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Software Testing Guide Book
Part I: Fundamentals of Software Testing
Ajitha, Amrish Shah, Ashna Datye, Bharathy J, Deepa M G, James M, Jayapradeep J, Jeffin Jacob M, Kapil Mohan Sharma, Leena Warrier, Mahesh, Michael Frank,
Muhammad Kashif Jamil
Narendra N, Naveed M, Phaneendra Y, Prathima N, Ravi Kiran N, Rajeev D, SarahSalahuddin, Siva Prasad B, Shalini R, Shilpa D, Subramanian D Ramprasad, Sunitha C N, SunilKumar M K, Usha Padmini K, Winston George and Harinath P V
Copyright (c) SofTReL 2004. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License".
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Software Testing Guide Book Part I: Fundamentals of Software Testing
Revision HistoryVer. No.DateDescriptionAuthor
0.106-Apr-04Initial document creationHarinath, on behalf of STGB Team.0.201-May-04Incorporated Review CommentsHarinath, on behalf of STGB Team.0.303-July-04Draft ReleaseHarinath, on behalf of STGB Team
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Software Testing Guide Book Part I: Fundamentals of Software Testing
Table of ContentsSoftware Testing Guide Book ................................................................................11. The Software Testing Guide Book ......................................................................6
Forward .........................................................................................................6About SofTReL ...............................................................................................7Purpose of this Document .............................................................................7Authors .........................................................................................................8Intended Audience .........................................................................................9How to use this Document .............................................................................9What this Guide Book is not ..........................................................................9How to Contribute .........................................................................................9Future Enhancements ...................................................................................9Copyrights .....................................................................................................9
2. What is Software Testing and Why is it Important? .........................................103. Types of Development Systems .......................................................................12
3.1 Traditional Development Systems ..........................................................123.2 Iterative Development ............................................................................123.3 Maintenance System ..............................................................................123.4 Purchased/Contracted Software ............................................................13
4. Types of Software Systems ..............................................................................13
4.1 Batch Systems .......................................................................................134.2 Event Control Systems ..........................................................................134.3 Process Control Systems ........................................................................134.4 Procedure Control Systems ....................................................................144.5 Advanced Mathematical Models .............................................................144.6 Message Processing Systems .................................................................144.7 Diagnostic Software Systems .................................................................144.8 Sensor and Signal Processing Systems ..................................................144.9 Simulation Systems ...............................................................................154.10 Database Management Systems ...........................................................194.11 Data Acquisition .................................................................................194.12 Data Presentation ...............................................................................194.13 Decision and Planning Systems ...........................................................194.14 Pattern and Image Processing Systems ................................................194.15 Computer System Software Systems ....................................................204.16 Software Development Tools ................................................................20
5. Heuristics of Software Testing ........................................................................206. When Testing should occur? ...........................................................................247. The Test Development Life Cycle (TDLC).........................................................288. When should Testing stop? .............................................................................309. Verification Strategies ....................................................................................30
9.1 Review ...................................................................................................309.2 Walkthrough ..........................................................................................33
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Sections
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- 1. The Software Testing Guide Book
- Forward
- About SofTReL
- Purpose of this Document
- Authors
- Intended Audience
- How to use this Document
- What this Guide Book is not
- How to Contribute
- Future Enhancements
- Copyrights
- 2. What is Software Testing and Why is it Important?
- 3. Types of Development Systems
- 3.1 Traditional Development Systems
- 3.2 Iterative Development
- 3.3 Maintenance System
- 3.4 Purchased/Contracted Software
- 4. Types of Software Systems
- 4.1 Batch Systems
- 4.2 Event Control Systems
- 4.3 Process Control Systems
- 4.4 Procedure Control Systems
- 4.5 Advanced Mathematical Models
- 4.6 Message Processing Systems
- 4.7 Diagnostic Software Systems
- 4.8 Sensor and Signal Processing Systems
- 4.9 Simulation Systems
- Why Simulation Systems
- 4.10 Database Management Systems
- 4.11 Data Acquisition
- 4.12 Data Presentation
- 4.13 Decision and Planning Systems
- 4.14 Pattern and Image Processing Systems
- 4.15 Computer System Software Systems
- 4.16 Software Development Tools
- 5. Heuristics of Software Testing
- 6. When Testing should occur?
- 7. The Test Development Life Cycle (TDLC)
- 8. When should Testing stop?
- 9. Verification Strategies
- 9.1 Review
- 9.2 Walkthrough
- 9.3 Inspection
- 10. Testing Types and Techniques
- 10.1 White Box Testing
- 10.1.1 Basis Path Testing
- 10.1.2 Flow Graph Notation
- 10.1.3 Cyclomatic Complexity
- 10.1.4 Graph Matrices
- 10.1.5 Control Structure Testing
- 10.1.6 Loop Testing
- 10.2 Black Box Testing
- 10.2.1 Graph Based Testing Methods
- 10.2.2 Error Guessing
- 10.2.3 Boundary Value Analysis
- 10.2.4 Equivalence Partitioning
- 10.2.5 Comparison Testing
- 10.2.6 Orthogonal Array Testing
- 11. Designing Test Cases
- 12. Validation Phase
- 12.1 Unit Testing
- 12.2 Integration Testing
- 12.2.1 Top-Down Integration
- 12.2.2 Bottom-Up Integration
- 12.3 System Testing
- 12.3.1 Compatibility Testing
- 12.3.2 Recovery Testing
- 12.3.3 Usability Testing
- 12.3.4 Security Testing
- 12.3.5 Stress Testing
- 12.3.6 Performance Testing
- 12.3.7 Content Management Testing
- 12.3.8 Regression Testing
- 12.4 Alpha Testing
- 12.5 User Acceptance Testing
- 12.6 Installation Testing
- 12.7 Beta Testing
- 13. Understanding Exploratory Testing
- 14. Understanding Scenario Based Testing
- 15. Understanding Agile Testing
- 16. API Testing
- 17. Understanding Rapid Testing
- 18. Test Ware Development
- 18.1 Test Strategy
- 18.2 Test Plan
- 18.3 Test Case Documents
- 19. Defect Management
- 19.1 What is a Defect?
- 19.2 Defect Taxonomies
- 19.3 Life Cycle of a Defect
- 20. Metrics for Testing
- References
- GNU Free Documentation License
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