software maintanance simply means “Taking care of the software”
OTHER DEFINITION
". . . changes that have to be made to computer programs after they have been
delivered to the customer or user." (Martin and McClure 1983).
"Maintenance covers the life of a software system from the time it is installed
until it is phased out."(von Mayrhauser 1990).
OTHER DEFINITION
". . . changes that have to be made to computer programs after they have been
delivered to the customer or user." (Martin and McClure 1983).
"Maintenance covers the life of a software system from the time it is installed
until it is phased out."(von Mayrhauser 1990).
Maintenance Types
- Corrective Maintenance diagnosis and correction of reported errors(bug fixing)
- Adaptive Maintenance modifications to properly interface with changing environments new hardware, OS, devices
- Perfective Maintenance implementing new system requirements after system is successful