Software Engineering (2160701)

BE | Semester-6   Summer-2019 | 10-05-2019

Q5) (A)

Compare quality control with quality assurance

Criteria

Quality Assurance (SQA)

Quality Control (SQC)

Definition

 

SQA is a set of activities for ensuring quality in software engineering processes (that ultimately result in quality in software products). The activities establish and evaluate the processes that produce products

SQC is a set of activities for ensuring quality in software products. The activities focus on identifying defects in the actual products produced

Focus

Process focused

Product focused

Orientation

Prevention oriented

Detection oriented

Breadth

Organization wide

Product/project specific

Scope

Relates to all products that will ever be created by a process

Relates to specific product

Activities

Process Definition and Implementation, Audits, Training

Reviews, Testing