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ISTQB CTFL Foundations 4.0 (Draft) > Chapter 1 Vocabulary > Flashcards

Chapter 1 Vocabulary Flashcards

Vocabulary covered by the ISTQB Foundations 4.0 Exam

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Actual result

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Behavior or result produced when something is tested

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Anomaly

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A deviation from the expected result

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Alpha testing

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An acceptance testing method occurring within the test environment by roles outside the developers organization

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Agile Software Development

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Based on Iterative Incremental Development, where requirements and solutions evolve through collaboration between self-organizing functional teams

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API Testing

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Performed by submitting requests to the test object through API (application programming interface)

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Audit

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Independent examination of a work product or process from third parties to assess compliance with specifications, standards, contractual agreements, or other criteria

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Availability

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The degree to which a component or system is operational and accessible when required for use

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Behavior-driven development

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The team focuses on expected behavior of the system based on expectations from the customer

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Acceptance Criteria

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The criteria that a component or system must satisfy in order to be accepted by a user, customer, or other authorized entity.

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Acceptance Test-Driven Development (ATDD)

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A collaboration-based test-first approach that defines acceptance tests in the stakeholders’ domain language.

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Beta Testing

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A type of acceptance testing performed at an external site to the developer’s test environment by roles outside the development organization.

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Black-Box test technique

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A test technique based on an analysis of the specification of a component or system.

No source code or internals need to be seen for this kind of testing.

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Boundary Value

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A minimum or maximum value of an ordered equivalence partition.

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Boundary Value Analysis

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A black-box test technique in which test cases are designed based on boundary values.

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Branch

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A transfer of control between two consecutive nodes in the control flow graph of a test item.

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Branch Coverage

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The coverage of branches in a control flow graph.

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Branch Testing

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A white-box test technique in which the test conditions are branches.

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Coverage

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The degree to which specified coverage items are exercised by a test suite, expressed as a percentage. Synonyms: test coverage

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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.
Reference: After ISO 24765
Synonyms: bug, fault

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Debugging

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The process of finding, analyzing and removing the causes of failures in a component or system

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Error

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A human action that produces an incorrect result.
Reference: ISO 24765
Synonyms: mistake

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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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Quality

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The degree to which a work product satisfies stated and implied needs of its stakeholders.

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Quality Assurance

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Activities focused on providing confidence that quality requirements will be fulfilled.

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Root Cause

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

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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 Basis

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

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Test Case

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

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Test Completion

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The activity that makes testware 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 Condition

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A testable aspect of a component or system identified as a basis for testing.

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Test Control

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The activity that develops and applies corrective actions to get a test project on track when it deviates from what was planned.
See also: test management

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Test Data

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Data needed for test execution.
Synonyms: test dataset

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Test Design

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The activity that derives and specifies test cases from test conditions

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Test Execution

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The activity that runs a test on a component or system producing actual results.

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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 Monitoring

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The activity that checks the status of testing activities, identifies any variances from planned or expected, and reports status to stakeholders.

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Test Object

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The work product to be tested.
See also: test item

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Test Objective

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The purpose for testing.
Synonyms: test goal

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Test Planning

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The activity of establishing or updating a test plan

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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 Result

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The consequence/outcome of the execution of a test.
Synonyms: outcome, test outcome, result

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Testing

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The process within the software development lifecycle that evaluates the quality of a component or system and related work products.
See also: quality control

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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.

Reference: After ISO 29119-1

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Validation

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Confirmation by examination that a work product matches a stakeholder’s needs

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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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ISTQB CTFL Foundations 4.0 (Draft) (10 decks)

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