Software metrics can measure process attributes and product attributes.

### Why this is right The software metrics unit explicitly includes measuring process and product attributes. Metrics can therefore describe aspects of development work as well as characteristics of the software product. ### The concept The unit distinguishes direct and indirect measures and also includes cost estimation, reliability, quality assurance, standards, and the Constructive Cost Model (COCOMO). A metric is useful only when it is connected to the attribute being assessed. ### Terms - **Software metric**: A measure used to assess a software process or product attribute. ### Remember Metrics can concern how software is made or what the resulting product is like.