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| Function Point Training Online Course Syllabus |
| Function Point Counting Process (FPA) |
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- Introduction to FP
- Application Boundary
- Five FP Components
- Data Elements
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| External Inputs (EI's) |
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- Introduction to EI's
- Control EI's
- Understanding Complexity of EI's
- Data Elements
- Error Messages
- Cancel EI
- Examples
- Exercises (with answers)
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| External Outputs (EO's) |
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- Introduction to EO's
- Notification Messages
- Understanding Complexity of EO's
- Flow Between Applications
- Data Elements
- Error Messages
- Updating ILF's
- Examples
- Exercises (with answers)
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| External Inquiries (EQ's) |
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- Introduction to EQ's
- Input/Output
- Understanding Complexity of EQ's
- Special Cases
- Messages for EQ's
- Retrieving Data
- Examples
- Exercises (with answers)
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| Transaction Review |
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- Putting the pieces together
- More on elementary process
- Self Test multiple choice questions with answers
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| Internal Logical Files (ILF's) |
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- Introduction to ILF's
- RET's & DET's
- Understanding Complexity of ILF's
- Shared DET's
- Relationship to EI's
- Examples
- Exercises (with answers)
- Self Test
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| External Interface Files (EIF's) |
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- Introduction to EIF's
- Complexity of EIF's
- Pushing and Pulling Data
- Exercises (with answers)
- Self Test
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| General System Characteristics (GSC) |
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- 14 System Characteristics
- Value Adjustment Factor
- Self Test
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| Topics on Estimating & Software Metrics |
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- Introduction to Software Metrics
- Estimating Models
- Independent & Dependent Variables
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