Abstract: Software reliability is the probability of failure-free operation of a computer program for a specified period in a specified environment. Reliability is a customer-oriented view of software quality. It relates to operation rather than design of the program, and hence it is dynamic rather than static. It accounts for the frequency with which faults cause problems. Measuring and predicting software reliability has become vital for software managers, software engineers, managers and engineers of products that include software, and to users of these products. The chapter discusses software reliability models and general model characteristics. Applications of software reliability are also discussed in the chapter. Software reliability is measured in the operational environment with excellent accuracy. Based on the current capability to measure software reliability during test, status monitoring and tracking of projects is accomplished with a relatively good level of quality. The quality of prediction of software reliability and its improvements are also described in the chapter.
Publication Year: 1990
Publication Date: 1990-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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