Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 520 pages
- Published by: Wiley-IEEE Computer Society Pr
- Edition: 1st Edition January 27, 2000
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0769502997
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0769502991
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Book Dimensions:
9.9 x 7 x 1.1 inches
- Weighs: 2 pounds
Product Description
The role of
software has changed from simply generating financial or mechanical data to monitoring and controlling equipment that directly affects human life and safety. As a result, a more thorough understanding and familiarity with the specialized techniques used to achieve and assess the safety and reliability of
software is needed in academia, industry, and government.
This original text introduces the concepts, techniques, and approaches used to achieve and assess
software safety and reliability. Debra Herrmann presents a cross-section of current safety and reliability standards that cross multiple industrial sectors while focusing on the additional required activities to achieve
software safety and reliability. In organizing this text, the she has three objectives. The first is to raise the reader's awareness on the importance of
software safety and reliability and on its role in mission critical systems by presenting many illustrative, ever day examples. The second objective is to provide practical information about the current methods used to achieve and assess
software safety and reliability. The final objective is to improve the understanding and practice of
software safety and reliability by consolidating the latest research so that it can be compared and analyzed for the future.
The book is written for engineers, scientists, managers, regulators, and policy makers involved in the design, development, acquisition, and certification of safety-critical systems.
Book Info
Introduces the concepts, techniques, and approaches necessary for
software safety and reliability in today's environment. Focuses on the additional requirements necessary in current safety and reliability standards from various industrial sectors. Softcover. DLC: Computer software--Reliability.
Reader ReviewsQ. What's there to know about most software-intensive system safety standards? A. They proscribe what is considered to be an appropriate level of software engineering rigor proportional to the risk associated with the development. The objectives each standard requires are somewhat different - eg 50128 front loads on formal analysis, DO-178B emphasizes verification of expected behavior etc... If you really need to know the difference between standards then chances are you need the standards in question. This book won't provide you a better insight than that. If you are in the business of system safety you will quickly outgrow the works of Hermann and Leveson.
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