The extent to which a software performs its intended functions without failures, is termed as ______.
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Correct answer: C. Reliability
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Reliability is defined as the probability of failure-free operation of a software product for a specified time in a specified environment, i.e. the extent to which it performs its intended function without failing. Robustness is different — it measures how gracefully the software copes with unexpected or invalid inputs and abnormal conditions. Correctness is the degree to which the software satisfies its specification, a static conformance property rather than a failure-rate property. Accuracy refers to the precision of the computed results. Because the question stresses operation "without failures", the answer is reliability.More Software Engineering questions
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