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In Search of Dependable Design.

The article discusses the reliability of computer hardware and software, examining the manner in which developers can create more reliable designs. A number of high-visibility design flaws are presented in the article including a 1994 circuitry error in the Pentium I microprocessor made by Intel Cor...

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Published in:Communications of the ACM Vol. 51; no. 7; pp. 14 - 17
Main Author: Hoffman, Leah
Format: Article
Published: Association for Computing Machinery Jul2008
Subjects:
Computer software quality control
Debugging
Computer input-output equipment design & construction
Computer software testing
Computer scientists
Systems design
Awards
University faculty
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article discusses the reliability of computer hardware and software, examining the manner in which developers can create more reliable designs. A number of high-visibility design flaws are presented in the article including a 1994 circuitry error in the Pentium I microprocessor made by Intel Corp. Topics include the degree to which people depend on computers, the costs of faulty software on the economy, and flaws that arise in higher-level design process. Also discussed are programs debugged by random testing and model testing.