Software Verification and Validation: An Engineering and Scientific Approach

By Marcus S. Fisher

Book Overview

This book fills the critical need for in-depth technical reference providing the methods and techniques for maintaining confidence in many varieties of system software. In today's technological marketplace, not only are governments more focused on software safety, but private industry and academia are as well. The means for testing and ensuring reliability and safety in mission critical software is commonly termed software verification and validation. This is a book for technical professionals who must perform software verification and validation on high-fidelity systems. The intent is to help develop reliable answers to such critical questions as: 1) Are we building the right software for the need? and 2) Are we building the software right? Software Verification and Validation: An Engineering and Scientific Approach is structured for research scientists and practitioners in industry. The book is also suitable as a secondary textbook for advanced-level students in computer science and engineering.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441941002
• ISBN13: 9781441941008
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"