Testing throughout the SDLC

Question 1

Formal testing with respect to user needs, requirements, and
business processes conducted to determine whether or not a
system satisfies the acceptance criteria and to
enable the user, customers or other authorized entity to
determine whether or not to accept the system.

Answer 1

Acceptance testing

Question 2

Simulated or actual operational testing conducted in the developer’s test environment, by roles outside the
development organization.

Answer 2

Alpha testing

Question 3

Simulated or actual operational testing conducted at an external site, by roles outside the development organization.

Answer 3

Beta Testing

Question 4

Provided to ensure that previously eradicated bugs have been fixed and to catch bugs that may have been accidentally appeared into a new version. According to these goals, there are two subtypes of Change related testing: Confirmation testing (Re-testing) and Regression testing.

Answer 4

Change-Related Testing

Question 5

A software product that is developed for the general market, i.e. for a large number of customers, and that is delivered to many customers in identical format.

Answer 5

Commercial off-the-

shelf (COTS)

Question 6

Testing performed to expose defects in the interfaces and interactions between integrated components.

Answer 6

Component integration testing

Question 7

The testing of individual hardware or software components

Answer 7

Component testing

Question 8

Dynamic testing conducted after fixing defects with the objective to confirm that failures caused by those defects do not occur anymore.

Answer 8

Confirmation testing

Question 9

Acceptance testing conducted to verify whether a system satisfies its contractual requirements.

Answer 9

Contractual acceptance testing

Question 10

Testing conducted to evaluate the compliance of a

component or system with functional requirements.

Answer 10

Functional Testing

Question 11

The identification of all work products affected by a change, including an estimate of the resources needed to accomplish the change.

Answer 11

Impact analysis

Question 12

Testing performed to expose defects in the interfaces and in the interactions between integrated components or systems.

Answer 12

Integration testing

Question 13

Testing the changes to an operational system or the impact of a changed environment to an operational system.

Answer 13

Maintenance testing

Question 14

Testing conducted to evaluate the compliance of a

component or system with non-functional requirements.

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Non-Functional Testing

Question 15

Operational testing in the acceptance test phase, typically performed in a (simulated) operational environment by operations and/or systems administration staff focusing on operational aspects, e.g., recoverability, resource-behavior, installability and technical compliance

Answer 15

Operational

acceptance testing

Question 16

Testing of a previously tested component or system following modification to ensure that defects have not been introduced or have been uncovered in unchanged areas of the software, as a result of the changes made.

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Regression Testing

Question 17

Acceptance testing conducted to verify whether a system conforms to relevant laws, policies and regulations.

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Regulatory Acceptance Testing

Question 18

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

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Sequential development model

Question 19

Testing the combination and interaction of systems.

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System integration testing

Question 20

Testing an integrated system to verify that it meets specified requirements.

Answer 20

System Testing

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Test basis Chapter 1

Question 22

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

Answer 22

Test case Chapter 1

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Test Environment

Question 24

A specific instantiation of a test process

Answer 24

Test Level

Question 25

The component or system to be tested.

Answer 25

Test object

Chapter 1

Question 26

A reason or purpose for designing and executing a test.

Answer 26

Test objective

Chapter 1

Question 27

A group of test activities based on specific test objectives aimed at specific characteristics of a component or system.

Answer 27

Test type

Question 28

Acceptance testing conducted in a real or simulated

operational environment by intended users focusing their needs, requirements and business processes.

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User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

Question 29

Testing to evaluate the degree to which the system can be used by specified users with effectiveness, efficiency and satisfaction in a specified context of use

Answer 29

Usability testing

Question 30

A sequential development lifecycle model describing a one-for-one relationship between major phases of software development from business requirements specification to delivery, and corresponding test levels from acceptance testing to component testing

Answer 30

V-Model

Question 31

Confirmation by examination and through provision of objective evidence that the requirements for a specific intended use or application have been fulfilled. [ISO 9000]

Answer 31

Validation

Question 32

Confirmation by examination and through provision of

objective evidence that specified requirements have been fulfilled. [ISO 9000

Answer 32

Verification

Question 33

Testing based on an analysis of the internal structure of the component or system.

Answer 33

White-Box Testing