Assume a Systems Development Project Effort Calculation Determines That the System

question 21

Multiple Choice

Assume a systems development project effort calculation determines that the system will require 240 function points. If the developers choose to implement this system in the C programming language, approximately 31,200 lines of code will have to be written. If the developers choose Visual Basic to implement the system, the number of lines of code will be _____.

• A) about the same
• B) can't tell without more information
• C) exactly the same
• D) much greater
• E) much less

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Definitions:

Grandeur

A sense of one's own importance or superiority, often exaggerated and not based in reality.

Paranoia

A psychological disorder marked by false beliefs of being persecuted, unnecessary feelings of jealousy, or an inflated sense of self-importance, usually developed into a systematic framework.

Schizophrenogenic Mother

A now discredited theory suggesting that a cold and rejecting mother could cause schizophrenia in her child.

Frieda Fromm-Reichmann

A psychoanalyst known for her groundbreaking work in the treatment of schizophrenia and her concept of "the schizophrenogenic mother."