Title :
Quantifying software validation: when to stop testing?
Author :
Musa, John D. ; Ackerman, A. Frank
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Lab., Whippany, NJ, USA
fDate :
5/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors explain how to use reliability models to determine how much system testing to do and how to allocate resources among the components to be tested. They begin by discussing the basic concepts of software reliability. They examine the functions, presuppositions, and basic procedures of system testing, as well as testing comparison and the use of calendar-time component to predict when testing will be completed. They then discuss acceptance testing. The authors conclude with examples of actual applications.<>
Keywords :
program testing; program verification; acceptance testing; reliability models; software validation quantification; system testing; Cities and towns; Electronic mail; Frequency; Hardware; Input variables; Software measurement; Software testing; Stress measurement; System testing; Time measurement;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE
