OF THE THESIS A STUDY SOFTWARE METRICS by Hilda B. Klasky Thesis Director: Professor Manish Parashar Software Engineering is defined in the IEEE Standard 610.12, as "The application of a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software; that is, the application of engineering to software." Metrics are used by the software industry to
... [Show full abstract] quantify the development, operation and maintenance of software. The practice of applying software metrics to a software process and to a software product is a complex task that requires study and discipline and which brings knowledge of the status of the process and / or product of software in regards to the goals to achieve.