Planning for Software Validation, Verification, and Testing

Abstract

Today, providing computer software involves greater cost and risk than providing computer equipment. One major reason is hardware is mass produced by proven technology, while software is still produced primarily by the craft of individual computer programmers. The document is for those who direct and those who implement computer projects; it explains the selection and use of validation, verification, and testing (V,V&T) tools and techniques for software development. A primary benefit of practicing V,V&T is increasing confidence in the quality of the software. The document explains how to develop a plan to meet specific software V,V&T goals.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA355670

Entities

People

  • Patricia B. Powell

Organizations

  • National Institute of Standards and Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Program Documentation
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Databases
  • Information Processing
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Reliability
  • Software Development
  • Software Development Tools
  • Software Testing
  • System Software
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Software Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design