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Fundamentals Of Testing Flashcards

Understanding the terms

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User acceptance testing

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A type of acceptance testing performed to determine if intended users accept the system.

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Test objective

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The reason or purpose of testing.

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Test object

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The work product to be tested

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Test environment

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An environment containing hardware, instrumentation, simulator, software tools, and other support elements needed to conduct a test.

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Test case

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A set of preconditions, inputs, actions (where applicable), expected results and postconditions, developed based on test conditions.

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Test basis

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The body of knowledge used as the basis for test analysis and design.

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System testing

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A test level that focuses on verifying that a system as a whole meets specified requirements.

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System integration testing

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A test level that focuses on interactions between systems.

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Regulatory acceptance testing

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A type of testing performed to verify whether a system conforms to relevant laws, policies and regulations.

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Operational acceptance testing

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A type of testing performed to determine if operations and/or system administrations staff can accept a system.

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Integration testing

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A test level that focuses on interactions between components or systems.

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Contractual acceptance testing

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A type of acceptance testing performed to verify whether a system satisfies its contractual requirements.

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Component testing

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A test level that focuses on individual hardware or software components.

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Component integration testing

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Testing in which the test items are interfaced and interactions between integrated components.

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Beta testing

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A type of acceptance testing performed at an external site to the developer’s test environment by roles outside the development organization.

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Alpha testing

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A type of acceptance testing performed in the developer’s test environment by roles outside the development organization.

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Acceptance testing.

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A test level that focuses on determining whether to accept the system

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Defect

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An imperfection or deficiency in a work product where is does not meet its requirements of specifications.

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Debugging

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The process of finding, analysing, and removing the causes of failures in a component or system.

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Coverage

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The degree to which specified coverage items have been determined or have been exercised by a test suite, expressed as a percentage.

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Test basis

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The body of knowledge used as the basis for test analysis and design.

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Test analysis

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The activity that identifies test conditions by analysing the test basis.

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Root cause

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A source of a defect such that if it is removed, the occurrence of the defect type is decreased or removed.

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Quality assurance

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Activities focused on providing confidence that quality requirements will be fulfilled.

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Quality

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The degree to which a component or system satisfies the stated and implied needs of its various stakeholders.

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Failure

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An event in which a component or system does not perform a required function within specified limits.

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Error

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A human action that produces an incorrect result.

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Test condition

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A stable aspect of a component or system identified as a basis for testing.

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Test completion

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The activity that makes test-ware available for later use, leaves test environments in a satisfactory condition, and communicates the results of testing to relevant stakeholders.

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Test case

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A set of preconditions, inputs, actions (where applicable), expected results and postconditions, developed based on test conditions.

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Verification

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Confirmation by examination and through provision of objective evidence that specified requirements have been fulfilled.

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Validation

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Confirmation by examining and through provision of objective evidence that the requirements for a specific intended use or application have been fulfilled.

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Traceability

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The degree to which a relationship can be established between two or more work products.

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Testware

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Work products produced during the test process for use in planning, designing, executing, evaluating, and reporting on testing.

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Testing

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The process consisting of all lifecycle activities, both static and dynamic, concerned with planning, preparation and evaluation of a component or system and related work products to determine that they satisfy specified requirements t, to demonstrate that they are fit for purpose and to detect defects.

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Test suite

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A set of test scripts or test procedures to be executed in a specific test run.

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Test process

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The set of interrelated activities compromising of ‘test planning’, ‘test monitoring and control’, ‘test analysis’, ‘test design’, ‘test implementation’, ‘test execution’, and ‘test completion’.

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Test procedure

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A sequence of test cases in execution order, and any associated actions that may be required to set up the initial preconditions and any wrap up activities post execution.

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Test planning

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The activity of establishing or updating a test plan.

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Test oracle

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A source to determine an expected result to compare with the actual result of the system under test.

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Test objective

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The reason or purpose of testing.

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Test object

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The work product to be tested.

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Test monitoring

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

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Test implementation

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The activity that prepare the test-ware needed for test execution based on test analysis and design.

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Test execution

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The activity that runs a test on a component or system, producing actual results.

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Test design

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The activity that derives and specifies test cases from test conditions.

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Test data

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Data needed for test execution.

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Test control

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

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Test condition

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A stable aspect of a component or system identified as a basis for testing.

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Test execution

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The activity that runs a test on a component or system producing actual results.

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Test monitoring

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

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Test objective

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The reason or purpose of testing.

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Test process

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The set of interrelated activities compromising of ‘test planning’, ‘test monitoring and control’, ‘test analysis’, ‘test design’, ‘test implementation’, ‘test execution’, and ‘test completion’.

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Test level

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A specific instantiation of a test process

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Sequential Development Model

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A type of software development life cycle model in which a complete is developed in a linear way of several discrete and successive phases with no overlap between them.

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Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS)

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A type of product developed in an identical format for a large number of customers in the general market.

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Component testing

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A test level that focuses on individual hardware or software components.

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System testing

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a test level that focuses on verifying that a system as a whole meets specified requirements.

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System testing

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A test level that focuses on verifying that a system as a whole meets specified requirements.

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Test basis

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The body of knowledge used as the basis for test analysis and design.

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User acceptance testing

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A type of acceptance testing performed to determine if intended users accept the system.

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