As computer systems have become deeply embedded in our business and personal lives, the problems that result from system and software failure are increasing. A failure of server software in an e-commerce company could lead to a major loss of revenue and customers for that company. A software error in an embedded control system in a car could lead to expensive recalls of that model for repair and, in the worst case, could be a contributory factor in accidents. The infection of company PCs with malware requires expensive clean-up operations to sort out the problem and could lead to the loss of or damage to sensitive information.
Because software-intensive systems are so important to governments, companies, and individuals, we have to be able to ...
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