2.3 Maintenance Testing

Question 1

There are different categories of maintenance, it can be:
- c…
- adaptive to changes …
- or improve …

so maintenance can involve … and un…

Answer 1

• corrective,
• in the environment
• performance or maintainability,

planned releases/deployments

unplanned releases/deployments (hot fixes).

Question 2

Impact analysis may be done before a change “ “, to help decide if the change “ “, based on the potential consequences in other areas of the “ “.

Answer 2

is made

should be made

system

Question 3

Testing the changes to an operational system includes both evaluating the success of the “ “ and the checking for possible “ “ in parts of the system … (usually most …

Answer 3

change implementation

regressions

that remain unchanged

of the system).

Question 4

The scope of maintenance testing typically depends on:
- the degree of …
- the size of …
- the c…

Answer 4

• the change risk
• the existing system
• the change size

Question 5

The triggers for maintenance and maintenance testing can be classified as follows:

1. Modifications such as planned “ “ (I.e. release-based), corrective “ “ or “ “.

Answer 5

enhancements

changes

hot fixes

Question 6

The triggers for maintenance and maintenance testing can be classified as follows:

2. Upgrades or migrations of the “ “, such as from one p… which can require tests associated with the “ “ as well as of the c… or tests of data conversion when data from “ “ is migrated …

Answer 6

operational environment

platform to another,

new environment

changed software,

another application

into the system being maintained.

Question 7

The triggers for maintenance and maintenance testing can be classified as follows:

3. Retirement, such as when … reaches the …

When a system is retired … if long data retention …

Testing of restore and r… after archiving may also be … that certain data is …

Answer 7

an application

end of its life.

this can require testing of data archiving

periods are required.

retrieval procedures

needed in the event

required during the archiving period.