Chapter 6 Tool support for testing

Question 1

Test management tool

Answer 1

A tool that provides support to the test management and control part of a test process. It often has several capabilities, such as testware management, scheduling of tests, the logging of results, progres tracking, incident (defect) management and test reporting

Question 2

Test execution tool

Answer 2

A test tool that executes tests against a designated test item and evaluates the outcomes against expected results and postconditions.

Question 3

Performance testing tool

Answer 3

A test tool that generates load for a designated test item and that measures and records its performance during test execution.

Question 4

Test automation

Answer 4

The use of software to perform or support test activities, for example, test management, test design, test execution and results checking.

Question 5

Date-driven testing

Answer 5

A scripting technique that stores test input and expected results in a table or spreadsheet, so that a single control script can execute all of the tests in the table. Data-driven testing is often used to support the application of test execution tools such as capture/playback tools.

Question 6

Keyword-driven testing (action word driven testing)

Answer 6

A scripting technique that uses dat files to contain not only test data and expected results, but also keywords related to the application being tested. The keywords are interpredted by special supporting scripts that are called by the control script for the test.