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1. The capability of the software product to provide appropriate performance - relative to the amount of resources used under stated conditions. [ISO 9126]
efficiency
project
testable requirements
equivalence partition
2. A set of one or more test cases. [IEEE 829]
test
non-functional testing
negative testing
configuration item
3. A document reporting on any event that occurred - e.g. during the testing - which requires investigation. [After IEEE 829]
incident report
interoperability testing
test comparator
test policy
4. Part of quality management focused on providing confidence that quality requirements will be fulfilled. [ISO 9000]
branch
condition outcome
benchmark test
quality assurance
5. The representation of selected behavioral characteristics of one physical or abstract system by another system. [ISO 2382/1]
test execution automation
pass
simulation
operational profile testing
6. A white box test design technique in which test cases are designed to execute definition and use pairs of variables.
instrumentation
use case
independence of testing
data flow testing
7. A high-level description of the test levels to be performed and the testing within those levels for an organization or programme (one or more projects).
multiple condition testing
test progress report
bottom-up testing
test strategy
8. A discipline applying technical and administrative direction and surveillance to: identify and document the functional and physical characteristics of a configuration item - control changes to those characteristics - record and report change processi
configuration management
validation
risk analysis
false-pass result
9. A basic block that can be selected for execution based on a program construct in which one of two or more alternative program paths is available - e.g. case - jump - go to - if-then-else.
product risk
branch
procedure testing
acceptance testing
10. Procedure to derive and/or select test cases based on an analysis of the specification of the functionality of a component or system without reference to its internal structure. See also black box test design technique. Procedure to derive and/or sel
test cycle
data flow
functional test design technique
risk level
11. An approach to testing to reduce the level of product risks and inform stakeholders on their status - starting in the initial stages of a project. It involves the identification of product risks and their use in guiding the test process.
incident logging
data flow coverage
risk-based testing
resource utilization
12. The ratio of the number of failures of a given category to a given unit of measure - e.g. failures per unit of time - failures per number of transactions - failures per number of computer runs. [IEEE 610]
failure rate
test run
attack
postcondition
13. A technique used to characterize the elements of risk. The result of a hazard analysis will drive the methods used for development and testing of a system. See also risk analysis. The process of assessing identified risks to estimate their impact and
control flow graph
test suite
boundary value
hazard analysis
14. The process of testing to determine the interoperability of a software product.
cyclomatic complexity
compatibility testing
test performance indicator
wild pointer
15. (1) A standard against which measurements or comparisons can be made. (2) A test that is be used to compare components or systems to each other or to a standard as in (1). [After IEEE 610]
benchmark test
installation guide
process
level test plan
16. A collection of components organized to accomplish a specific function or set of functions. [IEEE 610]
test design specification
low level test case
system
equivalence partition coverage
17. Testing performed to expose defects in the interfaces and in the interactions between integrated components or systems. See also component integration testing - system integration testing. Testing performed to expose defects in the interfaces and int
integration testing
test design technique
non-functional test design techniques
memory leak
18. A tool that provides support to the review process. Typical features include review planning and tracking support - communication support - collaborative reviews and a repository for collecting and reporting of metrics.
review tool
condition determination coverage
state transition testing
precondition
19. Testing the quality of the documentation - e.g. user guide or installation guide.
safety testing
functional requirement
complexity
documentation testing
20. The capability of the software product to enable modified software to be tested. [ISO 9126] See also maintainability. The ease with which a software product can be modified to correct defects - modified to meet new requirements - modified to make fut
decision condition coverage
coverage analysis
frozen test basis
testability
21. The process of testing to determine the efficiency of a software product.
test automation
random testing
load testing
efficiency testing
22. An analysis technique aimed at identifying the root causes of defects. By directing corrective measures at root causes - it is hoped that the likelihood of defect recurrence will be minimized.
independence of testing
postcondition
root cause analysis
security testing
23. The process of testing to determine the resource-utilization of a software product. See also efficiency testing. The process of testing to determine the efficiency of a software product.
basic block
resource utilization testing
static analysis
Wide Band Delphi
24. The process of testing to determine the recoverability of a software product.
recovery testing
non-functional requirement
boundary value coverage
security tool
25. A reason or purpose for designing and executing a test.
white-box test design technique
test objective
component integration testing
experienced-based test design technique
26. A path for which a set of input values and preconditions exists which causes it to be executed.
post-execution comparison
safety critical system
feasible path
portability
27. Environmental and state conditions that must be fulfilled before the component or system can be executed with a particular test or test procedure.
