Software Metrics Mcqs - Set 2

1)   The amount of time that the software is available for use is known as_________________?

a. Reliability
b. Usability
c. Efficiency
d. Functionality
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Reliability

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


2)   SMI stands for_______________?

a. Software Mature Indicator
b. Software Maturity Index
c. Software Mature Index
d. Software Maturity Indicator
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Software Maturity Index

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


3)   Function Points in software engineering was first proposed by_______________?

a. Booch
b. Boehm
c. Albrecht
d. Jacobson
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Albrecht

Explanation:
First proposed by Albrecht in 1979, hundreds of books and papers have been written on functions points since then.


4)   Which of the following is not a web engineering project metric ?

a. Number of Static Content Objects
b. Number of Dynamic Content Objects
c. Number of Inherited Objects
d. Word Count
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Number of Inherited Objects

Explanation:
There is no such metric as an inherited object’s count.


5)   Which of the following is not a metric for design model ?

a. Interface design metrics
b. Component-level metrics
c. Architectural metrics
d. Complexity metrics
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Complexity metrics

Explanation:
Complexity metrics measure the logical complexity of source code.


6)   How many Information Domain Values are used for Function Point Computation ?

a. three
b. four
c. five
d. six
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: five

Explanation:
The five values are: External Inputs, External Outputs, External Inquiries, Internal Logical Files and External Interface Files.


7)   Architectural Design Metrics are ______________ in nature ?

a. Black Box
b. White Box
c. Gray Box
d. Green Box
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Black Box

Explanation:
They are “black box” in that they do not require any knowledge of the inner workings of a particular software component.


8)   SMI = [Mt – (Fa + Fc + Fd)]/Mt. Here Mt is the number of modules______________?

a. in the current release
b. in the current release that have been changed
c. from the preceding release that were deleted in the current release
d. none of the mentioned
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: in the current release

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


9)   Structural complexity of a module i is given as S(i) = f*f (i). What does f symbolizes here ?

a. “fan check-out” of module i
b. “fan check-in” of module i
c. “fan in” of module i
d. “fan out” of module i
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: “fan out” of module i

Explanation:
Fan out is number of modules directly invoked by module i.


10)   Function Point Computation is given by the formula___________________?

a. FP = [count total * 0.65] + 0.01 * sum(Fi)
b. FP = count total * [0.65 + 0.01 * sum(Fi)].
c. FP = count total * [0.65 + 0.01] * sum(Fi)
d. FP = [count total * 0.65 + 0.01] * sum(Fi)
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: FP = count total * [0.65 + 0.01 * sum(Fi)].

Explanation:
Option b is the correct formula for Function Point Computation