Usability meanings and interpretations in ISO standards

Software Quality Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 325-338

  Abran, Alain ^a   Khelifi, Adel ^a   Suryn, Witold ^a   Seffah, Ahmed ^b  

^a ÉCOLE DE TECHNOLOGIE SUPÉRIEURE   (Canada)

^b Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

ISO 9126; ISO 9241; Software measures; Software quality; Software usability; Usability; Usability models

Indexed keywords

EVALUATION; INTERNET; PERFORMANCE; PRODUCTIVITY; STANDARDS;

ISO 9126; ISO 9241; SOFTWARE MEASURES; SOFTWARE USABILITY;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 3543109087     PISSN: 09639314     EISSN: 15731367     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025869312943     Document Type: Conference Paper

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