Test Tools: Are They a Cure-All.

Abstract

There has been a concentrated effort by some members of the aerospace industry to reduce the cost of testing computer programs. These efforts have primarily been aimed at developing support software systems which do a structural analysis of instrumented higher order language source programs. The systems available today process either FORTRAN or JOVIAL source code. A critical evaluation of four of these systems was undertaken to analyze their potential cost effectiveness. This examination was from a critical standpoint because it attempts to examine the potential of such systems to solve the testing problem. The conclusions contain the author's recommendations for future developments.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 15, 1974
Accession Number
ADA004078

Entities

People

  • Donald Reifer
  • Robert Lee Ettenger

Organizations

  • The Aerospace Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Industry
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Cost Effectiveness
  • Costs
  • Language
  • Structural Analysis
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space