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What are Client-side web attacks?

October 25, 2010 | Posted in Software

Web Attacks can take place on the user’s end, in which case they are called client-side attacks. Client-side web attacks include the following: Malicious HTML tags in web requests Malicious code in a form window can cause the server to generate pages that are unpredictable or dangerous if run on the server. Malformed pages sent …

What is Thread Pooling & Why is it needed?

October 18, 2010 | Posted in Software

Thread pooling is the process of creating a collection of threads during the initialization of a multithreaded application, and then reusing those threads for new tasks as and when required, instead of creating new threads. The number of threads for the process is usually fixed depending on the amount of memory available, and the needs …

Object-Oriented Concepts and Constructs

September 16, 2010 | Posted in Software

Class, object, method, message, instance variable, and inheritance are the basic concepts of the OO technology. OO metrics are mainly measures of how these constructs are used in the design and development process. Therefore, a short review of definitions is in order. – A class is a template from which objects can be created. It …

The Process Areas of CMMI Model

August 22, 2010 | Posted in Management

The full CMMI model contains 22 Process Areas, each containing a series of practices designed to accomplish one or more goals. As a general rule, each Process Area can be implemented on its own, independent of the others. Yet as you become familiar with the model, you’ll find that many of the Process Areas in …

Business Objectives and Process Improvement

July 21, 2010 | Posted in Programming

Organizations generally have many different business objectives: • Produce quality products or services• Create value for the stockholders• Be an employer of choice• Enhance customer satisfaction• Increase market share• Implement cost savings and successful practices• Gain industry-wide recognition for excellence To achieve a strong competitive edge in a rapidly moving marketplace, you might like to …

How to Derive Effective Test Cases from Requirements?

May 19, 2010 | Posted in Software

A functional test exercises an application with the intent to uncover non-conformance with end-user requirements. This type of testing activity is central to most software test efforts. The primary objective in the functional-testing phase is to assess whether the application does what it is supposed to do in accordance with specified requirements. A good practice …

What is Cryptography and Encryption?

April 22, 2010 | Posted in Software

Encryption is the process of scrambling data (or plain text) into an unreadable form (or cipher text). This scrambling process is based on algorithms that use various forms of substitution or transposition to encrypt the message. Algorithms are mathematical constructs that are applied through various applications to secure data transmissions or storage. Decryption is the …

Importance of Software Process Improvement

March 24, 2010 | Posted in Programming

Software process improvement (SPI) is an approach to designing and defining a new and improved software process to achieve basic business goals and objectives. Examples include increased revenues and profitability and decreased operating costs. The benefits of SPI are numerous. Major benefits include increased customer satisfaction, Productivity, quality, cost savings, and cycle time reduction. SPI …