Direct And Indirect Quality Measures
02.01.2012
To reach the quality assurance objects it is necessary to identify where we are and what we should do to reach these objects. To get such information, objective assessment using
Read MoreComparison of Verification & Validation and QA View Points
23.12.2011
Most quality assurance activities that are carried out directly in the software development process can be classified as verification activities, while quality assurance activities which are associated with the technical
Read MoreQuality Assurance Activities In Software Processes
21.12.2011
In incremental and iterative processes the overall process can be considered as consisting of some increments or iterations, with each of them following equal mini phases corresponding to those in
Read MoreSignificance of Education and Training During Software Development
19.12.2011
Teaching and training provide people-based solutions to eliminate the source of software bugs. Software practitioners notice for a long time that the human factor is the most important indicator in
Read MoreSoftware Bug Handling Process And Tools
13.12.2011
Software bug handling is a significant area of quality assurance activities. At the time of software testing the developers who correct identified software bugs are generally not the identical as
Read MoreSafety Assurance And Failure Scope
12.12.2011
Note: the article was updated in September 2018. Safety-critical systems are those, that can cause injury or even loss of user’s life in case of failure. Such systems can damage
Read MoreSoftware Fault Tolerance Methods
09.12.2011
Software fault tolerance methods initiate from fault tolerance designs in traditional hardware systems that require higher levels of dependability, reliability and availability. In such systems, spare areas and backup units
Read MoreDefinitions and Meaning: Error, Fault, Failure and Defect
06.12.2011
Note: the article was updated in March 2019. The assurance of continuous software functioning is based on the absence of all possible errors, defects, failures and faults, commonly named in
Read MoreMain Software Testing Techniques
02.12.2011
Inspection is the most generally accepted static method for error identification and removal. There are many other different static software testing methods: boundary value analysis software fault trees algorithm analysis
Read MoreWhat Is Software Bug Seeding?
22.11.2011
Note: the article was updated in September 2018. Bug seeding or bebugging is a technique that was developed to evaluate the number of software issues resident in the software product.
Read MoreWhat Is The Difference Between White Box, Black Box And Gray Box Testing?
21.11.2011
Black box testing is such a technique based exclusively on demands and specifications. It requires no knowledge of internal paths, structures, or realization of the software product under test. In
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