Flashcards - FSE Week 8 Computer Sciences Study Set
What is the primary focus of the testing process in software engineering?
Finding defects within a piece of software.
What are the two aspects of software testing?
Planning the activity and carrying the activity out.
What does testing primarily show in a software application?
The presence of errors, not their absence.
What is the goal of program testing?
To demonstrate that the software meets its requirements.
What is validation testing concerned with?
Demonstrating that the software meets its requirements.
What is defect testing aimed at discovering?
Faults or defects in the software.
What are the three stages where testing must be carried out during software development?
Development testing, release testing, and user testing.
What is unit testing?
Testing program components such as methods or object classes.
What should automated unit testing include?
A setup part, a call part, and an assertion part.
What kind of testing is Test-Driven Development (TDD) closely associated with?
Agile methods such as Extreme Programming.
In TDD, when should tests be written?
Before the actual code is written.
What is the benefit of TDD regarding code coverage?
Every code segment has at least one associated test.
What does regression testing check for?
That changes have not introduced new bugs into a system.
What is validation in software engineering?
Ensuring that the product meets customer expectations.
What is verification in software engineering?
Checking that the software meets its stated requirements.
