Significant Factors for Reliability Estimation of Component Based Software Systems

Kirti Tyagi¹, Arun Sharma²

¹Ajay Kumar Garg Engineering College, Ghaziabad, India.
²Department of Information Technology, Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTUW),Kashmere Gate, Delhi.

DOI: 10.4236/jsea.2014.711083                

Abstract

Software reliability is defined as the probability of the failure-free operation of a software system for a specified period of time in a specified environment. Traditional approaches for software reliability analysis are black box approaches. These approaches use the software as a whole. At present, main emphasis of software is on reuse, hence component based software applications came into existence. Black box models are not appropriate for these applications. This paper introduces some significant factors for reliability estimation of Component Based Software Applications. Reliability of Component Based Software Application depends upon these factors. This paper also gives the definition of factors and explains its relation with reliability of software application.

Keywords

Failure Rate, Reliability, Component Based Systems, Flexibility, Operational Profile

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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