Designing, Engineering, and Analyzing Reliable and Efficient Software

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by  Kulwant Kaur

Designing, Engineering,
and Analyzing Reliable
and Efficient Software
Hardeep Singh
Guru Nanak Dev University, India
Kulwant Kaur
Apeejay Institute of Management, India
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Editorial Advisory Board
Arvind Kalia, Himachal Pradesh University, India
Kawaljeet Singh, Punjabi University, India
N.P.Gopalan, National Institute of Technology, India
Nasib Singh Gill, M. D. University, India
Prabhat K. Mahanti, University of New Brunswick, Canada
Rajib Mall, Indian Institute of Technology, India
S. Kuppuswami, Kongu Engineering College, India
Will Tracz, Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global Solutions (IS&GS), USA
List of Reviewers
Anirban Sarkar, National Institute of Technology, India
Anu Gupta, Panjab University, India
Ayda Saidane, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Fathi Taibi, University of Management and Technology, Malaysia
G. Sreedhar, Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha (Deemed University), India
K. K. Shukla, Banaras Hindu University, India
Kawaljeet Singh, Punjabi University, India
Kuljit Kaur, Guru Nanak Dev University, India
Neeraj Sharma, Punjabi University, India
Nitin Bhatia, DAV College, India
Parminder Kaur, Guru Nanak Dev University, India
Priyadarshi Patni, L M College of Science & Technology, India
Punam Bedi, University of Delhi, India
Rajib Mall, Indian Institute of Technology, India
Renu Dhir, Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, India
Thomas Bauer, Fraunhofer IESE, Germany
Table of Contents
Foreword..............................................................................................................................................xiv
Preface..................................................................................................................................................xvi
Acknowledgment...............................................................................................................................xviii
Section 1
Advanced Software Engineering
Chapter 1
Change.Management.in.Shared.Software.Specifications........................................................................1
Fathi Taibi, University of Management and Technology, Malaysia
Chapter 2
Component.Certification.Process.and.Standards...................................................................................22
Parminder Kaur, Guru Nanak Dev University, India
Hardeep Singh, Guru Nanak Dev University, India
Chapter 3
Analyzing.Growth.Trends.of.Reusable.Software.Components.............................................................40
Kuljit Kaur, Guru Nanak Dev University, India
Chapter 4
Aspect-Oriented.Recommender.Systems..............................................................................................55
Punam Bedi, University of Delhi, India
Sumit Kr Agarwal, University of Delhi, India
Section 2
Systems Analysis, Software Design, and Design Patterns
Chapter 5
Design.of.Semi-Structured.Database.System:.Conceptual.Model.to.Logical.Representation..............74
Anirban Sarkar, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, India
Chapter 6
A.Comparative.Study.of.Bayesian.and.Fuzzy.Inference.Approach.to.Assess.Quality.of.the
Software.Using.Activity-Based.Quality.Model.....................................................................................96
Kawal Jeet, D A V College, India
Nitin Bhatia, D A V College, India
Renu Dhir, Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, India
Chapter 7
Data.Mining.Techniques.for.Software.Quality.Prediction...................................................................112
Bharavi Mishra, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), India
K. K. Shukla, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), India
Chapter 8
Quality.Assurance.of.Website.Structure..............................................................................................140
G. Sreedhar, Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha (Deemed University), India
Chapter 9
Resolving.Conflict.in.Code.Refactoring..............................................................................................149
Lakhwinder Kaur, Apeejay Institute of Management Technical Campus, India
Kuljit Kaur, Guru Nanak Dev University, India
Ashu Gupta, Apeejay Institute of Management Technical Campus, India
Section 3
Advancements in Engineering of Systems
Chapter 10
Towards.Test-Driven.and.Architecture.Model-Based.Security.and.Resilience.Engineering..............163
Ayda Saidane, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Nicolas Guelfi, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Chapter 11
Software.Engineering,.Process.Improvement,.and.Experience.Management:.Is.the.Nexus
Productive?.Clues.from.the.Indian.Giants...........................................................................................189
Neeraj Sharma, Punjabi University, India
Kawaljeet Singh, Punjabi University, India
D.P. Goyal, Management Development Institute, India
Chapter 12
Usability.Engineering.Methods.and.Tools...........................................................................................202
Amandeep Kaur, Apeejay Institute of Management Technical Campus, India
Chapter 13
Innovative.Strategies.for.Secure.Software.Development....................................................................217
Punam Bedi, University of Delhi, India
Vandana Gandotra, University of Delhi, India
Archana Singhal, University of Delhi, India
Section 4
Case Studies and Emerging Technologies
Chapter 14
Case.Study:.Secure.Web.Development................................................................................................239
Daljit Kaur, Lyallpur Khalsa College, India
Parminder Kaur, Guru Nanak Dev University, India
Chapter 15
Galileo.Case.Study:.A.Collaborative.Design.Environment.for.the.European.Space.Agency’s.
