Entropy-metric for systems with COTS software

Proceedings - International Software Metrics Symposium

Volumn 2002-January, Issue , 2002, Pages 173-181

  Chapin, N ^a  

^a InfoSci Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Automobiles; Costs; Electrical capacitance tomography; Entropy; Information theory; Packaging machines; Personnel; Read only memory; Software maintenance; Software systems

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILES; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE; COSTS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY; ENTROPY; INFORMATION THEORY; PACKAGING MACHINES; PERSONNEL; ROM;

COMMERCIAL OFF-THE-SHELF SOFTWARES; COMPONENT BASED SOFTWARE; COMPONENT SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL CAPACITANCE TOMOGRAPHY; OBJECT ORIENTED SOFTWARE; SOFTWARE MODIFICATION; SOFTWARE SYSTEMS; SYSTEM COMPLEXITY;

OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING;

EID: 84948465516     PISSN: 15301435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/METRIC.2002.1011336     Document Type: Conference Paper

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