UGC NET CSE | August 2016 | Part 2 | Question: 45

Question

The extent to which a software performs its intended functions without failures, is termed as

• A. Robustness
• B. Correctness
• C. Reliability
• D. Accuracy

Answer 1

Ans is C 

Reliability is the probability of failure-free operation of a system over a specified time within a specified environment for a specified purpose

Robustness is the ability of a computer system to cope with errors during execution  and cope with erroneous input.

Correctness of an algorithm is asserted when it is said that the algorithm is correct with respect to a specification

Accuracy of a measurement system is the degree of closeness of measurements of a quantity to that quantity's true value