Concurrent.Design.Facility..................................................................................................................251
Aggelos Liapis, European Dynamics SA, Greece
Evangelos Argyzoudis, European Dynamics SA, Greece
Chapter 16
Case.Study:.Version.Control.in.Component-Based.Systems...............................................................283
Nisha Ratti, Rayat Institute of Engineering and Technology, India
Parminder Kaur, Guru Nanak Dev University, India
Compilation of References................................................................................................................298
About the Contributors.....................................................................................................................323
Index....................................................................................................................................................330
Detailed Table of Contents
Foreword..............................................................................................................................................xiv
Preface..................................................................................................................................................xvi
Acknowledgment...............................................................................................................................xviii
Section 1
Advanced Software Engineering
Chapter 1
Change.Management.in.Shared.Software.Specifications........................................................................1
Fathi Taibi, University of Management and Technology, Malaysia
In.order.to.support.the.collaborative.development.of.software.specifications,.there.is.a.need.to.automate.
the.extraction.and.integration.of.the.parallel.changes.or.revisions.that.are.made.to.a.shared.specifica-
tion..These.revisions.are.aimed.at.reaching.a.specification.that.satisfies.the.needs.of.all.the.stakeholders..
Hence,.merging.conflicts.are.inevitable.and.must.be.detected.and.resolved.in.order.to.commit.the.changes.
made.properly.to.the.shared.specification.leading.to.a.consistent.result..A.framework.is.proposed.in.
this.chapter.to.extract.and.integrate.the.parallel.changes.made.to.Object-Oriented.formal.specifications.
in.a.collaborative.development.environment..A.formal.foundation.is.proposed.to.uniformly.define.the.
specifications,.the.revisions.made.to.them.and.the.possible.merging.conflicts..The.proposed.framework.
allows.extracting.and.integrating.the.parallel.changes.made.while.addressing.a.wide.range.of.merging.
conflicts.at.the.same.time..Evaluating.the.developed.algorithms.has.shown.good.signs.in.terms.of.ac-
curacy.and.scalability.
Chapter 2
Component.Certification.Process.and.Standards...................................................................................22
Parminder Kaur, Guru Nanak Dev University, India
Hardeep Singh, Guru Nanak Dev University, India
Component-based.technology.deals.with.the.process.of.assembling.existing.software.components.in.an.
application.such.that.they.interact.to.satisfy.a.predefined.functionality..The.success.of.component-based.
software.depends.on.system.integrator’s.ability.to.select.the.most.suitable.software.components.for.their.
intended.application.(Leavens.and.Sitaraman,.2000;.Voas.and.Payne,.2000;.Crnkovic.et.al.,.2001)..One.
persistent.and.largely.unaddressed.challenge.is.how.the.consumers.of.software.components.can.obtain.
a.meaningful.level.of.trust.in.the.runtime.behaviour.of.software.components..The.most.frequently.cited.
