Glossary - Chapter 1

Question 1

The process of finding, analyzing, and removing the causes of failures in software

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Debugging

Question 2

The component or system to be tested

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Test object

Question 3

The reason or purpose for designing and executing a test

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Test objective

Question 4

The process consisting of all life cycle activities, both static and dynamic, concerned with planning, preparation and evaluation of software products and related work products to determine that they satisfy specified requirements, to demonstrate that they are fit for purpose and to detect defects

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Testing

Question 5

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

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Validation

Question 6

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

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Verification

Question 7

An imperfection or deficiency in a work product where it does not meet its requirements or specifications

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Defect

Question 8

A human action that produces an incorrect result

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Error

Question 9

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

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Failure

Question 10

The degree to which a component, system or process meets specified requirements and/or user/customer needs and expectations

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Quality

Question 11

Part of quality management focused on providing confidence that quality requirements will be fulfilled

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Quality assurance

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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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Root cause

Question 13

The percentage of coverage items that were exercised in a given test run

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Coverage

Question 14

The activity that identifies test conditions by analyzing the test basis

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Test analysis

Question 15

The body of knowledge used as the basis for test analysis and design, e.g. a requirement, user story, or design

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Test basis

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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 case

Question 17

The activity that makes test assets 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 completion

Question 18

An aspect of the test basis that is relevant in order to achieve specific test objectives

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Test condition

Question 19

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

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Test control

Question 20

Data created or selected to satisfy the execution preconditions and inputs to execute one or more test cases

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Test data

Question 21

The activity of deriving and specifying test cases from test conditions

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Test design

Question 22

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

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Test execution

Question 23

A schedule for the execution of test suites within a test cycle

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Test execution schedule

Question 24

The activity that prepares the testware needed for test execution based on test analysis and design

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Test implementation

Question 25

A test management activity that involves checking the status of testing activities, identifying any variances from the planned or expected status and reporting status to stakeholders

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Test monitoring

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

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Test oracle

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The activity of establishing or updating a test plan, which is documentation describing the test objectives to be achieved and the means and the schedule for achieving them, organized to coordinate testing activities

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Test planning

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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 (=test script)

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Test procedure

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A set of test cases or test procedures to be executed in a specific test cycle

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Test suite

Question 30

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

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Testware

Question 31

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

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Traceability

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

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Test environment