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PeopleCert CSQA Exam - Topic 1 Question 64 Discussion

Actual exam question for PeopleCert's CSQA exam
Question #: 64
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__________ is a software metric, developed by Thomas J. McCabe, used to indicate the complexity of a program.

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Eladia
4 months ago
Really? I didn't know McCabe was behind that metric!
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Dorothy
4 months ago
Cyclomatic Complexity is the right answer, no doubt!
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Yvonne
4 months ago
Wait, I thought it was Lines of Code?
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Roxane
4 months ago
Totally agree, McCabe nailed it with that one.
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Catalina
4 months ago
It's definitely Cyclomatic Complexity!
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Ira
5 months ago
I remember McCabe's name being linked to something important in software metrics, and I think it was Cyclomatic Complexity.
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Anastacia
5 months ago
I’m a bit confused; I thought Lines of Code was a metric too, but I guess it’s not specifically about complexity?
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Ettie
5 months ago
I feel like I've seen a question like this before, and Cyclomatic Complexity definitely sounds familiar.
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Brent
5 months ago
I think I remember Cyclomatic Complexity being related to program complexity, but I'm not entirely sure if that's the right term.
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Rima
5 months ago
I'm a bit confused by this question. It's not clear to me what the "very popular business" is or why the team members are visiting it during work hours. I'd need more context to really feel confident in my answer.
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Whitney
5 months ago
I'm pretty confident that options A and C are the valid uses of a macro in these searches. The other options don't seem to be using the macro correctly.
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Natalie
5 months ago
This seems like a straightforward trademark infringement question. I'll focus on comparing the brand names, logos, and products to determine if Mola Co. is infringing on Cola Co.'s trademarks.
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Mozell
10 months ago
Cyclomatic Complexity, no doubt. Although I still can't figure out why it's called 'Cyclomatic' - it's not like we're dealing with bicycle parts here.
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Tequila
9 months ago
Exactly, the higher the cyclomatic complexity, the more potential paths there are to test.
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Claudia
9 months ago
Yeah, that makes sense. It's a measure of how many decision points there are in a program.
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Delisa
10 months ago
I think it's called 'Cyclomatic' because it's related to the number of independent paths through the code.
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Herschel
10 months ago
Cyclomatic Complexity, for sure. It's the only one that sounds like a real software metric and not just a random programming term.
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Delfina
10 months ago
Ah, it's gotta be Cyclomatic Complexity. I can almost picture McCabe's diagrams in my head.
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Jutta
10 months ago
Hmm, I think it's Lines of Code. That's a classic software metric, right?
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Wilda
8 months ago
No, it's not Knots. It's Cyclomatic Complexity. It's a more widely used metric for measuring software complexity.
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Dylan
8 months ago
I'm pretty sure it's Knots. It's a measure of complexity in software development projects.
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Virgina
8 months ago
Actually, I believe it's Function Points. It quantifies the functionality provided to the user based on user inputs and outputs.
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Lucy
8 months ago
I think it's Cyclomatic Complexity. It measures the number of linearly independent paths through a program's source code.
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Emiko
8 months ago
C) Lines of Code
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Hoa
8 months ago
Really? I thought it was Cyclomatic Complexity.
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Audria
8 months ago
B) Cyclomatic Complexity
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Melita
8 months ago
I agree, Lines of Code is a classic software metric.
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Veta
8 months ago
D) Function Points
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Isaac
9 months ago
C) Lines of Code
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Moira
9 months ago
B) Cyclomatic Complexity
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Oretha
10 months ago
A) Knots
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An
11 months ago
I agree with Nathan. B) Cyclomatic Complexity is a better indicator of program complexity than just counting lines of code.
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Nathan
11 months ago
I think it's B) Cyclomatic Complexity because it measures the number of linearly independent paths through a program's source code.
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Jani
11 months ago
Definitely Cyclomatic Complexity. I remember learning about this metric in my software engineering class.
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Raymon
9 months ago
Function points are used to measure the functionality provided by a software application, not the complexity of the program.
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Lauryn
9 months ago
D) Function Points
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Kanisha
9 months ago
Lines of code is a measure of the size of a program, but it's not the same as Cyclomatic Complexity.
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Kenneth
9 months ago
C) Lines of Code
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Annita
9 months ago
No, knots are not a software metric. It's important to understand the different metrics used in software development.
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Lera
9 months ago
A) Knots
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Josphine
10 months ago
Yes, that's correct. It measures the number of linearly independent paths through a program's source code.
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Carin
10 months ago
B) Cyclomatic Complexity
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Fabiola
11 months ago
B) Cyclomatic Complexity
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