QA Flashcards
What is software testing?
An investigation conducted to provide stakeholders with information about the quality of the product or service under test.
What is a stakeholder?
Any person or organization affected by activities or a business and can make decisions about it.
What are examples of information provided in software testing?
- Bug report
- Testing report
- Feedback about product condition
What is software quality?
A characteristic that shows how well the software meets explicit and implicit requirements.
What are explicit requirements?
Requirements that are written in the documentation.
What are implicit requirements?
Requirements that seem ‘banal’ or ‘obvious’ and are not described in documentation.
Why is implicit requirements testing important?
It is a major part of a tester’s job.
According to ISO9126, what are the characteristics of software quality?
- Functionality
- Reliability
- Usability
- Efficiency
- Maintainability
- Portability
What does functionality refer to in software quality?
How the product complies with requirements and satisfies the functions described.
What are the components of reliability?
- Stability
- Security
- Recoverability
What does usability measure?
How convenient and pleasant the product’s usage is and how long it takes for users to learn it.
What are the two aspects of efficiency?
- Technical
- Business
What does maintainability concern?
How easy it is to maintain, modify, and collect product metrics.
What is meant by portability in software quality?
Transferring installed program files to another computer of the same architecture.
What are the main goals of software testing?
- Early discovery of unmet risks
- Shorten a feedback loop
- Minimize costs for support
- Improve product quality
- Make dependencies explicit
- Make life easier for a team
Who is a tester?
A person who performs software testing.
What roles can testers work in?
- Quality assurance (QA) engineers
- Test engineers
- Software developers specializing in testing
What is a key responsibility of software testers?
Help to review and analyze the requirements.
True or False: Testers help developers understand edge cases.
True
