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






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






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






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






5. Testing performed at development organization's site but outside organization. (I.e. testing is performed by potential customers users or independent testing team)






6. Nonfunctional testing including testing: ease of fixing defects - ease of meeting new requirements - ease of maintenance






7. Behavior or response of a software application that you observe when you execute the action steps in the test case.






8. Incremental rollout Adapt processes testware etc. to fit with use of tool Adequate training Define guidelines for use of tool (from pilot project) Implement continuous improvement mechanism Monitor use of tool Implement ways to learn lessons






9. Operational testing performed at an _external_ site without involvement of the developing organization.






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






11. Response of the application to an input






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






13. The capability of a software product to provide agreed and correct output with the required degree of precision






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






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






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






17. Linear Code Sequence and Jump.






18. Conditions required to begin testing activities.






19. Input or combination of inputs required to test software.






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






21. 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.






22. 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).






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






24. A metric to calculate the number of SINGLE condition outcomes that can independently affect the decision outcome.






25. Integration Approach: A frame or backbone is created and components are progressively integrated into it.






26. Tests interfaces between components and between integrated components and systems.






27. Tool or hardware device that runs in parallel to assembled component. It manages records and analyzes the behavior of the tested system.






28. Abilitiy of software to collaborate with one or more specified systems subsystem or components.






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






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






31. The capability of a software product to provide functions that address explicit and implicit requirements from the product against specified conditions.






32. One defect prevents the detection of another.






33. Components at lowest level are tested first with higher-level components simulated by drivers. Tested components are then used to test higher-level components. Repeat until all levels have been tested.






34. Combining components or sytems into larger structural units or subsystems.






35. A unique identifier for each incident report generated during test execution.






36. Incident Report - Identifier - Summary - Incident - Description - Impact






37. A task of maintaining and controlling changes to all entities of a system.






38. Actual inputs required to execute a test case






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






40. Tools used to store and manage incidents return phone defects failures or anomalies.






41. 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






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






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






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






45. Develop & proiroitize test cases Create groups of test cases Set up test environment






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






47. Tools used by developers to identify defects in programs.






48. Measure & analyze results of testing; Monitor document share results of testing; Report information on testing; Initiate actions to improve processes; Make decisions about testing






49. Testing software in its operational environment






50. A table showing combinations of inputs and their associated actions.