Chapter 1 Fundamentals of testing

Question 1

Testing

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The process consisting of all life cycles 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.

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Verification

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Confirmation by examination and through provision of objective evidence that specified requirements have been fulfilled.

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Validiation

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Confirmation by examination and through provision of objective evidence that the requirements for a specific intended use or apllication have been fulfilled.

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Test objective

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A reason or purpose for designing and executing a test.

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Test object

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The component or system to be tested.

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Debugging

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

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Quality assurance

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Part of quality management focused on providing confidence that quality requirements will be fulfilled.

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Quality

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

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Error

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A human action that produces an incorrect result.

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Defect

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An imperfection or deficiency in a work product where it does not meet its requirements or specifications.

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Failure

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An event in which a component or system does not perform a required function within specified limits.

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Root cause

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A source of a defect such that if it is removed, the ocurrence of the defect type is decreased or removed.

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Coverage

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The degree to which specified coverage items have been determined to have been exercised by a test suite expressed as a percentage.

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Test basis

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The body of knowledge used as the basis for test analysis and design.

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Test planning

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The activity of establishing or updating a test plan.

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Test plan

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Documentation describing the test objectives to be achieved and the means and the schedule for achieving them, organized to coordinate testing activities.

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Test monitoring

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A test management activity that involves checking the status of testing activities, identifying any variances from the planned or expected status and reporting status to stakeholders.

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Test control

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A test management task that deals with developing and applying a set of corrective actions to get a test project on track when monitoring shows a deviation from what was planned.

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Test analysis

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The activity that identifies test conditions by analyzing the test basis.

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Test condition

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An aspect of the test basis that is relevant in order to achieve specific test objectives.

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Test design

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The activity of deriving and specifying test cases from test conditions.

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Test case

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A set of peconditions, inputs, actions (where applicable), expected results and postconditions, developed based on test conditions.

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Test data

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Data created or selected to satisfy the execution preconditions and inputs to execute one or more test cases.

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Test implementation

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The activity that prepares the testware needed for test execution based on test analysis and design.

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Test procedure

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A sequence of test cases in execution order, and any associated actions that may be required to set up the initial preconditions and any wrap-up activities post execution.

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Test suite

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A set of test cases or test procedures to be executed in a specific test cycle.

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Test execution schedule

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A schedule for the execution of test suites within a test cycle.

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Test execution

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The process of running a test on the component or system under test, producing actual result(s).

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Testware

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Work products produced during the test process for use in planning, designing, executing, evaluating and reporting on testing.

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Test completion

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The activity that makes test assets available for later use, leaves test environments in a satisfactory condition and communicates the results of testing to relevant stakeholders.

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Test oracle

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A source to determine expected results to compare with the actual result of the system under test.

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Traceability

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The degree to which a relationship can be established between two or more work products.