concerns.are.centered.on.issues.of.security.and.component.behaviour.(Wallnau,.2004)..Certification.is.a.
practical,.proven.means.of.establishing.trust.in.various.sorts.of.things.in.other.disciplines.and.is,.therefore.
a.natural.contender.for.developing.trust.in.software.components..This.is.only.possible.if.component.
suppliers.have.clear.and.reliable.information.about.their.component’s.functional.and.non-functional.
properties..The.component.attributes.allow.system.integrator.to.better.classify.the.components..The.
reliability.of.a.component-based.software.system.is.dependant.on.the.reliability.of.the.components.that.
is.made.of..Proper.search,.selection,.and.evaluation.process.of.components.is.considered.as.cornerstone.
for.the.development.of.any.effective.component-based.system.(Alexandre,.2010).This.chapter.defines.
certain.properties.of.a.component,.which.are.helpful.during.their.classification.process.along.with.
component.certification/accreditation.process,.which.further.helps.component.suppliers.to.issue.the.
guarantee.of.claimed.functional.properties.and.quality.attributes..Component.certification.framework.
is.also.discussed.to.evaluate.the.quality.of.software.components.with.the.help.of.component.quality.
model.and.measurement.mechanism.
Chapter 3
Analyzing.Growth.Trends.of.Reusable.Software.Components.............................................................40
Kuljit Kaur, Guru Nanak Dev University, India
Reusable.software.components.are.the.software.modules.that.can.be.(re)used.across.a.number.of.appli-
cations.in.a.particular.domain..Component.users.prefer.to.use.those.components.which.can.be.adapted.
easily.for.their.changing.requirements..So.components.have.to.evolve.continuously.in.order.to.attract.
users..This.chapter.focuses.on.the.evolutionary.aspects.of.software.components..It.mentions.various.
techniques.for.monitoring.software.evolution..It.uses.metrics.based.analysis.as.the.technique.to.show.
software.evolution.of.15.reusable.components.from.the.point.of.view.of.their.size,.complexity,.and.
functionality..The.evolution.analysis.is.motivated.by.laws.of.software.evolution.which.suggest.that.as.
software.ages,.it.increases.in.size.and.complexity.(unless.it.is.managed).and.it.has.to.offer.increased.
functionality.to.please.its.users..The.findings.of.the.study.indicate.that.the.size.of.the.software.com-
ponents.(in.this.data.set).grows.at.a.linear.rate,.and.complexity.is.well.managed..However,.increase.in.
functionality.is.sub.linear.for.almost.all.the.components..It.remains.almost.constant.for.some.of.them.
Chapter 4
Aspect-Oriented.Recommender.Systems..............................................................................................55
Punam Bedi, University of Delhi, India
Sumit Kr Agarwal, University of Delhi, India
Recommender.systems.are.widely.used.intelligent.applications.which.assist.users.in.a.decision-making.
process.to.choose.one.item.amongst.a.potentially.overwhelming.set.of.alternative.products.or.services..
Recommender.systems.use.the.opinions.of.members.of.a.community.to.help.individuals.in.that.community.
by.identifying.information.most.likely.to.be.interesting.to.them.or.relevant.to.their.needs..Recommender.
systems.have.various.core.design.crosscutting.issues.such.as:.user.preference.learning,.security,.mobility,.
visualization,.interaction.etc.that.are.required.to.be.handled.properly.in.order.to.implement.an.efficient,.
good.quality.and.maintainable.recommender.system..Implementation.of.these.crosscutting.design.issues.
of.the.recommender.systems.using.conventional.agent-oriented.approach.creates.the.problem.of.code.
scattering.and.code.tangling..An.Aspect-Oriented.Recommender.System.is.a.multi.agent.system.that.
handles.core.design.issues.of.the.recommender.system.in.a.better.modular.way.by.using.the.concepts.
of.aspect.oriented.programming,.which.in.turn.improves.the.system.reusability,.maintainability,.and.
removes.the.scattering.and.tangling.problems.from.the.recommender.system.
