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14.9 Key points/learning outcomes |
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Describe methods of
ensuring that software is reliable: α testing, β testing, agreements
between software houses and purchaser for testing.
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Understand the reasons
why fully-tested software may fail to operate successfully when
implemented as part of an information technology system.
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Understand the need for
maintenance
release(s)
See the
books page for more
details about the titles listed below
McWeeney - A205 Pages 42 - 43
Mott & Leeming - Chapter 22
Doyle - Pages 285 - 286
Heathcote - Pages 337 - 339
AQA past papers
Past papers. Not as useful as the Psionica database AQA shamefully closed
but...
Practice questions
Past paper practice questions for 14.9 (.rtf file - opens in Word/Writer)
suitable for revision/homework etc. etc.
Past paper answers
Answers to the questions above. This is a password protected .doc file. Sorry but
the password is only available to teachers.
Older Exam Papers
Past papers (pre 2000) not included on the official AQA site from
Colchester VI Form College. These still contain some relevant questions
for this topic. Look for IT05/ICT5 papers.
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Links to general online
resources for 14.9. I'd recommend right clicking links/icons and "Save
Target As..." for anything other than web pages (see key below)
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Software Acquisition and
Testing |
PowerPoint presentation based on
Ch. 62 of the Heathcote book. This version, from Mortimer Wilson,
contains extra speaker's notes for each slide.
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Software Testing |
Very short, two-page, summary of this topic
based on notes from the KJS website is a pretty useful resource for last minute revision.
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Software Testing |
Pretty cool entry in Wikipedia neatly covers
just about everything you'll need to know for this topic. It's well
worrth following the external links at the bottom of the entry.
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Software
Upgradability & Reliability |
This Psionica Flash presentation is actually
for ICT2 (11.4 Software: Nature and blah de blah)) but is well worth
having another look at.
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AmeriKun speeling! This is a truly hideous
looking website (looks like it's been done by a colour blind lunatic).
Don't let this put you off as it contains some GREAT stuff for this
topic.
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Software Testing in a
Nutshell |
Looks like someone's homework! Anyway it's
very good and covers a lot of the content for this topic and more.
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Why Software Fails |
An absolutely enormous file - 9.5MB(!!!) but
well worth downloading IMNSHO. It's only 9 pages but it's absolute
quality. External download but FatMax recommended.
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Why
Software Fails |
The original online HTML version of the above file
from the IEEE. It
doesn't look quite as pretty but essentially the content is the same.
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14.9 Software Reliability |
Yet another excellent PowerPoint
presentation written specifically for the AQA course from the superb
ict-teacher.
It's orange BTW!
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14.9 Software Reliability |
Summary notes and questions for this topic from North Chadderton High School.
Contains a couple of past paper questions with detailed answers.
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Software Development and Reliability |
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Online revision notes from Antonine
Education. Based largely on the Heathcote book there are practice
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Key to resources:
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