Structure for Dependability

Computer-Based Systems from an Interdisciplinary Perspective

By: Denis Besnard, Cristina Gacek, Cliff Jones

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Computer-based systems are now essential to everyday life. They involve both tech- cal (hardware/software) components and human beings as active participants. Wh- ever we ?y aboard an aircraft or withdraw money from a cash point, a combination of humans, machines and software is supporting the delivery of the service. These systems and many others bene?t from the miniaturisation and cost reduction of the hardware which has made it possible for computers to be embedded everywhere. An equally remarkable development is the software involved: today, systems are built which were literally unthinkable twenty or thirty years ago. Measured in terms of their function, the productivity of their creation has also advanced enormously (largely - cause of the software infrastructure). Even the dependability of the best of todays so- ware is praiseworthy when one considers the complexity of the functionality provided. Solid engineering and the increasing adoption of methods based on ?rmly established theory are to be thanked here. However, in large and complex systems, there remain major challenges to achieving dependability when complex interactions exist between technical and human components. Large and complex things are understood as assemblages of simpler components: the way these components ?t together is the structure of the system. Structure can be real and physical, or a subjective mental tool for analysis.

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Non-Fiction Computing & I.T.Computer Programming & Software Development Software Engineering Information Technology General Issue Ethical & Social Aspects of IT Digital Lifestyle & Online World: Consumer & User Guides Internet Guides & Online Services Operating Systems Business Applications Computer Science Human-Computer Interaction

Introduction
The 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
Index
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