Software Ageing Prevention from Software Maintenance Perspective – A Review

Authors

  • Zuriani Hayati Abdullah Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Jamaiah H. Yahaya Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Zulkefli Mansor Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Aziz Deraman School of Informatics and Applied Mathematics, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia.

Keywords:

Ageing Prevention, Software Ageing, Software Anti-Ageing, Software Maintenance,

Abstract

This paper presents the background study of software ageing phenomenon and the prevention techniques to contravene the ageing. The accumulation of software failure and degradation of software performance shows that the software gets old and irrelevant to the users in the environment. Ageing of the software might contribute to the negative impact and affect organisational performance. It is crucial for the organisation to find out prevention actions toward the software ageing phenomenon. This paper discussed in detail how software maintenance activity can be used as ageing prevention for software ageing.

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2017-10-20

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Abdullah, Z. H., Yahaya, J. H., Mansor, Z., & Deraman, A. (2017). Software Ageing Prevention from Software Maintenance Perspective – A Review. Journal of Telecommunication, Electronic and Computer Engineering (JTEC), 9(3-4), 93–96. Retrieved from https://jtec.utem.edu.my/jtec/article/view/2924

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Vol. 9 No. 3-4: Special Issue on Software Engineering II

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