Software Reliability & Quality Assurance

Catalog description

Reliability is a key attribute of software quality defined as the probability of failure-free software operation for a specified period of time in a specified environment. The course focuses on modeling, measuring and improving software reliability. It covers the place of dependability in reliability. It introduces different software reliability models, metrics to assess and techniques to improve software reliability. It looks at the specific roles of auditing, testing, standards and processes in the context of quality.