Assignment title: Information
An investigation of software development and testing standards According to Standards Australia: "Standards are published documents setting out specifications and procedures designed to ensure products, services and systems are safe, reliable and consistently perform the way they were intended to. They establish a common language which defines quality and safety criteria. " There are several standards, international and national, that relate specifically to software testing. Standards formalize industry best practice and t hey are agreed upon by professionals in the industry in which the standards apply to. This as signment is an investigation into those standards.For each standard What is the standard name? Who holds the copyright for the standard? Amongst the acknowledged contributors to the document, which universities were involved (if any)? What is the scope or intent of the standard? What are key terms and understandings needed for the standard to be understood and applied? In your own words, what does application of the standard result in? Or in other words, what does the standard do? Finally, what specific relevance to software testing is the standard?