Российский технологический журнал (Apr 2016)

ABOUT ESTIMATION OF SOFTWARE TESTS SENSITIVITY TO TRANSIENT FAULTS

  • B. M. Basok,
  • V. N. Zakharov,
  • S. L. Frenkel

DOI
https://doi.org/10.32362/2500-316X-2016-4-2-39-44
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 2
pp. 39 – 44

Abstract

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The article suggests a method for estimation of the sensitivity of software tests to transient faults of a computer system. The method is based on statistical analysis of a program work results after performing a functional test with a submitted short term (ransient) defect, This method allows to identify tests helping to localize errors both in a program body and in its environment. It also enables to estimate the level of a program fault tolerance. In order to analyze quantitatively the sensitivity, we suggest a notion of test sensitivity rate regarding the transient faults. Examples of estimation of the sensitivity of software tests are given as well as methods of time cost reducing for the test sensitivity rate estimation.

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