Question: (Exam question)
i. What do function points measure and what are the major drawbacks?
ii. Give three examples of how you might use the function-point measure in quality control or assurance (stating in each case why it might be preferable to some simpler alternative measure).
iii. Consider the following specification of a simple system for collecting student course marks or grades.
The course-marks system enables lecturers to enter student marks for a pre-defined set of courses and students on those courses. Thus, marks can be updated, but the lecturers cannot change the basic course information, as the course lists are the responsibility of the system administrator. The system is menu-driven, with the lecturer selecting from a choice of courses and then a choice of operations. The operations include:
a) enter coursework marks
b) enter exam marks
c) compute averages
d) produce letter grades
e) display information (to screen or printer)
The information displayed is always a list of the students together with all the known marks, grades, and avenges.