What is Quality Assurance?

Answer 1

Software quality assurance is a process that ensures that developed software meets and complies with defined or standardized quality specifications.(It helps ensure the development of high-quality software.)

Answer 2

Assuring the quality of a product. Looking at the best quality.

To provide a perfect quality is very costly and not impossible. Quality must be within the limits as mentioned by the organisation.If there is lack of quality in development process that may result in lack of use or high maintenance.

Characteristics of QUALITY ASSURANCE=

Complete data=Data items are properly captured and stored with proper time period.

Accurate data=correct data values are recorded.

Precise data= It should meet the user need for precise information.

Timely output= The output is available at the right time for for actions and decisions.

understandable output= The output is understandable to user.

relevant data= The output should be relevant to the actions and which are to be taken.

Error resistant=The detection of error and procedure for correction should be in place .

User friendly operation=The system should be user friendly and easily understandable.

Meaningful output= Labeling, format, and context in which data is presented makes data meaningful.

Authorized use=authorized people should have the right to access data,facility and application.

Protected system and operation= It is protected from various risks which would be environmental or operational.

Answer 3

It's supposed to be a method of checking product so that faulty items are reworked and repaired before they are sold.

Sometimes it's just given lip-service ... and sometimes it really works.

(example is US vs Japanese auto manufacturing in the 80's)

Answer 4

quality assurance is any systematic process of checking to see whether a product or service being developed is meeting specified requirements. Many companies have a separate department devoted to quality assurance. A quality assurance system is said to increase customer confidence and a company's credibility, to improve work processes and efficiency, and to enable a company to better compete with others. Quality assurance was initially introduced in World War II when munitions were inspected and tested for defects after they were made. Today's quality assurance systems emphasize catching defects before they get into the final product.