Title :
Dynamic program complexity and software testing
Author :
Munson, John C. ; Hall, Gregory A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Idaho Univ., Moscow, ID, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents a new method for measuring the complexity of a software test. This provides a quantitative assessment of each test outcome. Testing effort may be focused on those functions that result in high fractional complexity. The complexity of a test provides a surrogate measure of software faults. The measurement technique is applied to an actual test of a software system
Keywords :
program testing; software metrics; software reliability; dynamic program complexity; fractional complexity; quantitative assessment; software faults; software testing; test outcome; Computer science; Fault diagnosis; Hardware; Measurement techniques; Programming; Software measurement; Software metrics; Software systems; Software testing; System testing;
Conference_Titel :
Test Conference, 1995. Proceedings., International
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2992-9
DOI :
10.1109/TEST.1995.529903
