SE3 software quality

Question 1

What is software measurement

Answer 1

Software measurement is concerned with deriving a numeric value for an attribute of a software product or process

Question 2

What is a software metric

Answer 2

Any type of measurement which relates to a software system, process or related documentation

Question 3

Give examples of basic software measures

Answer 3

Size: Lines of Code (LOC), Function Points

Complexity: Cyclomatic , Henry and Kafura

Question 4

Give examples of why you may use software metrics

Answer 4

• Estimation eg effort, cost, productivity
• Comparison eg techniques, methods
• Project control
• Quality control