DCCA-7
Seventh IFIP International Working Conference on
Dependable Computing for Critical Applications
Can we rely on computers?
January 6-8, 1999
San Jose, California, USA
- Organized by
- IFIP Working Group 10.4
on Dependable Computing and Fault Tolerance
- In cooperation with
- IFIP Technical Committee 11 on Security and Protection in
Information Processing Systems
IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Fault-Tolerant
Computing
EWICS Technical Committee 7 on Systems Reliability, Safety and
Security
What is Dependability?
Computer systems are used to perform many critical tasks, including
guiding aircraft, scheduling railroads, assisting in surgery,
controlling nuclear reactors, performing financial transactions,
military command and control, and a host of other applications.
Properties that such a system must have can include availability,
reliability, safety, and security. Although the study of these
properties evolved as separate disciplines, they have in common the
fact that a user must have a high degree of confidence in the service
that the system delivers. The notion of dependability captures these
concerns within a single conceptual framework, making it possible to
approach the different requirements of a critical system in a unified
way.
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