Assessment of software reliability by means of functional approach's application

Abstract

Assessment of software reliability by means of functional approach's application

Stepovitch-Tsvetkova G.S.

Incoming article date: 15.09.2015

In this article a method of assessment the software reliability is proposed. This method bases on the allocation of functional units - structured sets of logically related commands to ensure the implementation of a well-defined range of the one character's tasks. The reliability of the program consists of the aggregate achievements of the reliability of each functional unit,which has its own special set of possible faults and failures. Unlike most of the existing models for assessment the software reliability assessment in this method does not occur in the testing phase of software product but the final result evaluated.

Keywords: reliability software, reliability assessment, software, method for assessing the reliability, functional approach, functional unit, failure, failure of the program