Iso Iec 9126

INTERNATIONAL STANDARD

ISO/IEC 9126-1
First edition 2001-06-15

Software engineering — Product quality — Part 1: Quality model
Génie du logiciel — Qualité des produits — Partie 1: Modèle de qualité

Reference number ISO/IEC 9126-1:2001(E)

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Contents
1 Scope ................................................................................................................................................... 1 2 Conformance....................................................................................................................................... 2 3 Normative reference........................................................................................................................... 2 4 Terms and definitions......................................................................................................................... 2 5 Quality modelframework................................................................................................................... 3 5.1 Approaches to quality..................................................................................................................... 3 5.2 Product quality and the lifecycle..................................................................................................... 3 5.3 Items to beevaluated..................................................................................................................... 6 5.4 Using a quality model..................................................................................................................... 6 6 Quality model for external and internal quality ............................................................................... 7 6.1 Functionality................................................................................................................................... 7 6.2 Reliability ........................................................................................................................................ 8 6.3 Usability.......................................................................................................................................... 9 6.4 Efficiency...