Standards in Computer Science

CS25C15:

Standards in Computer Science

Overview of Standards

Basic concepts of standardization: Purpose of Standardization, marking and certification of articles and processes; Importance of standards to industry, policy makers, trade, sustainability and innovation. Objectives, roles and functions of BIS, Bureau of Indian Standards Act, ISO/IEC Directives; WTO Good Practices for Standardization. Important Indian and International Standards.

International Standards in Computer Science:

Introduction – Importance of standards in IT– Overview of key international standards organizations ANSI and IEEE Standards – ANSI standards for software engineering (e.g., ANSI/ISO/IEC 12207:2008 – Software Life Cycle Processes)– IEEE standards and their applications in software engineering (e.g., IEEE 830– 1998 – Requirements Specifications)– ISO/IEC 20000: IT Service Management – Scope and requirements–Service delivery process– Certification and implementation challenges– ISO 9000 Series: Quality Management – Overview of ISO 9001– Quality management principles–Certification process and benefits–ITU– T Standards in Telecommunications–Overview of ITU– T series (e.g., ITU– T X.509 for public key infrastructure)– Impact on global telecommunications standards– IETF Standards in Internet Protocols– Overview of key IETF standards (e.g., RFC 791 for IPv4)– Evolution and adoption of internet protocols– W3C Standards for the World Wide Web – Key W3C standards (e.g., HTML5, CSS3, Web Accessibility Guidelines)– Role of standards in web development and interoperability.

ISO/IEC 27001: Information Security Management – Principles and Framework– Risk assessment and Management– Controls and compliance– NIST Standards and Frameworks – NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF)NIST Special Publications (e.g., SP 800 series) for cybersecurity ACM Standards and Guidelines – ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct–ACM Computing Classification System (CCS) and its role in standardization

References:

1. Manual for standard Formulation 2022, Bureau of Indian Standards

2. Kunas Michael, “Implementing service quality based on ISO/IEC 20000: A management guide” IT Govermance publishing, 2012.

3. Kan, S.H. “Standards for Information Technology and Systems” , Prentice Hall, 2017.