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A Fault-Based Model Of Fault Localization Techniques, Mark A. Hays
A Fault-Based Model Of Fault Localization Techniques, Mark A. Hays
Theses and Dissertations--Computer Science
Every day, ordinary people depend on software working properly. We take it for granted; from banking software, to railroad switching software, to flight control software, to software that controls medical devices such as pacemakers or even gas pumps, our lives are touched by software that we expect to work. It is well known that the main technique/activity used to ensure the quality of software is testing. Often it is the only quality assurance activity undertaken, making it that much more important.
In a typical experiment studying these techniques, a researcher will intentionally seed a fault (intentionally breaking the functionality of …