Chapter 5 Vocabulary

Question 1

Defect management

Answer 1

The process of:
* Recognizing
* Recording
* Classifying
* Investigating
* Resolving
* Disposing

of defects.

Question 2

Defect Report

Answer 2

Documentation of the
* Occurence
* Nature
* Status

of a defect

Synonyms:
* Bug Report

Question 3

Entry Criteria

Answer 3

Set of conditions for officially starting a defined task.

Question 4

Exit criteria

Answer 4

Set of conditions for officially completing a defined task

Question 5

Product Risk

Answer 5

A risk that impacts the quality of a product.

Question 6

Project Risk

Answer 6

A risk that impacts project success.

Question 7

Risk

Answer 7

A factor that could result in future negative consequences.

Question 8

Risk analysis

Answer 8

The overall process of risk identification and risk assessment.

Question 9

Risk Assessment

Answer 9

The process of to examine identified risks and determine the risk level

Question 10

Risk Control

Answer 10

The overall process of risk mitigation and risk monitoring

Question 11

Risk Identification

Answer 11

The process of
* Finding
* Recognizing
* Describing

risks

Question 12

Risk Level

Answer 12

The measure of a risk defined by
* risk impact
* risk likelihood

Question 13

Risk Mitigation

Answer 13

The process through which decisions are reached and protective measures are implemented for reducing or maintaining risks to specified levels.

Question 13

Risk Management

Answer 13

The process for handling risks.

Question 14

Risk Monitoring

Answer 14

The activity that checks and reports the status of known risks to stakeholders.

Question 15

Risk-based Testing

Answer 15

Testing in which the
* Management
* Selection
* Prioritization
* Use

of testing activities and resources are based on corresponding risk types and risk levels.

Question 16

Test Approach

Answer 16

The manner of implementing testing tasks.

Question 17

Test Completion Report

Answer 17

A type of test report produced at completion milestones that provides an evaluation of the corresponding test items against exit criteria.

Synonyms:
* Test summary report

Question 18

Test Completion Report

Answer 18

A type of test report produced at completion milestones that provides an evaluation of the corresponding test items against exit criteria.

Question 18

Test control

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Test Monitoring

Answer 19

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

Question 20

Test plan

Answer 20

Documentation describing:
* Test objectives
* Means
* Schedule

to coordinate activities

Question 21

Test Planning

Answer 21

The activity of establishing or updating a test plan.

Question 22

Test Progress Report

Answer 22

A type of periodic test report that includes the progress of test activities against a baseline, risks, and alternatives requiring a decision.

Synonyms:
* Test Status Report

Question 23

Test Pyramid

Answer 23

A graphical model representing the relationship of the amount of testing per level, with more at the bottom than at the top.

Functional <- System <- Integration <- UI (largest level)

Question 24

Testing Quadrants

Answer 24

A cassification model of test types/test levels in four quadrants, relating them to two dimensions of test objectives:
* Supporting the product team vs Critiquing the product
* Technology-facing vs Business-facing

Question 25

Risk-based prioritization

Answer 25

Order of test execution is based on the results of risk analysis (see section 5.2.3). Test cases covering the most important risks are executed first.

Question 26

Coverage-based prioritization

Answer 26

Order of test execution is based on coverage (e.g., statement coverage). Test cases achieving the highest coverage are executed first.

In another variant, called additional coverage prioritization, the test case achieving the highest coverage is executed first; each subsequent test case is the one that achieves the highest additional coverage.

Question 26

Requirements-based prioritization

Answer 26

where the order of test execution is based on the priorities of the requirements traced back to the corresponding test cases. Requirement priorities are defined by stakeholders. Test cases related to the most important requirements are executed first.