Problem 1
Give an example of how efforts in the development of software can pay dividends later in software maintenance.
Problem 2
What is throwaway prototyping?
Problem 3
Explain how the lack of metrics for measuring certain software properties affects the software engineering discipline.
Problem 4
Would you expect that a metric for measuring the complexity of a software system would be cumulative in the sense that the complexity of a complete system would be the sum of the complexities of its parts? Explain your answer.
Problem 5
Would you expect that a metric for measuring the complexity of a software system would be commutative in the sense that the complexity of a complete system would be the same if it were originally developed with feature \(X\) and had feature \(Y\) added later, or if it were originally developed with feature \(Y\) and had feature \(X\) added later? Explain your answer.
Problem 6
How does software engineering differ from other, more traditional fields of engineering such as electrical and mechanical engineering?
Problem 7
a. Identify a disadvantage of the traditional waterfall model for software development. b. Identify an advantage of the traditional waterfall model for software development.
Problem 8
Is open-source development a top-down or bottom-up methodology? Explain your answer.
Problem 9
Describe how the use of constants rather than literals can simplify software maintenance.
Problem 10
What is the difference between coupling and cohesion? Which should be minimized and which should be maximized? Why?
