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1. A test management task that deals with developing and applying a set of corrective actions to get a test project on track when monitoring shows a deviation from what was planned. See also test management. The planning - estimating - monitoring and co
test tool
test control
state transition
Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
2. The process of assessing identified risks to estimate their impact and probability of occurrence (likelihood).
Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA)
error guessing
risk analysis
exit point
3. Formal or informal testing conducted during the implementation of a component or system - usually in the development environment by developers. [After IEEE 610]
development testing
regression testing
efficiency
test suite
4. The process of testing to determine the interoperability of a software product. See also functionality testing. The process of testing to determine the functionality of a software product.
desk checking
statement
interoperability testing
feasible path
5. Definition of user profiles in performance - load and/or stress testing. Profiles should reflect anticipated or actual usage based on an operational profile of a component or system - and hence the expected workload. See also load profile - operation
performance profiling
N-switch testing
robustness testing
Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
6. A five level staged framework that describes the key elements of an effective software process. The Capability Maturity Model covers best-practices for planning - engineering and managing software development and maintenance. [CMM] See also Capabilit
Capability Maturity Model (CMM)
benchmark test
use case
white-box test design technique
7. The calculated approximation of a result (e.g. effort spent - completion date - costs involved - number of test cases - etc.) which is usable even if input data may be incomplete - uncertain - or noisy.
test estimation
basis test set
operational testing
pseudo-random
8. The percentage of branches that have been exercised by a test suite. 100% branch coverage implies both 100% decision coverage and 100% statement coverage.
instrumenter
dynamic comparison
continuous representation
branch coverage
9. Operational testing in the acceptance test phase - typically performed in a simulated real-life operational environment by operator and/or administrator focusing on operational aspects - e.g. recoverability - resource-behavior - installability and te
tester
outcome
production acceptance testing
test policy
10. Deviation of the component or system from its expected delivery - service or result. [After Fenton]
requirements management tool
failure
milestone
output
11. An expert based test estimation technique that aims at making an accurate estimation using the collective wisdom of the team members.
scenario testing
production acceptance testing
Wide Band Delphi
master test plan
12. Testing the methods and processes used to access and manage the data(base) - to ensure access methods - processes and data rules function as expected and that during access to the database - data is not corrupted or unexpectedly deleted - updated or
interface testing
database integrity testing
load testing
test script
13. 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 n
exit criteria
user acceptance testing
incident management tool
boundary value coverage
14. An approach to testing in which test cases are designed based on test objectives and test conditions derived from requirements - e.g. tests that exercise specific functions or probe non-functional attributes such as reliability or usability.
condition determination testing
requirements-based testing
monitor
test planning
15. A group of test activities that are organized and managed together. A test level is linked to the responsibilities in a project. Examples of test levels are component test - integration test - system test and acceptance test. [After TMap]
test level
post-execution comparison
risk identification
continuous representation
16. A black box test design technique in which test cases are designed to execute representatives from equivalence partitions. In principle test cases are designed to cover each partition at least once.
staged representation
dynamic comparison
operational profile
equivalence partitioning
17. A transition between two states of a component or system.
test comparison
input domain
state transition
re-testing
18. The percentage of sequences of N+1 transitions that have been exercised by a test suite. [Chow]
testability review
N-switch coverage
test monitoring
Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
19. A model that shows the growth in reliability over time during continuous testing of a component or system as a result of the removal of defects that result in reliability failures.
reliability growth model
robustness
defect based test design technique
error guessing
20. The testing of individual software components. [After IEEE 610]
testability
driver
automated testware
unit testing
21. Operational testing in the acceptance test phase - typically performed in a simulated real-life operational environment by operator and/or administrator focusing on operational aspects - e.g. recoverability - resource-behavior - installability and te
metric
operational acceptance testing
big-bang testing
statement coverage
22. Testing to determine the ease by which users with disabilities can use a component or system. [Gerrard]
accessibility testing
monkey testing
Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
formal review
23. A framework to describe the software development life cycle activities from requirements specification to maintenance. The V-model illustrates how testing activities can be integrated into each phase of the software development life cycle.
qualification
control flow graph
V-model
incident management
24. A type of peer review that relies on visual examination of documents to detect defects - e.g. violations of development standards and non-conformance to higher level documentation. The most formal review technique and therefore always based on a docu
inspection
best practice
functional integration
defect taxonomy
25. Procedure to derive and/or select test cases based on an analysis of the internal structure of a component or system.
