EAN: 9781846281105

STRUCTURE FOR DEPENDABILITY COMPUTER-BASED SYST...

This book breaks new ground by presenting an interdisciplinary approach to a crucial problem -
system dependability. Computer-based systems include hardware  software and people. Achieving
dependability for such systems requires an interdisciplinary approach. In Structure for
Dependability: Computer-Based Systems from an Interdisciplinary Perspective  computer
scientists  sociologists  statisticians and psychologists bring together their latest research
on the structure of dependable computer-based systems. The result is a highly readable overview
of ways to achieve dependability in large computer-based systems with practical advice on
designing dependable systems. Work on structure for dependability has usually come from a
single discipline and has been concerned only with the computer systems. Stakeholders and
system designers now agree that human and social issues cannot be separated from technical
matters. The approach taken in this book demonstrates that interdisciplinarity delivers real
benefits in the design and deployment of complex computer-based systems. This book is one of
the outcomes of a six year Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration. Topics covered include
fault tolerance  system evolution  determining software specifications  HCI  architecture 
certification  dependability arguments  organisations  diagrams  time and procedures. System
developers  stakeholders  decision makers  policymakers and researchers will find this book a
unique resource which highlights the core issues for all those involved in improving
dependability in complex computer-based environments.

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