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    The document discusses several key software quality metrics: 1. Defect rate is defined as the number of defects per thousand lines of code found within a given time period, such as one year after a product's release. 2. Reliability, usability, efficiency, maintainability, and portability are all characteristics that impact software quality. Each has sub-attributes that further define them. 3. There are three types of quality costs - prevention costs, appraisal costs, and failure costs - which are incurred at different stages of the software development lifecycle. Prevention and appraisal costs aim to find and fix defects early, while failure costs are a result of defects making it to customers.

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    The document discusses several key software quality metrics: 1. Defect rate is defined as the number of defects per thousand lines of code found within a given time period, such as one year after a product's release. 2. Reliability, usability, efficiency, maintainability, and portability are all characteristics that impact software quality. Each has sub-attributes that further define them. 3. There are three types of quality costs - prevention costs, appraisal costs, and failure costs - which are incurred at different stages of the software development lifecycle. Prevention and appraisal costs aim to find and fix defects early, while failure costs are a result of defects making it to customers.

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    Defect Rate and Reliability: Defect Rate: Define As The Number of Defects Per

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    Defect Rate and Reliability

    Defect Rate: Define as the number of defects per


    thousand source lines of code or per thousand
    lines of code (KLOC or KSLOC) in a given
    unit of time.
    Example: One year after the general availability
    of the product in the market place.

    Alternatively defect rate can be define as


    Defect rate = Number of defects
    OFE
    2. Reliability
     A set of attributes that bears on the capability of
    software to maintain its level of performance under
    stated conditions for a stated period of time.

     The sub-attributes includes


    Maturity.
    Fault tolerance.
    Recoverability.
    3. Usability
     A set of attributes that bear on the effort needed for
    use and on the individual assessment of uses.

     The sub-characteristic includes


    Understandability
    Learn-ability
    Operability
    4. Efficiency

     A set of attributes that bear on the relationship between


    the level of performance of the software.

     The amount of resource used, under stated condition.

     The sub-attributes includes


    Time utilization
    Resource utilization
    5. Maintainability
     A set of attributes that bears on the effort needed to
    make specified modifications.

     The sub-attributes includes


    Analyzability
    Changeability
    Stability
    Testability
    6. Portability

     A set of attributes that bear on the ability of software


    to be transferred from one environment to another.

     The sub-attributes includes


    Adaptability
    Install-ability
    Conformance
    Replace-ability
    Cost of Quality
    Prevention cost include
     Quality planning.
     Formal technical reviews.
     Test equipment.
     Training.
    Appraisal cost
     Includes activities to gain insight into product
    condition.
     Example are in-process and inter-process inspection,
    maintenance and testing.
    Failure cost
    Internal failure cost

     Incurred when we detect a defect in our product prior


    to shipment.

     Internal failure cost includes rework, repair and


    failure mode analysis.
    External failure cost

     Associated with defects found after the product has


    been shipped to the customer.

     example of external costs are product return and


    replacements, help line support, and warranty work.
    Definition: Error, Fault, Failure and Defect

    • Defect: Generally refers to some problem with the


    software, either with its external behavior or with its
    internal characteristics.

    The IEEE standard 6.10.12 ( IEEE 1990) defines the


    following terms related to defects.
     Failure
     Fault
     Error
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    • Failure: The inability of a system or component to
    perform its required functions.

    • Fault: An incorrect step, process or data definition


    in a computer program.

    • Error: An human action that produces an incorrect


    result.
    Error vs. Fault vs. Failure
    700
    Relative cost of correcting an error
    600

    500

    400

    300 Relative cost of correcting


    an error
    200

    100

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