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Nature of Inspections as a V&V Technique

publish date: 2026/06/14 04:09:32.424135 UTC

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Software inspections are described as 'static' V&V techniques. What does this mean?

They do not require executing the software to verify it

They produce unchanging reports that cannot be updated

They are performed at a fixed point in time, once per project

They only examine the static structure of data, not program logic

Correct Answer

They do not require executing the software to verify it

Explanation

Inspections are 'static' V&V techniques because you do not need to execute the software to verify it. Testers use knowledge of the system, its application domain, and the programming or modeling language to discover errors by reading and reviewing artifacts.

Reference

Software Engineering, Ian Sommerville, 10th edition

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