Johns Hopkins University Software Engineering Fall 2002

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Johns Hopkins UniversitySoftware
EngineeringFall 2002

• In-Class Mid-Term Exam
• Bill Akin

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Directions

• There are four problems addressing the same four
  areas covered by the take-home exam.
• Try not to let your answers take more than a half
  page per problem.
• You may answer using paper (hopefully I will be
  able to read it) or on the computer.

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Metrics and Measures

• You must establish metrics for your organization
  to determine the impact of cyclomatic complexity
  numbers on software module maintenance (all
  kinds).
• In less than a half page, outline your approach
  for the next six months. You can assume you
  belong to a large organization that delivers a
  lot of modules.

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System Modeling

• You may choose either the Level 1 diagram you
  submitted for your exam or the one I provided in
  the exam for this problem.
• Draw the level 2 diagram for one of the processes
  in your Level 1 diagram.
• Provide a narrative description of the Level 2
  processes
• Describe the data in each data flow

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Object-Oriented Concepts

• You do not have to relate this question to
  anything else in your exam.
• Give an example of a class that could be used in
  your semester project. It can be either a
  program element level class or a system level
  class.
• Give an example of state data for the class.
• Give an example of a method for the class
• Give an example of an object of the class that
  you could use in your target system

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Software Life-cycle

• What software life-cycle model are you using in
  your project. If you havent discussed it, make
  one up.
• Tell me why you chose it. Give specific benefits
  of the chosen life-cycle and reasons that some
  other models would not be appropriate.