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1. Record details of test cases executed Record order of execution record results






2. Scripting technique that uses data files to store test input expected results and keywords related to a software application being tested.






3. A document that records the description of each event that occurs during the testing process and that requires further investigation






4. Black-box techniques used to derive test cases drawing on knowledge intuition and skill of individuals.






5. A component of the incident report that determines the actual effect of the incident on the software and its users.






6. Execute individual & groups of test cases Record results Compare results with expected Report differenes between actual & expected Re-execute to verify fixes






7. Tools used to keep track of different versions variants and releases of software and test artifacts (such as design documents test plans and test cases).






8. Measures amount of testing performed by a collection of test cases






9. Frequency of tests failing per unit of measure (e.g. time number of transactions test cases executed.)






10. A set of conditions that a system needs to meet in order to be accepted by end users






11. Ad hoc method of exposing bugs based on past knowledge and experience of experts (e.g. empty strings illegal characters empty files etc.).






12. A code metric that specifies the number of independent paths through a program. Enables identification of complex (and therefore high-risk) areas of code.






13. Insertion of additional code in the existing program in order to count coverage items.






14. Find defects in code while the software application being tested is running.






15. Events that occurred during the testing process our investigation.






16. Scheduling Tests Manage test activities Provide interfaces to different tools provide traceability of tests Log test results Prepare progress reports






17. Testing performed based on the contract between a customer and the development organization. Customer uses results of the test to determine acceptance of software.






18. Integration approach components or subsystems are combined all at once rather than in stages.






19. Not related to the actual functionality e.g. reliability efficiency usability maintainability portability etc.






20. The ratio between the number of defects found and the size of the component/system tested.






21. Examine changes made to an operational system cause defects.






22. Begin with initial requirements specification phase end with implementation and maintenance phases with cyclical transitions in between phases.






23. Based on the generic iterative-incremental model. Teams work by dividing project tasks into small increments involving only short-term planning to implement various iterations






24. Software products or applications designed to automate manual testing tasks.






25. Increased load (transations) used to test behavior of system under high volume.






26. A metric used to calculate the number of ALL condition or sub-expression outcomes in code that are executed by a test suite.






27. Special additions or changes to the environment required to run a test case.






28. Tests functional or nonfunctional attributes of a system or its components but without referring to the internal structure of the system or its components






29. Process used to create a SW product from initial conception to public release






30. Commercial Off-The-Shelf products. Products developed for the general market as opposed to those developed for a specific customer.






31. Actual inputs required to execute a test case






32. Metric used to calculate the number of combinations of all single condition outcomes within one statement that are executed by a test case.






33. Components are combined and tested in the order in which basic functionalities start working






34. Testing performed to detect defects in interfaces and interation between integrated components. Also called "integration testing in the small".






35. An analysis that determines the portion of code on software executed by a set of test cases






36. Sequence in which data items are accessed or modified by code.






37. Allows storage of test input and expected results in one or more central data sources or databases.






38. Component - Integration - System - Acceptance






39. Components are integrated in the order in which they are developed






40. Extract data from existing databases to be used during execution of tests make data anonymous generate new records populated with random data sorting records constructing a large number of similar records from a template






41. Sequence in which instructions are executed through a component or system






42. An event or item that can be tested using one or more test cases






43. A type of review that involves visual examination of documents to detect defects such as violations of development standards and non-conformance to higher-level documentation.






44. Unconfirmed - New - Open - Assigned - Resolved - Verified - Closed






45. Based on analysis of functional specifications of a system.






46. Conditions required to begin testing activities.






47. One defect prevents the detection of another.






48. Integrate different kinds of tools to make test management more efficient and simple.






49. Waterfall iterative-incremental "V"






50. Tools used to identify and calculate coverage items in program code.