Software Engineering (10th Edition)
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Author: Ian Sommerville
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 9, Problem 9.8E
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Software maintenance:
In order to correct faults and to improve performance and other attributes after delivery various software modification techniques are used.
The three main types of software maintenance are:
- Corrective maintenance: Corrective maintenance or fault repair are the changes made to the system to repair reported faults which may be program bugs or specification errors or omissions.
- Adaptive maintenance: Adaptive maintenance or environmental adaptations is the change in software to adapt it to changes in its environment such as changes to other software systems.
- Perfective maintenance: Perfective maintenance or functionality addition involves adding new functionality or features to the system...
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