An Introduction to Software Quality

Abstract

This report is an introduction to the concepts which must be understood and the issues which must be resolved in order to produce quality software. Quality software is defined. Motivation for studying software quality, in the form of examples of past software fiascos, is presented. Various approaches for producing software quality, including better evaluation techniques, better quality measurement, better development processes, and better development tools, are each addressed in separate chapters. An annotated bibliography is provided.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA365633

Entities

People

  • Buvaneswari K. Venkataraman
  • William A. Ward Jr.

Organizations

  • University of South Alabama

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Debugging
  • Engineers
  • Information Science
  • Information Systems
  • Organizational Structure
  • Quality Control
  • Reliability
  • Software Development
  • Software Metrics
  • Software Testing
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Total Quality Management

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Library and Information Science
  • Systems Analysis and Design