Chapter 2 Flashcards
Off the shelf software. A software product that is developed for the general market, i.e. for a large number of customers and that is delivered to many customers in identical format.
Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS)
A type of development life cycle model in which a complete system is developed in a linear way of several discrete and successive phases with no overlap between them.
Sequential development model
An instance of the test process. Groups of test activities that are organized and managed together.
Test level
A reason or purpose for designing and executing a test
Test Objective
An environment containing hardware instrumentation, simulators, software tools and other support elements needed to conduct a test
Test environment
Module testing, unit testing. The testing of individual hardware or software components.
Component Testing
Testing an integrated system to verify that it meets specified requirements.
System testing
Formal testing with respect to user needs, requirements and business processes conducted to determine whether or not a system satisfes the acceptance criteria and to enable the user customers or other authorized entity to determine whether or not to accept the system
Acceptance Testing
Conducted in a real or simulated operational environment by intended users focusing on their needs requirements and business processes
User acceptance testing
Operational testing in the acceptance test phase typically performed by operations and or systems admin staff focusing on operational aspects for example recoverability, resource behaviour, installability and technical compliance
Operational acceptance testing
Acceptance testing conducted to verify whether a system satisfies its contractual requirements
Contractual acceptance testing
Acceptance testing conducted to verify whether a system conforms to relevant lars, policies and regulations
Regulatory acceptance testing
Simulated or actual operation testing conducted in the developers test environment by roles outside the development organization
Alpha testing
Field testing - simulated or actual operation testing conducted at an external site by roles outside of the development organization
Beta testing
A group of test activities based on specific test objectives aimed at specific characteristics of a component or system
Test Type
