Downloaded from https://www.everyspec.com and maintenance by typical user troops and describing the specific hazards of the system based on test results, inspections, and system safety analyses. Software development test (SDT) A form of DT conducted by the software developer and the proponent agency to ensure that the technical and functional objectives of the system are met. These tests consist of program or module and cycle or system levels of testing. The unit or module test is the initial testing level. Testing is executed on local testbed hardware, and benchmark test files are used.
This testing provides data to assess the effectiveness of the instruction code and economy of subroutines for efficient processing. It also ensures that input and output formats, data handling proce- dures, and outputs are produced correctly. The cycle or system test involves testing the combination of linkage of programs or modules into major processes. Software qualification test (SQT) A system test conducted by the developmental tester using live-data files supplemented with user prepared data and executed on target hardware.
The objectives of the software qualification test are to obtain Government confirmation that the design will meet performance and operational requirements, to determine the adequacy of any corrective action indicated by previous testing, and to determine the maturity and readiness for OT. Special Operations (SO) Peculiar Equipment, materiel, supplies and services required for SO activities for which there is no Service-common require- ment. These are limited to items and services initially designed for or used by special operations forces (SOF) until adopted for Services-common use by other DOD forces; or modifications approved by the Commander U.S.
Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) for application to standard items and services used by other DOD forces. This includes items and services approved by the Commander USSOCOM as critically urgent for the immediate ac- complishment of an SO activity. Supplemental site test A test that may be necessary for an information technology system that executes in multiple hardware and operating system environments if there are differences between user locations that could affect performance or suitability. It supplements the IOT and UAT. Surveillance tests Destructive and nondestructive tests of materiel in the field or in storage at field, depot, or extreme environmental sites.
Surveillance tests are conducted to determine suitability of fielded or stored materiel for use, evaluate the effects of environments, measure deterioration, identify failure modes, and establish or predict service and storage life. Surveil- lance test programs may be at the component-through-system level. Survivability The capability of a system and crew to avoid or withstand manmade hostile environments without suffering an abortive impairment of its ability to accomplish its designated mission. Susceptibility The degree to which a weapon system is open to effective attack due to one or more inherent weaknesses.
Susceptibil- ity is a function of operational tactics, countermeasures, probability of enemy fielding a threat, and so forth. Suscepti- bility is considered a subset of survivability. Sustaining Base IT Systems Systems used for efficiently managing Army resources, managing Army installations, and deploying and sustaining the fighting force. System An item or group of items that consists of materiel and/or software that, when put in the hands of users, will enable those users to accomplish assigned missions. System Analysis Report (SAR) Provides the detailed analyses that support a System Evaluation Report (SER). It accounts for all issues and measures contained in the System Evaluation Plan.
A SAR is also prepared to support a System Assessment (SA) when the analysis is too detailed or inappropriate for inclusion in the SA and addresses only those issues and measures contained in the SA. 58 AR 73–1 • 1 August 2006