2. JIM MCCALL
…was an American merchant and
politician from New York.
…married Elizabeth Dye and had 14
children.
…in November 1836, McCall was
elected a presidential elector, but did
not attend the meeting of the New
York Electoral College
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3. JIM MCCALL
…project manager at General
Electrics
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5. PRODUCT OPERATION
Usability
Ease of use of software.
Integrity
Protection of the program from unauthorized user access.
Efficiency
Concerned with the resources.
(ex): Process time, storage.
Correctness
The extent to which the program fulfills its specifications.
Reliability
Ability not to fail.
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6. PRODUCT TRANSITION
Portability
The effort to transfer a program from one environment to
another.
Reusability
The ease of using the software in different context.
Interoperability
It is the effort required to couple the system to another
system.
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7. PRODUCT REVISION
Maintainability
The effort required locating an fixing a fault in the program
with its operating environment.
Flexibility
Ease of making changes with its operating environment.
Testability
Ease of testing the program to ensure that it is error free.
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8. REFERENCES:
BERANDER, PATRIK ET. AL. SOFTWARE QUALITY
ATTRIBUTES AND TRADE-OFFS, BLEKINGE
INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, 2005
HOYER, R. W. AND HOYER, B. B. Y. WHAT IS
QUALITY?, QUALITY PROGRESS, NO. 7, PP. 52-62, 2001.