SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE: AN ANALYTICAL APPROACH

Gautam A. Kudale¹*, Jagdish A. Sangvikar²*
¹Vidya Pratishthan’s Arts, Science and Commerce College, Baramati, MS, India
²Vidya Pratishthan’s Arts, Science and Commerce College, Baramati, MS, India
* Corresponding Author : sangvikarjagdish@yahoo.co.in

Received : -     Accepted : -     Published : 15-12-2011
Volume : 1     Issue : 1       Pages : 1 - 4
Bioinfo Comput Math 1.1 (2011):1-4

Softwaremaintenance is defined asmodification of a software product after delivery to correct faults, to improve performance or other attributes, or to adapt the product to a modified environment.[16] Software maintenance is an unavoidable activity in such changing world. This paper focuses on the different types ofmaintenance and their relative studies.At what extent and what percentage a particularmaintenance is required is also focused. Software development has become the most valuable productive asset to any business, industrial and government organization in the present time. Ever since there has been software there has been software maintenance [1]. No theory or practice indicates that will change.We examinewhy software needs “software maintenance”. The demands that cause software change are requirements for functional change (enhancement), failures and errors (correction), technology change (adaption), user help and support new developments. The paper presented here also focuses on the need of software maintenance, types of softwaremaintenance, amounts that are consumed for each type of software maintenance, software maintenance problems. Beyond these things, the steps that carry out the process of softwaremaintenance and it’s relevant diagram is also exhibited.

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