Patent
1996-10-16
1998-09-29
Decady, Albert
G06F 1100
Patent
active
058156542
ABSTRACT:
A method for determining the reliability of software includes determining a total number of software input combinations, and then determining a matrix of test input combinations that is a subset of the total number. The software is tested for each test input combination, and the ratio of the number of successful tests to the number of test input combinations, coupled with an effectiveness ratio that is determined by the number of test input combinations divided by the total number of input combinations, represents the efficacy of the software testing. Future software errors are predicted based on the testing, and a decision whether to continue software modification and testing is made in response to the prediction of future software errors and the indicated efficacy of the software testing.
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Chrysler Corporation
De'cady Albert
Fuller III Roland A.
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