1. Suggest six reasons why software dependability is important in most sociotechnical systems.
2. What are the most important dimensions of system dependability?
3. Using an example, explain why it is important when developing dependable systems to consider these as sociotechnical systems and not simply as technical software and hardware systems.
4. Give two examples of government functions that are supported by complex sociotechnical systems and explain why, in the foreseeable future, these functions cannot be completely automated.
5. Explain the difference between redundancy and diversity.