Keywords Flashcards
Coverage
The degree to which specified coverage items are exercised … expressed …
by a test suite,
as a percentage.
Debugging
The process of finding, analyzing and removing the … in a …
causes of failures
component or system.
Defect
An imperfection or deficiency in a work product where … its requirements or “ “ or impairs …
Alt: F… , b…
it does not meet
specifications
its intended use.
Fault
bug
Error
A human action that …
Alt: m…
results in a defect.
Mistake
Failure
An event in which a component or system does not … within …
meet its requirements
specified limits.
Quality
The degree to which a work product satisfies …
stated and implied requirements.
Quality assurance
Activities focused on providing “ “ that quality requirements will …
confidence
be fulfilled.
Root cause
A source of a defect such that … the occurrence of the defect type is …
if it is removed,
decreased or removed.
Test analysis
The activity that identifies … by analyzing the …
test conditions
test basis.
Test basis
The body of “ “ used as the basis for …
knowledge
test analysis and design.
Test case
A set of “ “, “ “, “ (where applicable)“, “ “ and “ “, developed based on “ “.
preconditions
inputs
actions
expected results
postconditions
test conditions
Test completion
The activity that makes … leaves test environments in a … and communicates the results of testing …
testware available for later use
satisfactory condition
to relevant stakeholders.
Test condition
A testable aspect of a … identified as a basis …
component or system
for testing.
Test control
The activity that develops and applies … to get a … on track when it deviates …
corrective actions
test project
from what was planned.
Test data
Data needed for …
Alt: Test d…
test execution.
dataset
Test design
The activity that derives and specifies … from …
test cases
test conditions.
Test execution
The activity that runs a test on … producing …
a component or system
actual results.
Test implementation
The activity that prepares the “ “ needed for … based on …
testware
test execution
test analysis and design.
Test monitoring
The activity that checks the status of … identifies any variances from … and reports status to “ “.
testing activities,
planned or expected,
stakeholders
Test object
The work product …
to be tested.
Test objective
The purpose for …
Alt: test g
testing.
goal
Test planning
The activity of establishing or updating …
a test plan.
Test procedure
A sequence of … in execution order and any … that may be required to set up the … and any wrap-up activities after “ “.
test cases
associated actions
initial preconditions
execution
Test process
The set of … comprising of “ “, “ “, “ “, “ “, “ “, “ “, and “ “.
interrelated activities
test planning
test monitoring and control
test analysis
test design
test implementation
test execution
test completion
Test result
The consequence/outcome of the …
Alt: out… , test o… , r…
execution of a test.
outcome
test outcome
result
Testing
The process within the … that evaluates the quality of a … and related …
software development lifecycle
component or system
work products.
Testware
Work products produced during the … for use in “ “, “ “, “ “, “ “, and reporting on “ “.
test process
planning
designing
executing
evaluating
testing
Traceability
The ability to establish … between related … or items within …
explicit relationships
work products
work products
Validation
Confirmation by examination that a … matches a …
work product
stakeholder’s needs.
Verification
The process of confirming that a … fulfills its “ “.
work product
specification
False-positive result
A test result in which a defect is “ “ although no such defect actually exists in …
reported
the test object.
False-negative result
A test result which fails to … that is actually present in …
identify a defect
a test object.
Static testing
Testing that does not involve the …
execution of a test item.
Dynamic testing
Testing that involves the execution of …
the test item.
Exhaustive testing
A test approach in which the … comprises all combinations of …
Alt: Complete t…
test suite
input values and preconditions.
complete testing
High-level test case
A test case with abstract “ “, “ “, “ “, “ “, and “ “ (where applicable).
Alt: logical t… , abstract t…
preconditions
input data
expected results
postconditions
actions
logical test case, abstract test case
Low-level test case
A test case with concrete values for “ “, “ “, “ “, “ “, and a …
Alt: concrete t… , physical t…
preconditions
input data
expected results
postconditions
detailed description of actions (where applicable).
concrete test case, physical test case
Expected result
The observable predicted behavior of a … under specified conditions based on its …
Alt: predicted o… , expected o…
test item
test basis.
predicted outcome, expected outcome
