Title :
How computers fail
Author :
Stiffler, J.J. ; Mosteller, W.
Abstract :
Modern computers employ complex hardware, firmware and software techniques to guard against intermittent or continuous failures. The authors discuss both the vulnerability of computers and the elusiveness of software.
Keywords :
fault tolerant computing; computer failure prevention; elusiveness of software; fault tolerant computers; firmware techniques; hardware techniques; software techniques; vulnerability of computers; Computers; Hardware; Monitoring; Reliability; Software; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSPEC.1981.6369633
