COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

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 INTRODUCTION

ed software or as large as mainframe computers running specialized database managemen

pabilities.

ransformed the way that companies communicate and perform work. The future will be cha

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 DESIGN CONTROLS

of process inputs and outputs for each of the design and development phases: req

the parties responsible for each. Further, the plan defines the relationship betwe

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 DESIGN CONTROLS

lements of the product.

s that are produced during the actual design activities. For software the design o
s, and errors. The most significant benefit from reviews is the early identificati
to ensure that the process is being followed. Verification activities include unit
Validation must also encompass stress testing in the actual or simulated custome
t process. The changed design must be subjected to the same steps in the process.

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 DESIGN CONTROLS

ment in reviews is repaid in customer satisfaction and in reduced rework during t

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 TESTING AND VALIDATION

. Current computer system design and development models incorporate validation te

in the user environment must include “beta”-type testing, where early product ver

ough for validation . Empirical data show that the majority of system failures ar

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 TESTING AND VALIDATION

chasing software, the buyer would do well to keep a few caveats in mind:

ion of requirements.

oday that can be used to increase the effectiveness of the testing program for co

personnel on effective review and testing techniques.

dentify the root cause.
support testability.
nd severity of errors found per unit test time.

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 SOFTWARE ATTRIBUTES

attributes across programming languages and applications. A list of some of these

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ty Tools .

is gaining acceptance in many fields. It involves the use of mathematics to repl

thematics (set theory) to represent and manipulate data that possess non-statistic

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 STATISTICS

Sources of Statistical Software :

1.Capability studies
2.Design of experiments
3.Sampling
4.Simulation
5.Statistical methods
6.Statistical process control

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 COMPUTER - AIDED INSPECTION

acturing (CAM) provides the database and information structure for the introducti

industries are increasingly accepting inspection systems that are integrated with

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 RELIABILITY AND SAFETY

consisting of program software, which adds a unique dimension to the problem of d

ntional systems, software as an entity has an altogether different character, pres

lt to analyze, the product objectives of a fail-safe design and self-testing syste

time, and underlying

effect on the reliability of the computer system.

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l attention is given to each step, a large number of errors can be introduced. It

t efforts this may not be achievable with current tools. If all errors cannot be e

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figure indicates that an error corrected during operation can cost over 75 times

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single circuit components can be detected by the microprocessor before the effect

and predicting system reliability, the primary strength of the Free Tree Analysis

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cannot produce a hazardous result. Such test methods involve the systematic simul

uring that the reliability is sufficient to the needs of the application.

patient-connected medical devices For products that are both complex and critica

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 FUTURE TRENDS

puter systems will continue to revolutionize the definition of quality practices.

provide system wide measures.

able future, the availability of this steadily increasing computer system capabil
ing importance to monitoring of the system, the process, and the machines that ass
tomated analysis tools and document control.
easing responsibility of the quality professional.
red to paper, the ways that people collaborate and communicate will become richer
ltants, and customers

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