The document discusses software estimation and provides steps and methods to estimate the size, effort, and schedule of a project. It discusses estimating the size of a project using function points which involves counting inputs, outputs, inquiries and files. It then discusses calculating a complexity adjustment factor using environmental influence multipliers to get the total estimated function points. Finally, it provides an example estimation for a project with specific requirements and asks which programming language would be preferred.

1. Software Estimation Part 1

4. Function Point Multiplier

5. Effort Estimation

6. Effort Estimation: LOC 32 Dot. Net 40 Oracle 12 SQL 30 Visual Basic 53 Java 50 C ++ 125 C LOC/FP Language

7. Estimate: Influence Multiplier 43 Total (N) 2 Potential for Function Change 2 Used at Multiple Sites 4 Ease of Operation 3 Ease of Conversion / Install 2 Reusability 5 Complex Processing 2 Online Update 2 End-User Efficiency 4 Online Inquiry 5 Transaction Rate 0 Constrained Configuration 3 Performance Requirements 4 Distributed Computing 5 Data Communications Rating (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) Environmental Factor