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Fundamentals of Dependable Computing for Software Engineers presents the essential elements of computer system dependability. The book describes a comprehensive dependability-engineering process and explains the roles of software and software engineers in computer system dependability.

Readers will learn:

Why dependability matters
What it means for a system to be dependable
How to build a dependable software system
How to assess whether a software system is adequately dependable

The author focuses on the actions needed to reduce the rate of failure to an acceptable level, covering material essential for engineers developing systems with extreme consequences of failure, such as safety-critical systems, security-critical systems, and critical infrastructure systems. The text explores the systems engineering aspects of dependability and provides a framework for engineers to reason and make decisions about software and its dependability. It also offers a comprehensive approach to achieve software dependability and includes a bibliography of the most relevant literature.

Emphasizing the software engineering elements of dependability, this book helps software and computer engineers in fields requiring ultra-high levels of dependability, such as avionics, medical devices, automotive electronics, weapon systems, and advanced information systems, construct software systems that are dependable and within budget and time constraints.

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Title Fundamentals of Dependable Computing for Software Engineers
Author John Knight
Binding Paperback
Edition number 1st
Edition 1
Pages 440
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher CRC Press
Publication date 2012-01-26
Illustrated Yes
Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
ISBN 9781439862551 / 1439862559
Weight 1.34 lbs (0.61 kg)
Dimensions 9.42 x 5.87 x 0.91 in (23.93 x 14.91 x 2.31 cm)
Category Computers - Languages / Programming
Library of Congress subjects Computer software - Reliability, Fault-tolerant computing
Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2011046591
Dewey Decimal Code 004.2

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Reference and Research Bk News, 04/01/2012, Page 198

About the author

John Knight is a professor of computer science at the University of Virginia. Prior to joining the University of Virginia, he was with NASA's Langley Research Center. Dr. Knight has been a recipient of the Harlan D. Mills award from the IEEE Computer Society and the Distinguished Service award from ACM's Special Interest Group on Software Engineering (SIGSOFT). He is an editorial board member of the Empirical Software Engineering Journal and was editor of the IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering from January 2002 to December 2005.

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