Question set 04


As an input, the original COCOMO is using:

·         3 models of calculation and 2 development models

·         3 models of calculation and 3 development models

·         2 models of calculation and 2 development models

The original COCOMO is estimating work expenditure based on:

·         Code size

·         Amount of function points

·         Relationships that can be derived using Halstead’s complexity

COCOMO can be used to estimate:

·         Effort and time needed to deliver SW

·         time needed to deliver SW and work expenditure

·         code size in KSLOC

SW work expenditure is using the following units:

·         man-days or man-months

·         days or months

·         LOC or KLOC

Time needed to deliver SW is using the following units:

·         Man-months

·         Man-days

·         months

Complexity correlates with:

·         code size

·         work expenditure

·         time needed to deliver SW



Which COCOMO development model is applied to most challenging projects:

·         organic

·         semi-detached

·         embedded

Which COCOMO calculation model is using corrective factor:

·         basic

·         intermediate

·         advanced

Which attributes have impact on COCOMO corrective factor:

·         attributes of SW product

·         attributes of development team

·         attributes of project

What is the value of COCOMO corrective factor if it does not have any impact on calculation:

·         0

·         ½

·         1

Choose what is true for COCOMO corrective factor:

·         It is a sum of 15 cost drivers specific for development process

·         Each of cost drivers has to be evaluated on a scale

·         Not all cost drivers are evaluated on a 6 level scale

Which models are used in COCOMO2:

·         ACM - Application Composition Model

·         PDM - Post Design Model

·         EAM - Early Architecture Model

Which COCOMO2 model is using the highest number of parameters:

·         ACM - Application Composition Model

·         EAM - Early Architecture Model

·         PDM - Post Architecture Model



Following the SW development phases, what is the correct order of models to be used:

·         Application Composition Model first, then Early Design Model, and Post Architecture Model
latest

·         Early Design Model first, then Post Architecture Model, and Application Composition Model
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·         Post Architecture Model first, then Application Composition Model, and Early Design Model
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For modification of existing software, COCOMO2 has introduced the following new components (as
compared to original COCOMO):

·         Integration effort

·         Assessment and assimilation

·         Software understanding