Chapter 1 & 2

Question 1

Debugging

Answer 1

The process of finding, analyzing and removing the causes of failures in software.

Question 2

Defect/Fault

Answer 2

A flaw in a component or system that can cause the component or system to fail to perform it’s required function, e.g. an incorrect statement or data definition. A defect if encountered during execution may cause a failure of the component or system.

Question 3

Error/Mistake

Answer 3

A human action that produces an incorrect result.

Question 4

Exhaustive testing

Answer 4

A test approach in which the test suite comprises all combinations of input values and preconditions

Question 5

Exit criteria

Answer 5

The set of generic and specific conditions, agreed-upon with the stakeholders for permitting a process to be officially completed. The purpose of exit criteria is to prevent a task for being considered completed when there are still outstanding parts of the task which have not been finished. Exit criteria are used to report against him and to plan when to stop testing.

Question 6

Failure

Answer 6

Deviation of the component or system from its expected delivery service or result.

Question 7

Fault/Defect

Answer 7

A flaw in a component or system that can cause the component or system to fail to perform it’s required function, e.g. an incorrect statement or data definition. A defect if encountered during execution, may cause a failure of the component or system.

Question 8

Independence of testing

Answer 8

Separation of responsibilities, which encourages the accomplishment of objective testing. Kelly note: Basically this is saying that a programmer should not test their own code. They need someone else that can actually test it that’s not so close to it.

Question 9

Mistake/Error

Answer 9

A human action that produces an incorrect result.

Question 10

Product risk

Answer 10

A risk directly related to the test object. See also: risk

Question 11

Project risk

Answer 11

A risk related to management and control of the test project, e.g. lack of staffing, strict deadlines, changing requirements, etc.

Question 12

Quality

Answer 12

The degree to which a component, system or process meets specified requirements and/or user/customer needs and expectations.

Question 13

Requirement

Answer 13

A condition or capability needed by a user to solve a problem or achieve an objective that must be met or possessed by a system or system component to satisfy a contract, standard, specification, or other formerly imposed document.

Question 14

Risk

Answer 14

A factor that could result in future negative consequences; usually expressed as impact and likelihood.

Question 15

Risk based testing

Answer 15

And approach to testing to reduce the level of product risks and inform stakeholders of their status, starting in the initial stages of a project. It involves the identification of product risks in the use of risk levels to guide the test process.

Question 16

Test basis

Answer 16

All documents from which the requirements of a component or system can be inferred. The documentation on which the test cases are based. If a document can be amended only by way of formal amendment procedure, then the test basis is called a frozen test basis.

Question 17

Test execution

Answer 17

The process of running a test on the component or system under test, producing actual results

Question 18

Test log

Answer 18

A chronological record of relevant details about the execution of tests

Question 19

Test objective

Answer 19

A reason or purpose for designing and executing a test

Question 20

Testing

Answer 20

The process consisting of all lifecycle activities, both static and dynamic, concerned with planning, preparation and evaluation of software products and related work products to determine that they satisfy specified requirements, to demonstrate that they are fit for purpose and to detect defects.

Question 21

Bug

Answer 21

Same as defect. A flaw in a component or system that can cause the component or system do you failed to perform it’s required function e.g. incorrect statement or data definition a defect if encounter during execution. May cause a failure of the component or system