Open source software (OSS) is widely used in the past decades. Since the development and testing of OSS is mainly completed by volunteers and users all over the world, its reliability has become a hot ...

The utilization of computer systems has grown extensively in various sectors, such as industry, banking, security, health, etc. Therefore, the dependence on hardware and software systems has rapidly ...

We’ve all been there before. Whether it’s staring at a broken dishwasher, a flat tire, a broken rope, or any number of things that can break, and we’ve thought, “What are the chances?” In some ...

Somewhat analogous to the topics we have covered in previous chapters for hardware systems, this chapter covers software reliability growth modeling, software design for reliability, and software ...

Reliability and maintenance engineering are two closely related disciplines that aim to optimize the performance, availability, and cost-effectiveness of industrial systems and equipment. However, ...