DocumentCode
3263638
Title
A classification model of software comprehension
Author
Samadzadeh, Mansur H. ; Edwards, William R.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Comput./Inf. Sci., Oklahoma State Univ., Stillwater, OK, USA
Volume
2
fYear
1988
fDate
0-0 1988
Firstpage
541
Abstract
Summary form only given. Measurements of understandability and maintainability of software have traditionally been developed of the basis of graph models, lexical counts, or information theory. The research reported proposes a theoretical foundation for a different way of evaluating software that can lead to a system of metrics. A model is provided that is based on human factors and information theory and can serve as a framework for development of cognitive-oriented measures of software quality.<>
Keywords
human factors; information theory; software engineering; cognitive-oriented measures of software quality; human factors; information theory; maintainability; software comprehension; understandability; Entropy; Hardware; Human factors; Information theory; Prototypes; Software maintenance; Software measurement; Software prototyping; Software quality; Surface structures;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
System Sciences, 1988. Vol.II. Software Track, Proceedings of the Twenty-First Annual Hawaii International Conference on
Conference_Location
Kailua-Kona, HI, USA
Print_ISBN
0-8186-0842-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/HICSS.1988.11848
Filename
11848
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