Chapter 2

Question 1

test planning

Answer 1

The activity of establishing or updating a test plan

Question 2

test case

Answer 2

A set of input values, execution preconditions, expected results, and execution postconditions developed for a particular objective or test condition such as to exercise a particular program path or to verify compliance with a specific requirement

Question 3

test condition

Answer 3

An item or event of a component or system that could be verified by one or more test cases, e.g., a function, transaction, feature, quality attribute, or structural element

Question 4

exit criteria

Answer 4

The set of generic and specific conditions, agreed upon with the stakeholders, for permitting a process to be officially completed

Question 5

test execution

Answer 5

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

Question 6

test design

Answer 6

The process of transforming general testing objectives into tangible test conditions and test cases

Question 7

test procedure

Answer 7

A document specifying a sequence of actions for the execution of a test. Also known as test script or manual test script

Question 8

test script

Answer 8

An item or event of a component or system that could be verified by one or more test cases, e.g., a function, transaction, feature, quality attribute, or structural element

Question 9

test log

Answer 9

A chronological record of relevant details about the execution of tests

Question 10

test logging

Answer 10

The process of recording information about tests executed into a test log

Question 11

test control

Answer 11

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

Question 12

test closure

Answer 12

The test closure phase consists of finalizing and archiving the testware and evaluating the test process, including preparation of a test evaluation report

Question 13

test summary report

Answer 13

A document summarizing testing activities and results. It also contains an evaluation of the corresponding test items against exit criteria.

Question 14

Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA)

Answer 14

A systematic approach to risk identification and analysis in which you identify possible modes of failure and attempting to prevent their occurrence