The COCOMO model was introduced in the book titled “Software Engineering…
2010
The COCOMO model was introduced in the book titled “Software Engineering Economics.” Who authored this book?
Answer: B. Barry Boehm — ConceptWhen a question links a named model to a publication, distinguish the originator of the model from authors known for adjacent computing fields.…
- A.
Abraham Silberschatz
- B.
Barry Boehm
- C.
C. J. Date
- D.
D. E. Knuth
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Correct answer: B
Concept
When a question links a named model to a publication, distinguish the originator of the model from authors known for adjacent computing fields. Bibliographic attribution is established by matching the publication title with its credited author.
Application
Software Engineering Economics is a 1981 book by Barry W. Boehm. The book presented COCOMO as a quantitative model for estimating software-development effort and cost.
Contrast
Abraham Silberschatz is associated with major textbooks on operating systems and database systems.
C. J. Date is associated with relational database theory and database-system texts.
Donald E. Knuth is associated with algorithms and The Art of Computer Programming.
Therefore, the author asked for is Barry Boehm.