Accession Number:

AD0780907

Title:

Meaning of Exhaustive Software Testing,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

POLYTECHNIC INST OF NEW YORK BROOKLYN DEPT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND ELECTROPHYSICS

Personal Author(s):

• Shooman,Martin L.

Report Date:

1974-01-02

Pagination or Media Count:

14.0

Abstract:

The report defines the concept of an exhaustive software test in terms of a particular problem The solution for the roots of quadratic equation with coefficients constrained to the range plus or minus 10 on a 12 bit minicomputer. The exhaustive test requires about 64 x 10 to the 9th power cases and is infeasible. The ensuing discussion focusses on how to choose a good non exhaustive test by an appropriate choice of test points in 1 Parameter space, 2 Solution space, 3 Pathspace. Author

Descriptors:

• *Computer programs
• *Reliability
• Errors
• Test methods
• Minicomputers

Subject Categories:

• Computer Programming and Software
• Computer Hardware

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE