1.3 Quality Control and Quality Assurance


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"Quality control" and "quality assurance" are two phrases which constantly repeated within the context of
software quality.
Quality control is defined as "a set of activities designed to evaluate the quality of a developed or manufactured
product". This is a retroactive approach.
Quality Assurance is the set of procedures developed and activities done before the product or service is
manufactured or delivered to assure of good quality to the customers. It also the planned and systematic
activities implemented in a system so that quality requirements for a product or service will be fulfilled. This
approach called a proactive approach.

1.3 Quality Control and Quality Assurance


Table 1.1: Software Quality Control vs. Software Quality Assurance