DocumentCode
1218224
Title
PIE: a dynamic failure-based technique
Author
Voas, Jeffrey M.
Author_Institution
Reliable Software Technologies Corp., Arlington, VA, USA
Volume
18
Issue
8
fYear
1992
fDate
8/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
717
Lastpage
727
Abstract
A dynamic technique called PIE (propagation, infection, and execution) is presented for statistically estimating three program characteristics that affect a program´s computational behavior: (1) the probability that a particular section of a program is executed, (2) the probability that the particular section affects the data state, and (3) the probability that a data state produced by that section has an effect on program output. These three characteristics can be used to predict whether faults are likely to be uncovered by software testing
Keywords
program testing; PIE; computational behavior; data state; dynamic failure-based technique; execution; infection; program characteristics; propagation; software testing; statistically estimating; Automatic testing; Councils; Failure analysis; Fault diagnosis; Frequency estimation; Genetic mutations; Humans; Information analysis; Software testing; State estimation;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Software Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0098-5589
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/32.153381
Filename
153381
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