A. Fault Avoidance
B. Fault detection
C. Fault tolerance
D. None of the mentioned
Explanation: In Fault Avoidance, the system is developed in such a way that human error is avoided and thus system faults are minimised.
Related Mcqs:
- What is the term for a system that is designed such that the faults in the delivered software do not result in system failure ?
A. Fault Avoidance
B. Fault detection
C. Fault tolerance
D. None of the mentioned - The use of a well-defined, repeatable process is essential if faults in a system are to be minimized ?
A. True
B. False - Which process characteristic with respect to Dependability Engineering is mentioned by the statement: “The process should be understandable by people apart from process participants” ?
A. Diverse
B. Documentable
C. Auditable
D. None of the mentioned - A chemical plant system may detect excessive pressure and open a relief valve to reduce these pressures before an explosion occurs. What kind of dependability and security issue the example states ?
A. Hazard avoidance
B. Damage limitation
C. Hazard detection
D. Hazard detection and removal - Static analysis is now routinely used in the development of many safety and security critical systems?
A. True
B. False - The safety of a system is a system attribute that reflects the system’s ability to operate, normally or abnormally, without injury to people or damage to the environment ?
A. True
B. False - How many stages are there in Risk-driven requirements specification ?
A. three
B. four
C. five
D. six - Which reliability metric sets out the probable number of system failures that are likely to be observed relative to a certain time period ?
A. POFOD
B. ROCOF
C. AVAIL
D. None of the mentioned - Controls that are intended to ensure that attacks are unsuccessful is analogous to ______________ in dependability engineering?
A. Fault avoidance
B. Fault tolerance
C. Fault detection
D. Fault Recovery - Choose the fault class in which the following automated static analysis check would fall:”Pointer Arithmetic” ?
A. Storage management faults
B. Data Faults
C. Input/Output Faults
D. Interface faults
