software metrics MCQs

Practise focused software metrics questions with marked answers for exam preparation and subject revision.

software metrics Mcqs
1. Usability in metric analysis is defined as the degree to which the software_________________?
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A. stated needs

B. is easy to use

C. makes optimal use of system resources

D. none of the mentioned

2. Which of the following is an indirect measure of product ?
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A. All of the Mentioned

B. Complexity

C. Reliability

D. Quality

3. A graphical technique for finding if changes and variation in metrics data are meaningful is known as_________________?
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A. Function points analysis

B. DRE (Defect Removal Efficiency)

C. Control Chart

D. All of the mentioned

4. Usability can be measured in terms of_________________?
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A. Net increase in productivity

B. Intellectual skill to learn the system

C. Time required to become moderately efficient in system usage

D. All of the mentioned
5. Function Points in software engineering was first proposed by_______________?
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A. Booch

B. Boehm

C. Albrecht

D. Jacobson

6. The arc-to-node ratio is given as r = a/n. What does a represent in the ratio ?
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A. longest path from the root to a leaf

B. maximum number of nodes at any level

C. lines of control

D. number of modules

7. Which of the following is not categorized under Product Operation of McCalls Software Quality Factors ?
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A. Flexibility

B. Reliability

C. Integrity

D. Usability

8. Defects removal efficiency (DRE)depends on ______________________?
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A. E errors found before software delivery

B. D defects found after delivery to user

C. Both E and D

D. Varies with project

9. MTTC falls the the category of____________________?
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A. integrity

B. maintainability

C. all of the mentioned

D. correctness

10. Number of dynamic web pages provides an idea about____________ for a web page that is to be built?
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A. complexity

B. effort

C. all of the mentioned

D. size

11. The amount of time that the software is available for use is known as_________________?
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A. Reliability

B. Efficiency

C. Usability

D. Functionality

12. Identify the correct option with reference to Software Quality Metrics ?
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A. Integrity = [1 threat * Sigma(1 security)]

B. Integrity = [1 Sigma(threat)] * (1 security)

C. Integrity = [Sigma(1 threat)] * (1 security)

D. Integrity = Sigma[1 threat * (1 security)]
13. Which of the following is not an information domain required for determining function point in FPA ?
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A. Number of user Input

B. Number of external Interfaces

C. Number of errors

D. Number of user Inquiries

14. Size and Complexity are a part of____________________?
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A. Product Metrics

B. Process Metrics

C. Project Metrics

D. All of the mentioned

15. In size oriented metrics, metrics are developed based on the _____________________?
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A. number of lines of code

B. number of Functions

C. number of user inputs

D. amount of memory usage

16. Statement and branch coverage metrics are part of______________________?
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A. Testing

B. Design Model

C. Analysis Model

D. Source Code

17. Which of the following is not categorized under Component-Level Design Metrics ?
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A. Cohesion Metrics

B. Complexity Metrics

C. Coupling Metrics

D. Morphology Metrics
18. Which of the following does not affect the software quality and organizational performance ?
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A. Product

B. Market

C. People

D. Technology

19. How is the complexity of a web page related to link count ?
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A. No relation

B. Directly

C. Indirectly

D. All of the mentioned

20. Which of the following is not a classification of the web engineering metric, Web Page Similarity ?
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A. Link based

B. Usage based

C. Traffic based

D. Content based

21. How many Information Domain Values are used for Function Point Computation ?
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A. three

B. six

C. four

D. five
22. Which of the following is not a metric for design model ?
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A. Interface design metrics

B. Architectural metrics

C. Component-level metrics

D. Complexity metrics
23. Architectural Design Metrics are ______________ in nature ?
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A. Gray Box

B. Green Box

C. Black Box

D. White Box

24. The intent of project metrics is_____________________?
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A. minimization of development schedule

B. minimization of development schedule and assessing project quality on ongoing basis

C. assessing project quality on ongoing basis

D. for strategic purposes

25. SMI stands for_______________?
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A. Software Mature Indicator

B. Software Mature Index

C. Software Maturity Index

D. Software Maturity Indicator

26. Link based measures rely on _____________ structure of a web graph to obtain related pages?
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A. Embedded

B. Dynamic

C. All of the mentioned

D. Hyperlink
27. Number of errors found per person hours expended is an example of a____________________?
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A. all of the mentioned

B. measurement

C. metric

D. measure

28. Percentage of modules that were inspected is a part of__________________?
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A. Process Metrics

B. Product Metrics

C. All of the mentioned

D. Project Metrics

29. Which of the following is the task of project indicators ?
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A. help in assessment of status of ongoing project & track potential risk

B. help in assessment of status of ongoing project

C. none of the mentioned

D. track potential risk

30. Which metric gives the idea about the contents on a web page ?
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A. Word Token

B. Word Length

C. Word Count

D. Word Size

31. Cost and schedule are a part of_________________________?
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A. All of the mentioned

B. Product Metrics

C. Project Metrics

D. Process Metrics

32. Which of the following is not a web engineering project metric ?
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A. Number of Dynamic Content Objects

B. Number of Static Content Objects

C. Number of Inherited Objects

D. Word Count

33. Which of the following web engineering metric measures the extent of relatedness between two or more web pages ?
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A. Number of Internal Page Links

B. Number of Static Content Objects

C. Number of Dynamic Content Objects

D. Web Page Similarity
34. Which of the following is not a direct measure of SE process ?
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A. Cost

B. Effort Applied

C. All of the mentioned

D. Efficiency
35. Function Point Computation is given by the formula___________________?
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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)].
36. Structural complexity of a module i is given as S(i) = f*f (i). What does f symbolizes here ?
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A. fan check-out of module i

B. fan in of module i

C. fan out of module i

D. fan check-in of module i

37. SMI = [Mt (Fa + Fc + Fd)]/Mt. Here Mt is the number of modules______________?
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A. none of the mentioned

B. in the current release that have been changed

C. from the preceding release that were deleted in the current release

D. in the current release