4.4.3 Checklist-Based Testing

Question 1

In checklist-based testing, a tester “ “, “ “, and e… to cover t… from a “ “.

Answer 1

designs
implements
executes tests
test conditions
checklist

Question 2

Checklists can be built based on “e…“, “k…“ about what is important for the “ “ or an understanding of “ “ and how s…

Answer 2

experience
knowledge
user
why
software fails.

Question 3

Checklists should not contain items that can be checked “ “, items better suited as e… , or items that are too “ “.

Answer 3

automatically
entry criteria / exit criteria
general

Question 4

Checklist items are often phrased in the form of a “ “.

Answer 4

question

Question 5

It should be possible to check each item s…

Answer 5

separately and directly.

Question 6

These items may refer to:
- re…
- graphical in…
- qua…
- non-f… (10 heuristics for …

Answer 6

• requirements
• interface properties
• quality characteristics
• non-functional testing
  usability testing).

Question 7

Some checklists entries may gradually become less e… because the developers will learn to avoid m…

Answer 7

effective over time
making the same errors.

Question 8

New entries may also need to be added to reflect newly found h…

Answer 8

high severity defects.

Question 9

Checklists should be regularly updated based on d…

However, care should be taken to avoid letting the checklist become t…

Answer 9

defect analysis,

too long.

Question 10

In the absence of detailed test cases, checklist-based testing can provide some “ “ and some degree of t… for the “ “.

Answer 10

guidelines
test consistency
testing.

Question 11

If the checklists are high-level, some variability in the actual testing is …

Answer 11

likely to occur, resulting in potentially greater coverage but less repeatability.