Which option presents the complete set of software-system quality factors…

2012

Which option presents the complete set of software-system quality factors listed here?

Answer: D. Correctness, reliability, efficiency, usability, maintainability, testability, portability, accuracy, error tolerance, expandability, access control, and auditabilityConceptSoftware quality is multidimensional: it is assessed through attributes that describe how correctly and reliably a system operates, how efficiently and…

  1. A.

    Correctness and reliability

  2. B.

    Efficiency, usability, and maintainability

  3. C.

    Testability, portability, accuracy, error tolerance, expandability, access control, and auditability

  4. D.

    Correctness, reliability, efficiency, usability, maintainability, testability, portability, accuracy, error tolerance, expandability, access control, and auditability

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Correct answer: D

Concept

Software quality is multidimensional: it is assessed through attributes that describe how correctly and reliably a system operates, how efficiently and easily it is used and maintained, and how readily it can be tested, transferred, expanded, controlled, and audited.

A quality model therefore evaluates a set of complementary factors rather than a single property.

Application

The option groups cover complementary dimensions of software quality:

  • Correctness and reliability cover conformance to requirements and dependable operation, but represent only two dimensions.

  • Efficiency, usability, and maintainability cover resource use, interaction, and ease of modification, forming another subset.

  • Testability, portability, accuracy, error tolerance, expandability, access control, and auditability cover validation, transfer, precision, resilience, growth, protection, and traceability, forming a further subset.

Cross-check

Removing any one group would omit meaningful quality dimensions; combining the groups yields the complete set presented in the question.

Therefore, the complete set is correctness, reliability, efficiency, usability, maintainability, testability, portability, accuracy, error tolerance, expandability, access control, and auditability.

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