This document outlines evaluation criteria for assessing the quality of software. It discusses competencies such as suitability, maintainability, usability, and dependability. Suitability refers to the main features and core functions of software for a specific application or industry. Maintainability involves the modularity, portability, interoperability, and testability of software code. Usability pertains to documentation of software operation, installation procedures, testing methods, and the intuitiveness of learning how to use the software. Dependability relates to the reliability, scale, and security of software operations. Testing is important for both dependability and suitability in verifying functionality and integration.

1. SOFTWARE – COMPETENCIES, (EVALUATION CRITERIA) – QUALITY
Features
Capabilities
(Function)
Suitability2
Maintainability
Usability
Dependability1
Reliability
Security
Scale of complexity
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Modularity
Portability
Interoperability
Testing
Documentation
Installation
Intuition/ learning
COMPETENCY CRITERIA ( QUALITY ) Suitability
•Features
•Describe about the main
characteristics of software
designed or intended for
an application in the
market.
•Capabilities
•Core functions of a
software specific to an
application, or an
industry.
•It tells about the extent of
the software flexibility
within a specific area of
application.
•It ascertains the objectives
& usage in an application
/suite of application
Maintainability
•Modularity
•The degree to which
software code can be
divided in order to make it
computationally efficient.
•Portability
•Method for using same
software application on
various computing
platforms
•Interoperability
•Make the software based
systems to interface &
work together. Improves
the operating
environment.
•Testability
•One of the several
methods used for
achieving software
credibility
Usability
•Document
•The organized
information related to
software operation &
its suite of applications.
•Install
•Procedures that
contain software
usage, deployment on
target computers.
•Testing
•One of the several
methods to achieving
software credibility
•Intuition
•The extent or the
method in which the
software can be learnt
by a group of
individuals. or as a
team
Dependability
•Reliability
•Diagnose
exceptions or risks
in software
operations.
•Mitigate the
potential
application failures
•Scale
•Level of source
code, data involved
in software &
systems
application.
•Security
•It enables the safe
software operation
for ensuring
integrity.
•Uses authentication
tools for controlling
operations
Testing
1 & 2 - Testing is also involved in Dependability & Suitability for functionality & integration
purposes. It aids to improve software productivity ( efficiency) to end user application or
customers.