SOFTWARE SYSTEM DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE

Case 4 reviews the Therac-25 case study and the medical linear accelerator that occurred between 1985 and 1988. To answer the questions, you should perform additional research, or use your own critical analysis. Please select the delivery option of your choice as noted below.

Sebok. (2017, March 27). Medical radiation: Case study. V. 18. Retrieved from http://sebokwiki.org/wiki/Medical_Radiation_Case_Study

1. How do functionality, system outputs, performance, reliability, and maintainability requirements affect quality in planning software system design? What are benchmarks, and how can they assist in performing quality planning?
2. What is the relationship among requirements, design, testing, and deployment?

For Case 4, students will choose one of the following options to deliver the answers to the assignment.  

• A written MS Word paper consisting 3-pages in length, excluding cover page and references.