ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Program assurance

Program assurance is like having a grown-up check your homework to make sure it's correct.

Just like when you do your homework, sometimes people make mistakes when they write computer programs. That's where program assurance comes in. People who specialize in program assurance check over computer programs to make sure they work properly and don't have any mistakes or "bugs."

They do this by testing the program in different ways, like pretending to be different kinds of users or situations that might happen when people use the program. This way they can catch any mistakes that might cause problems for the people who use the program.

Program assurance is important because it makes sure that people can safely use computer programs without running into errors or glitches that might cause problems. And just like you want your homework to be correct, you want computer programs to work correctly too!