false-fail result
review tool
use case testing
white-box test design technique
26. An instance of an input. See also input. A variable (whether stored within a component or outside) that is read by a component.
automated testware
configuration management
input value
test design technique
27. During the test closure phase of a test process data is collected from completed activities to consolidate experience - testware - facts and numbers. The test closure phase consists of finalizing and archiving the testware and evaluating the test pro
test closure
Function Point Analysis (FPA)
test case specification
severity
28. The percentage of decision outcomes that have been exercised by a test suite. 100% decision coverage implies both 100% branch coverage and 100% statement coverage.
performance indicator
control flow
orthogonal array testing
decision coverage
29. A superior method or innovative practice that contributes to the improved performance of an organization under given context - usually recognized as 'best' by other peer organizations.
best practice
frozen test basis
memory leak
phase test plan
30. Testing the attributes of a component or system that do not relate to functionality - e.g. reliability - efficiency - usability - maintainability and portability.
measure
specification
non-functional testing
informal review
31. A test tool to perform automated test comparison of actual results with expected results.
test comparator
N-switch testing
bespoke software
code
32. A Linear Code Sequence And Jump - consisting of the following three items (conventionally identified by line numbers in a source code listing): the start of the linear sequence of executable statements - the end of the linear sequence - and the targe
LCSAJ
bespoke software
test management tool
N-switch coverage
33. A factor that could result in future negative consequences; usually expressed as impact and likelihood.
Software Usability Measurement Inventory (SUMI)
risk
equivalence partitioning
configuration management
34. A technique used to analyze the causes of faults (defects). The technique visually models how logical relationships between failures - human errors - and external events can combine to cause specific faults to disclose.
acceptance testing
mutation analysis
negative testing
Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
35. 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
functional test design technique
non-conformity
dynamic analysis tool
cause-effect graph
36. The degree to which a component or system can function correctly in the presence of invalid inputs or stressful environmental conditions. [IEEE 610] See also error-tolerance - fault-tolerance. The ability of a system or component to continue normal o
data flow analysis
bottom-up testing
requirements-based testing
robustness
37. Environmental and state conditions that must be fulfilled before the component or system can be executed with a particular test or test procedure.
scenario testing
precondition
attack
design-based testing
38. A document produced at the end of the test process summarizing all testing activities and results. It also contains an evaluation of the test process and lessons learned.
acceptance testing
test evaluation report
test progress report
attack
39. A tool used to check that no brtoken hyperlinks are present on a web site.
capture/replay tool
monkey testing
hyperlink tool
Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)
40. A test case without concrete (implementation level) values for input data and expected results. Logical operators are used; instances of the actual values are not yet defined and/or available. See also low level test case. A test case with concrete (
high level test case
Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA)
instrumentation
heuristic evaluation
41. 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
software quality
post-execution comparison
user acceptance testing
42. A five level staged framework for test process improvement - related to the Capability Maturity Model (CMM) - that describes the key elements of an effective test process.
debugging
Test Maturity Model (TMM)
defect based test design technique
level test plan
43. The process through which decisions are reached and protective measures are implemented for reducing risks to - or maintaining risks within - specified levels.
testing
production acceptance testing
dynamic testing
risk control
44. A document that consists of a test design specification - test case specification and/or test procedure specification.
safety
test specification
security testing tool
test management
45. An element of configuration management - consisting of selecting the configuration items for a system and recording their functional and physical characteristics in technical documentation. [IEEE 610]
unreachable code
testable requirements
configuration identification
non-conformity
46. A minimal software item that can be tested in isolation.
module
state transition
test type
decision outcome
47. The capability of the software to be understood - learned - used and attractive to the user when used under specified conditions. [ISO 9126]
usability
database integrity testing
feasible path
reliability
48. A high level document describing the principles - approach and major objectives of the organization regarding testing.
management review
component integration testing
test policy
phase test plan
49. A continuous framework for test process improvement that describes the key elements of an effective test process - especially targeted at system testing and acceptance testing.
defect management tool
reliability
decision table testing
Test Process Improvement (TPI)
50. A set of interrelated activities - which transform inputs into outputs. [ISO 12207]
boundary value coverage
process
classification tree method
testability review
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