pointer
precondition
orthogonal array testing
compliance testing
28. The result of a decision (which therefore determines the branches to be taken).
decision outcome
monkey testing
V-model
acceptance testing
29. Two persons - e.g. two testers - a developer and a tester - or an end-user and a tester - working together to find defects. Typically - they share one computer and trade control of it while testing.
pair testing
conversion testing
behavior
decision coverage
30. The effect on the component or system by the measurement instrument when the component or system is being measured - e.g. by a performance testing tool or monitor. For example performance may be slightly worse when performance testing tools are being
probe effect
beta testing
security testing
pointer
31. The process of testing an integrated system to verify that it meets specified requirements. [Hetzel]
risk level
system testing
random testing
test reproduceability
32. The capability of the software product to be attractive to the user. [ISO 9126] See also usability. The capability of the software to be understood - learned - used and attractive to the user when used under specified conditions. [ISO 9126]
dynamic analysis
ttractiveness
cause-effect graphing
security
33. A document reporting on any flaw in a component or system that can cause the component or system to fail to perform its required function. [After IEEE 829]
defect report
conversion testing
feature
test progress report
34. The data received from an external source by the test object during test execution. The external source can be hardware - software or human.
Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA)
test input
installation wizard
data flow
35. A scheme for the execution of test procedures. The test procedures are included in the test execution schedule in their context and in the order in which they are to be executed.
statistical testing
test condition
test execution schedule
input domain
36. The process of testing to determine the functionality of a software product.
portability
condition coverage
Failure Mode - Effect and Criticality Analysis (FMECA)
functionality testing
37. A systematic way of testing all-pair combinations of variables using orthogonal arrays. It significantly reduces the number of all combinations of variables to test all pair combinations. See also pairwise testing. A black box test design technique i
portability
orthogonal array testing
incident management
test scenario
38. The process of intentionally adding known defects to those already in the component or system for the purpose of monitoring the rate of detection and removal - and estimating the number of remaining defects. [IEEE 610]
thread testing
fault seeding
stability
test design tool
39. A tool that provides run-time information on the state of the software code. These tools are most commonly used to identify unassigned pointers - check pointer arithmetic and to monitor the allocation - use and de-allocation of memory and to flag mem
dynamic analysis tool
operability
definition-use pair
robustness
40. A test whereby real-life users are involved to evaluate the usability of a component or system.
memory leak
output value
user test
scribe
41. Procedure to derive and/or select test cases based on the tester's experience - knowledge and intuition.
experienced-based test design technique
test estimation
emulator
system testing
42. A development life cycle where a project is broken into a series of increments - each of which delivers a portion of the functionality in the overall project requirements. The requirements are prioritized and delivered in priority order in the approp
Test Maturity Model Integrated (TMMi)
code coverage
migration testing
incremental development model
43. Tests aimed at showing that a component or system does not work. Negative testing is related to the testers' attitude rather than a specific test approach or test design technique - e.g. testing with invalid input values or exceptions. [After Beizer]
negative testing
unit
test execution tool
instrumenter
44. The consequence/outcome of the execution of a test. It includes outputs to screens - changes to data - reports - and communication messages sent out.
coverage tool
maintenance
outcome
traceability
45. A step-by-step presentation by the author of a document in order to gather information and to establish a common understanding of its content. [Freedman and Weinberg - IEEE 1028] See also peer review. A review of a software work product by colleagues
input domain
state diagram
Test Point Analysis (TPA)
walkthrough
46. A program element is said to be exercised by a test case when the input value causes the execution of that element - such as a statement - decision - or other structural element.
exercised
unit test framework
feasible path
boundary value analysis
47. Operational testing by potential and/or existing users/customers at an external site not otherwise involved with the developers - to determine whether or not a component or system satisfies the user/customer needs and fits within the business process
interoperability testing
resumption criteria
beta testing
test driven development
48. Testing where the system is subjected to large volumes of data. See also resource-utilization testing. The process of testing to determine the resource-utilization of a software product.
volume testing
capture/playback tool
random testing
system of systems
49. The ability to identify related items in documentation and software - such as requirements with associated tests. See also horizontal traceability - vertical traceability. The tracing of requirements for a test level through the layers of test docume
interoperability
traceability
site acceptance testing
test design tool
50. A type of integration testing in which software elements - hardware elements - or both are combined all at once into a component or an overall system - rather than in stages. [After IEEE 610] See also integration testing. Testing performed to expose
test approach
big-bang testing
component specification
Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
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