Title :
Software diversity metrics quantifying dissimilarity in the input partition
fDate :
1/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Considerations are presented which suggest measuring the diversity degree of fault-tolerant software systems by quantifying the dissimilarity in the input partition of alternative versions. Being closely related to the common failure behaviour of diverse programs and easily estimated by means of dynamic analysis, this method should provide suitable diversity metrics to support the testing and the assessment of ultra-high software reliability
Keywords :
fault tolerant computing; program testing; quality control; software reliability; assessment; common failure behaviour; diversity degree; dynamic analysis; fault-tolerant software systems; input partition; software diversity and metrics; testing; ultra-high software reliability;
Journal_Title :
Software Engineering Journal
