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Testing Definitions Flashcards

1
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Testing carried out by the client to accept the software

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Acceptance Testing

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Testing carried out to ensure that the software can be used by the physically challenged person

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Accessibility Testing

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3
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Testing done without any defined process

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Ad-hoc testing

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4
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To verify that the software development is carried out as per a defined process

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Audit

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5
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Testing carried out with minimal manual intervention

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Automated Testing

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6
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Portion of software in which there are no branches

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Basic Block

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7
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Baseline

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First version of a work product

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8
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Testing carried out on a software product at the user’s site in the absence of development team

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Beta testing

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9
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Testing carried out to check the functionality of the software

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Black box testing

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10
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A Bug

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A colloquial term to indicate defect in software

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11
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Software Development Organizations are graded based on the process maturity

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Capability Maturity Model

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12
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A list that is used to check whether the requirements are met

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Checklist

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13
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Defect classification is done based on

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severity and priority of defects

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14
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Number of defects found per 1000 lines of code and number of function points

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Coding Metrics

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15
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Testing to ensure compatibility with different hardware platforms

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Compatability testing

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A systematic procedure to make changes to any work products such as SRS, source code, etc.

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Configuration Management

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17
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To remove the defects reported by clients

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Corrective Maintenance

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18
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Number of defects per 1000 lines of code

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Defect Density

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19
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A technique used to ensure that the software doesn’t fail even if wrong inputs are given

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Defensive programming

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20
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Architecture of the software is worked out in what phase

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Design phase

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21
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Equivalence class partitioning

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method used for selecting the test cases. test cases are chosen based on valid inputs and invalid inputs

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22
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Testing the values on the boundary

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boundary value analysis - a testing method

23
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Testing carried out by all possible inputs

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Exhaustive testing

24
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Testing carried out in the actual working environment

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Field Trial

25
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Testing carried out to test the functionality of the software

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functional testing

26
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The chart that gives the various project activities with start and end dates and is used to monitor the progress of a project

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Gantt chart

27
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Testing carried out while combining different modules of a software package

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Integration testing

28
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A testing carried out to see how system behaves under certain load condition

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Load Testing

29
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Independent entity in a software

30
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Non functional requirements

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Performance, security, reliability, portability, usability

31
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OOA, OOD, OOP, OOT

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Object oriented analysis, design, programming, technology

32
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The source code that’s freely distributed by the author

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Open source software

33
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Sub-contracting of specialized work

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Outsourcing

34
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Reviews carried out by peers or persons at the same level in the hierarchy

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Peer Review

35
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Testing carried out for normal, peak and exceptional load conditions.

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Performance testing

36
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The ease with which a software package can be transferred from one platform to another

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Portability

37
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To make changes in the software anticipating some defects in particular environment

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Preventive Maintenance

38
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A step by step procedure to convert a raw material into a finished product

39
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What’s measured in terms of MTBF

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Reliability of a software

40
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Testing carried out to ensure that modifications of one portion of software have no bad effects on other portions of the software

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Regression testing

41
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An uncertain outcome

42
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Identifying the possible risks and taking preventive/corrective actions

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Risk management

43
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A quick and dirty testing is also called

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Smoke testing

44
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Systematic development of software

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Software engineering

45
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A step by step procedure to convert a problem definition into a working software product

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software process

46
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A document that captures the requirements of the proposed software

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Software Requirements Specifications

47
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Testing done at or beyond the limits of specified requirements of performance to check where the software fails

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stress testing

48
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Source code is looked into for testing. Every line of the code is tested

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Structural testing

49
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After all the modules are combined together, testing carried out on the total system. Testing done after integration testing and before acceptance testing

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System testing

50
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A set of input parametersfor which the software will be tested

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Test cases

51
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A document that gives the detailed plan for testing the systems and the testing process

52
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To check whether the software meets the customer expectations. Are we building the right product

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Validation

53
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To check whether the software conforms to specifications. Are we building product right

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Verification

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