5.1.7 Testing Quadrants

Question 1

The testing quadrants, defined by Brian Marick, group the test levels with the appropriate:
- test ty…
- act…
- test te…
- work …

in the …

Answer 1

• types
• activities
• techniques
• products

Agile software development.

Question 2

The model supports test management in visualizing these to ensure that all appropriate t… and t… are included …
and in understanding that some test types are … to certain t…

Answer 2

test types

test levels

in SDLC

more relevant

test levels than others.

Question 3

This model also provides a way to differentiate and describe the test types to all … including:
- d…
- t…
- b…

Answer 3

stakeholders,

• developers
• testers
• business representatives.

Question 4

In this model, tests can be …

Answer 4

business facing or technology facing.

Question 5

Tests can also:
- support the … (i.e. guide …
- critique the … (i.e. measure it’s b…

Answer 5

• team
  the development )
• product
  behavior against the expectations).

Question 6

The combination of these two viewpoints determines the four quadrants:
- Quadrant Q1 (tech… support …
- Quadrant Q2 (buss… support …
- Quadrant Q3 (buss… critique …
- Quadrant Q4 (tech… critique …

Answer 6

• (technology facing,
  the team)
• (business facing,
  the team)
• (business facing,
  the product)
• (technology facing,
  the product)

Question 7

Quadrant Q1 (technology facing, support the team)

This quadrant contains c… and c…

Answer 7

component tests

component integration tests.

Question 8

Quadrant Q1 (technology facing, support the team)

Component and component integration tests should be “ “ and included i…

Answer 8

automated

in the CI process.

Question 9

Quadrant Q2 (business facing, support the team)

This quadrant contains:
- fun…
- ex…
- user s…
- user e…
- API …
- sim…

Answer 9

• functional tests
• examples
• story tests
• experience prototypes
• testing
• simulations.

Question 10

Quadrant Q2 (business facing, support the team)

These tests check the a… and can be m…

Answer 10

acceptance criteria

manual or automated.

Question 11

Quadrant Q3 (business facing, critique the product)

This quadrant contains:
- exp…
- usa…
- user a…

Answer 11

• exploratory testing
• usability testing
• acceptance testing

Question 12

Quadrant Q3 (business facing, critique the product)

These tests are u… and often “ “.

Answer 12

user-oriented

manual.

Question 13

Quadrant Q4 (technology facing, critique the product)

This quadrant contains:
- s…
- non-f… (except …

Answer 13

• smoke tests
• non-functional tests
  usability tests).

Question 14

Quadrant Q4 (technology facing, critique the product)

These tests are often …

Answer 14

automated.