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Software Testing Carnegie Mellon University 18-849b Dependable Embedded Systems Spring 1999 Authors: Jiantao Pan mailto:%20jpan@cmu.edu Abstract: Software testing is any activity aimed at evaluating an attribute or capability of a program or system and determining that it meets its required results. [Hetzel88] Although crucial to software quality and widely deployed by programmers and testers, software testing still remains an art, due to limited understanding of the principles of software

counterweighted trabuco also first appeared in the early part of the twelfth century AD in countries bordering the Mediterranean, both in Christian lands and in areas controlled by Muslims. The machine worked through a counterweight, unlike the ballistas of antiquity. The trabuco later became obsolete in the sixteenth century AD, well after the introduction of gunpowder. The trabuco was an artillery weapon that fires a projectile. The word "artillery"

The roman military was a main part of the Roman empire's expansion and long life. Their legions contained around 4,200 troops. Each had a special name, whether it was an emperor’s name or a god, even a number. But if a legion was destroyed in battle the name was never used again. There wae different levels of infantry in order from highest to lowest was general, senior tribune, centurion, century optio, legionary, foot soldier, spanish slinger, and the samaritan archer. There were also flag men,

History remembers the legendary Roman legions as the one of the most deadly and respected fighting forces in the ancient world. Even today, stories of their great success and invincibility in the face of their enemies echo on. One can only wonder what the key to their extraordinary success was. How were the Romans able to conquer such a vast empire that spanned over three continents at its height and maintain that power for centuries? That key to Rome’s military success during the Pax Romana period

Cleeve Harper Mr. VanGronigen Western Civilization November 18th, 2014 The Role of the Military in Medieval Europe Research Essay In my research essay, I will write about the role of the military in medieval Europe and will outline what the military were like and how they were established and organized. I will show how the military were connected to the government structure. I will also write about the technological and strategic advances that the military made during the medieval ages

The Golden Age: An Era of Beauty and Brutality The Elizabethan era was beautiful with art and music and brutal with extreme punishment and weapons. Everyday actions were harder and different due to the extreme law of the times. Crime and punishment, weapons and music are some of the most interesting topics of this era to me. The crime and punishment in this era was very brutal in the way they handled with crime. (crime and punishment) “While torture seems barbaric, it was used during the golden age

discipline,they were good diplomats,they excelled in military strategies and the people of rome were hard workers they had discipline and courage.The romans excelled in military tactics and technologies.They had many different weapons for example,”the ballista,javeline,catapult,and the chainmail.Rome conquest of Italian peninsula makes Roman discover carthage a city state on the northern coast of Africa.Settled by north africans and Phoenician traders,carthage had an empire across north Africa and the

Renaissance Weapons, Armor and Inventions Renaissance weapons, armor, and inventions were varying in size, type and design. Their variation was due to a variety of needs of war at the time. During the renaissance there were many different kinds of weapons and armor commonly used during that time. The most common of those weapons included swords, daggers, axes, maces, war hammers, bows and crossbows. The most common armors were chainmail, leather, and metal plate armor. Usually the common foot soldier

Ballista, plaintiff and defendant were engaged in a long-term sexual relationship. Chao, 772 F. Supp. 2d at 340-41. Over the course of a year, the defendant had plaintiff perform oral sex fifty to one hundred times, sometimes three times in one night. Id

The Roman Empire was the largest of its time, consisting of almost the entire known world. The force behind the empire which allowed its growth was its army. The Roman army was an organized and well-oiled machine. The Roman army was ingeniously designed such that is was superior to all the foes it faced. The Romans had such a successful military, that most modern armies still model after it, you have but to look at the United States Marines to see how much influence the Romans had on war. The first