming language used to implement the software

• LOC requirement for an assembly language implementation will be more for a given FP value, than LOC for implementation in COBOL

• On an average, one LOC of C++ provides approximately 1.6 times the functionality of a single LOC of FORTRAN

• FP and LOC are not related to each other

Which one from the following is highly associated activity of project planning?

• Keep track of the project progress

• Compare actual and planned progress and costs

• Identify the activities, milestones and deliverables produced by a project

• Both (b) and (c)

The Functions Point (FP) metric is

• Calculated from user requirement

• Calculated from software complexity assessment

• Calculated from lines of code

• None of the above

Which of the following are NOT considered when computing function points for a software project?

(1) External inputs and outputs

(2) Programming language to be used for the implementation

(3) User interactions

(4) External interfaces

(5) Number of programmers in the software project

(6) Files used by the system

• 2,3

• 1,5

• 4,6

• 2,5