This set of Software Engineering Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Types of Software Metrics”.
1. Which of the following is the task of project indicators:
a) help in assessment of status of ongoing project
b) track potential risk
c) help in assessment of status of ongoing project & track potential risk
d) none of the mentioned
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Explanation: None.
2. Which of the following does not affect the software quality and organizational performance?
a) Market
b) Product
c) Technology
d) People
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Explanation: Market is a collection of competitors, stakeholders, users each having different views on the product. So it does not affect the software quality.
3. The intent of project metrics is:
a) minimization of development schedule
b) for strategic purposes
c) assessing project quality on ongoing basis
d) minimization of development schedule and assessing project quality on ongoing basis
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Explanation: A project metric is a quantitative measure of the degree to which a system, component or process possesses an attribute.
4. Which of the following is not a direct measure of SE process?
a) Efficiency
b) Cost
c) Effort Applied
d) All of the mentioned
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Explanation: Efficiency is an indirect measure.
5. Which of the following is an indirect measure of product?
a) Quality
b) Complexity
c) Reliability
d) All of the Mentioned
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Explanation: All the mentioned options are indirect measures of a product.
6. In size oriented metrics, metrics are developed based on the ___________________
a) number of Functions
b) number of user inputs
c) number of lines of code
d) amount of memory usage
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Explanation: None.
7. Which of the following is not an information domain required for determining function point in FPA ?
a) Number of user Input
b) Number of user Inquiries
c) Number of external Interfaces
d) Number of errors
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Explanation: FPA includes five domains namely input, output, inquiries, interface and logical files.
8. Usability can be measured in terms of:
a) Intellectual skill to learn the system
b) Time required to become moderately efficient in system usage
c) Net increase in productivity
d) All of the mentioned
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Explanation: None.
9. A graphical technique for finding if changes and variation in metrics data are meaningful is known as
a) DRE (Defect Removal Efficiency)
b) Function points analysis
c) Control Chart
d) All of the mentioned
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Explanation: Others options are formulas.
10. Defects removal efficiency (DRE)depends on:
a) E – errors found before software delivery
b) D – defects found after delivery to user
c) Both E and D
d) Varies with project
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Explanation: DRE = E / (E + d).
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