Research on reliability of mobile applications in a distributed environment

• Autorzy: Ławrynowicz Mirosław , Legut Jakub , Jóźwiak Ireneusz J.

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DOI

10.29119/1641-3466.2020.144.26

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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Purpose: The purpose of the paper is to present the research on reliability of mobile applications in distributed systems. Design/methodology/approach: Ensuring the reliable operation of the software created for Android OS is related to ensuring compatibility with different versions of the systems. The use of various security policies, formal and structural requirements in various Android releases results in a high failure rate of dedicated programs. Findings: There is, therefore, a need to implement new testing methods. Originality/value: The article proposes a method of software reliability analysis dedicated to distributed systems. The developed solution is based on concurrency using the actor model. As part of the research, the effectiveness of the developed solutions was evaluated.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

mobile application; Android; gray box testing; actor model

PL

mobilna aplikacja; Android; testowanie szarej skrzynki

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwo Politechniki Śląskiej
• Czasopismo: Zeszyty Naukowe. Organizacja i Zarządzanie / Politechnika Śląska
• Rocznik: 2020
• Tom: z. 144
• Strony: 327--337
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 20 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Ławrynowicz Mirosław

• Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Computer Science and Management, Wroclaw

autor

Legut Jakub

• Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Computer Science and Management, Wroclaw

autor

Jóźwiak Ireneusz J.

• Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Computer Science and Management, Wroclaw

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa Nr 461252 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2020).