Section 2
Systems Analysis, Software Design, and Design Patterns
Chapter 5
Design.of.Semi-Structured.Database.System:.Conceptual.Model.to.Logical.Representation..............74
Anirban Sarkar, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, India
The.chapter.focuses.on.a.graph.–.semantic.based.conceptual.data.model.for.semi-structured.data,.called.
Graph.Object.Oriented.Semi-Structured.Data.Model.(GOOSSDM),.to.conceptualize.the.different.facets.
of.such.system.in.object.oriented.paradigm..The.model.defines.a.set.of.graph.based.formal.constructs,.
varieties.of.relationship.types.with.participation.constraints..It.is.accompanied.with.a.rich.set.of.graphical.
notations.and.those.are.used.to.specify.the.conceptual.level.design.of.semi-structured.database.system..
The.approach.facilitates.modeling.of.irregular,.heterogeneous,.hierarchical,.and.non-hierarchical.semi-
structured.data.at.the.conceptual.level..The.GOOSSDM.is.also.able.to.represent.the.mixed.content.in.
semi-structured.data..Moreover,.the.approach.is.capable.to.model.XML.document.at.conceptual.level.
with.the.facility.of.document-centric.design,.ordering.and.disjunction.characteristic..The.chapter.also.
includes.a.rule.based.transformation.mechanism.for.GOOSSDM.schema.into.the.equivalent.XML.
Schema.Definition.(XSD)..Moreover,.the.chapter.also.provides.comparative.study.of.several.similar.
kinds.of.proposals.for.semi-structured.data.models.based.on.the.properties.of.semi-structured.data.and.
future.research.scope.in.this.area.
Chapter 6
A.Comparative.Study.of.Bayesian.and.Fuzzy.Inference.Approach.to.Assess.Quality.of.the
Software.Using.Activity-Based.Quality.Model.....................................................................................96
Kawal Jeet, D A V College, India
Nitin Bhatia, D A V College, India
Renu Dhir, Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, India
Maintainability.is.one.of.the.important.characteristics.of.quality.of.software..It.is.the.measure.of.efforts.
needed.to.modify.the.software..Large.number.of.subjective.techniques.has.been.developed.in.industry.
to.deal.with.assessment.or.prediction.of.this.characteristic..But.these.techniques.generally.fail.due.to.
their.inability.to.break.down.maintainability.to.a.level.of.actual.evaluation..They.also.lack.homogeneity.
in.the.models.thus.developed.and.so.fail.to.take.into.account.the.cost.factor.associated.with.maintain-
ability..Activity.based.quality.model.is.found.to.decompose.maintainability.to.an.actual.analyzable.level..
It.manages.maintainability.in.terms.of.software.maintenance.efforts.but.it.lacks.quantitative.evaluation.
of.this.characteristic..Bayesian.approach.to.deal.with.this.model.added.quantitative.feature.but.also.
added.crispness.to.the.system.developed..In.this.chapter,.the.authors.propose.the.use.of.fuzzy.approach.
to.correct.the.existing.Bayesian.approach.to.deal.with.activity.based.quality.model..A.comprehensive.
comparative.study.is.presented.to.show.the.effectiveness.of.proposed.technique.
Chapter 7
Data.Mining.Techniques.for.Software.Quality.Prediction...................................................................112
Bharavi Mishra, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), India
K. K. Shukla, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), India
In.the.present.time,.software.plays.a.vital.role.in.business,.governance,.and.society.in.general,.so.a.continu-
ous.improvement.of.software.productivity.and.quality.such.as.reliability,.robustness,.etc..is.an.important.
goal.of.software.engineering..During.software.development,.a.large.amount.of.data.is.produced,.such.as.
software.attribute.repositories.and.program.execution.trace,.which.may.help.in.future.development.and.
project.management.activities..Effective.software.development.needs.quantification,.measurement,.and.