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ALSO CALLED: QA, Software QA, Software Quality, Quality Assurance, Application Quality, and SQA DEFINITION: GIGO (garbage in, garbage out) is a concept common to computer science and mathematics: the quality of output is determined by the quality of the input. So, for example, if a mathematical equation is improperly stated, the answer is unlikely to be correct. Similarly, if incorrect data is input to a program, … Definition continues below.

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Cross Platform IAM from the Mainframe to the Web-Integrating z/Series Security sponsored by CA WEBCAST: Posted: 27 Jun 2008 \| When: Available On Demand SUMMARY: CA solutions can help reduce costs, facilitate new business opportunities, enable regulatory compliance, and mitigate security risks associated with users and their access to resources and applications. TOPICS: Application Infrastructure \| Applications Management \| Quality Control \| SOA \| Software Quality Assurance \| Web Services

Top 10 Reasons to Implement Automated Application Quality Management sponsored by CA WHITE PAPER: Posted: 25 Jun 2008 \| Published: 01 Jan 2007 SUMMARY: This paper explores 10 reasons why companies should consider implementing Automated Application Quality Management -- a collection of processes and tools designed to enable predictable, measurable, and optimal application performance. TOPICS: Application Infrastructure \| Application Life-Cycle Management \| Application Performance Management \| High Availability \| Quality Control \| SOA \| Software Quality Assurance \| Web Services

Implementing Specification-driven Development sponsored by TechExcel WHITE PAPER: Posted: 05 Jun 2008 \| Published: 05 Jun 2008 SUMMARY: TechExcel DevSuite is built with the best-practice that specifications - from formal specifications, to competitive information to issue resolution and customer insight - is central to any product development initiative. TOPICS: Best Practices \| Collaboration \| Software Development Methodologies \| Software Quality Assurance

Better/Faster/Cheaper..Essentials of Test Data Management sponsored by IBM WEBCAST: Posted: 03 Jun 2008 \| When: Available On Demand SUMMARY: This Webcast explores the steps necessary for improved test data management. Discover how improved management can increase application quality, accelerate release cycles and cut development costs. TOPICS: Data Management \| Data Management Software \| Software Development Life-Cycles \| Software Quality Assurance \| Software Testing

Improving Application Performance Throughout the Development Lifecycle sponsored by dynaTrace software, Inc. VIDEOCAST: Posted: 03 Jun 2008 \| When: 03 Jun 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT) SUMMARY: This Videocast discusses methods for improving application performance management throughout the application lifecycle. TOPICS: .NET \| Application Performance Management \| Application Performance Management Software \| Java \| Software Development Life-Cycles \| Software Development Methodologies \| Software Development Tools \| Software Quality Assurance

Discussing Java code quality and Enerjy Software sponsored by Enerjy Software VIDEOCAST: Posted: 29 May 2008 \| When: 29 May 2008 SUMMARY: This Videocast discusses methods for monitoring and improving the quality of Java code. Discover how attitudes have evolved towards "quality driven" development and explore how to measure the quality of open-source Java projects. TOPICS: Debugging \| Eclipse Platform \| Java \| Open Source \| Software Development Methodologies \| Software Development Tools \| Software Project Management \| Software Quality Assurance

How to Make Sure Your Solution Delivers the Right Thing sponsored by Ivar Jacobson Consulting WEBCAST: Posted: 28 May 2008 \| When: Available On Demand SUMMARY: This Webcast discusses methods for overcoming the challenges associated with defining software requirements. TOPICS: Functional Requirements \| Software Development Life-Cycles \| Software Development Methodologies \| Software Development Tools \| Software Quality Assurance

How to Capture Performance Requirements sponsored by CA WEBCAST: Posted: 14 May 2008 \| When: Available On Demand SUMMARY: Capturing the performance goals in a systematic manner is a pre-requisite for building performance into an application right from the start. The key is asking the right questions so that you can gather specific and measurable performance requirements. TOPICS: Application Performance Management \| Application Performance Management Software \| Functional Requirements \| Software Development Methodologies \| Software Development Tools \| Software Project Management \| Software Quality Assurance \| Web Development

SCM Best Practices for Continuous Integration sponsored by AccuRev WHITE PAPER: Posted: 12 May 2008 \| Published: 01 May 2008 SUMMARY: This white paper explores the concept of continuous integration and highlights software configuration management (SCM) best practices to consider when implementing continuous integration. TOPICS: Best Practices \| Software Configuration Management \| Software Development Methodologies \| Software Development Tools \| Software Quality Assurance \| Systems Integration

Is Your SCM Tool Ready for Agile? sponsored by AccuRev WHITE PAPER: Posted: 12 May 2008 \| Published: 09 May 2008 SUMMARY: This white paper discusses the essential feature areas and related use cases necessary for selecting an SCM tool that is appropriate for agile development. TOPICS: Agile Software Development \| Best Practices \| Regulatory Compliance \| Software Configuration Management \| Software Development Methodologies \| Software Development Tools \| Software Quality Assurance

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SOFTWARE QUALITY ASSURANCE DEFINITION (continued): … the output is unlikely to be informative.

George Fuechsel, an early IBM programmer and instructor, is generally given credit for coining the term. Fuechsel is said to have used "garbage in, garbage out" as a concise way of reminding his students that a computer just processes what it is given. The term is now widely used in computer science classes, IT services and elsewhere. In fact, GIGO is sometimes used to refer to situations in the analog world, such as a faulty decision made …
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