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RELIABILITY
CAUSES OF COMPUTER
FAILURE
Hardware errors
Software errors
The computer solves the wrong
problem
Misuse
Communication failure
Malice
CAUSES OF SOFTWARE
FAILURE
a. Failure of the developers to follow
set rigorous engineering principles.
b. Unrealistic schedule
c. Lack of domain knowledge
d. Mistakes in defining user
requirements and turning them into
lines of codes.
Quiz # 1
1. Suppose you were able to identify
the particular persons who made the
decision to ignore the bug in the
codes of Thera-25. Would you hold
the person or persons responsible for
the accident. Cite a Moral Theory for
your position .
Whistleblowing
Case 2 : Whistle-blowing
and SDI