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245 1 0 _aStructure for Dependability: Computer-Based Systems from an Interdisciplinary Perspective
_h[electronic resource] /
_cedited by Denis Besnard, Cristina Gacek, Cliff B. Jones.
264 1 _aLondon :
_bSpringer London,
_c2006.
300 _aXII, 306 p. 50 illus.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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505 0 _aThe role of structure: a dependability perspective -- The role of structure: a software engineering perspective -- System Properties -- Structuring evolution: on the evolution of socio-technical systems -- Time bands in systems structure -- Human Components -- Procedures, programs and their impact on dependability -- Cognitive conflicts in dynamic systems -- Systems Descriptions -- Architectural description of dependable software systems -- Computational diagrammatics: diagrams and structure -- Ethnography and the social structure of work -- Faults, errors and failures in communications: a systems theory perspective on organisational structure -- Guaranteeing Dependability -- Security implications of structure -- The structure of software development thought -- On the use of diverse arguments to increase confidence in dependability claims -- Qualitative analysis of dependability argument structure.
520 _aThis 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. .
650 0 _aComputer science.
650 0 _aSoftware engineering.
650 0 _aComputers.
650 0 _aUser interfaces (Computer systems).
650 0 _aComputers and civilization.
650 1 4 _aComputer Science.
650 2 4 _aComputer Science, general.
650 2 4 _aSoftware Engineering.
650 2 4 _aModels and Principles.
650 2 4 _aInformation Systems Applications (incl. Internet).
650 2 4 _aUser Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction.
650 2 4 _aComputers and Society.
700 1 _aBesnard, Denis.
_eeditor.
700 1 _aGacek, Cristina.
_eeditor.
700 1 _aJones, Cliff B.
_eeditor.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
773 0 _tSpringer eBooks
776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
_z9781846281105
856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/b138838
912 _aZDB-2-SCS
950 _aComputer Science (Springer-11645)
999 _c500016
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