ISTQB Exam ATTA Topic 1 Question 102 Discussion

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Question #: 102
Topic #: 1

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Which of the following is a valid way to calculate the cyclomatic complexity? 1 credit [K2]

ANumber of decisions + 2

BNumber of enclosed regions - 1

CNumber of statements - 2

DLinks - Nodes + 2

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Suggested Answer: D

by Beckie at Nov 19, 2024, 05:47 PM

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Asha

7 days ago

Option B is the way to go. It's a classic formula that everyone knows. Unless you're trying to confuse the examiner, in which case, well played.

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Paola

8 days ago

Haha, I bet the person who wrote option C was just trying to be funny. Subtracting 2 statements? That's not how you calculate anything, that's just making things up!

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Joanna

10 days ago

Option D? Really? That's just nonsense. Links and nodes? What does that even have to do with cyclomatic complexity?

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Jeannetta

17 days ago

Hmm, I'm not so sure. I thought it was the number of decisions plus 2. Doesn't that make more sense for calculating the complexity?

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Johnetta

19 days ago

I'm not sure, but I think A) Number of decisions + 2 makes sense because decisions contribute to the complexity of the code.

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Carin

21 days ago

I disagree, I believe it's B) Number of enclosed regions - 1 because it accounts for the complexity of the code structure.

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Louvenia

22 days ago

Option B seems the most logical to me. Cyclomatic complexity is all about the number of independent paths through the code, and that's directly related to the number of enclosed regions.

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Justine

4 days ago

I'm not sure, I thought it was based on the number of decisions in the code. So maybe option A?

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Rickie

6 days ago

I think option B is correct too. It makes sense when you think about the number of paths through the code.

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Yuki

26 days ago

I think the correct answer is A) Number of decisions + 2.

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