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1. A group of test activities aimed at testing a component or system focused on a specific test objective - i.e. functional test - usability test - regression test etc. A test type may take place on one or more test levels or test phases. [After TMap]
installation guide
test log
test type
test approach
2. The period of time that begins when a software product is conceived and ends when the software is no longer available for use. The software life cycle typically includes a concept phase - requirements phase - design phase - implementation phase - tes
software life cycle
compliance
test target
interoperability
3. The planning - estimating - monitoring and control of test activities - typically carried out by a test manager.
multiple condition coverage
test management
defect
test process
4. A type of test tool that is able to execute other software using an automated test script - e.g. capture/playback. [Fewster and Graham]
verification
test environment
test design technique
test execution tool
5. A document reporting on any event that occurred - e.g. during the testing - which requires investigation. [After IEEE 829]
CASE
N-switch testing
resource utilization testing
incident report
6. Behavior of a component or system in response to erroneous input - from either a human user or from another component or system - or to an internal failure.
definition-use pair
exception handling
Test Maturity Model Integrated (TMMi)
static code analysis
7. The organizational artifacts needed to perform testing - consisting of test environments - test tools - office environment and procedures.
stress testing
usability
test infrastructure
suitability
8. A variable (whether stored within a component or outside) that is read by a component.
cyclomatic complexity
elementary comparison testing
input
test execution automation
9. Separation of responsibilities - which encourages the accomplishment of objective testing. [After DO-178b]
independence of testing
alpha testing
basic block
path sensitizing
10. Testing to determine the safety of a software product.
software
safety testing
walkthrough
test approach
11. Testing the quality of the documentation - e.g. user guide or installation guide.
Test Point Analysis (TPA)
testable requirements
input
documentation testing
12. Testing the integration of systems and packages; testing interfaces to external organizations (e.g. Electronic Data Interchange - Internet).
reliability growth model
desk checking
fault seeding tool
system integration testing
13. Modification of a software product after delivery to correct defects - to improve performance or other attributes - or to adapt the product to a modified environment. [IEEE 1219]
test cycle
control flow analysis
maintenance
branch testing
14. A set of several test cases for a component or system under test - where the post condition of one test is often used as the precondition for the next one.
data driven testing
consistency
entry point
test suite
15. 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.
vertical traceability
path sensitizing
test execution technique
Test Maturity Model (TMM)
16. The percentage of branches that have been exercised by a test suite. 100% branch coverage implies both 100% decision coverage and 100% statement coverage.
risk control
branch coverage
test scenario
test design tool
17. 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
operational profile
user acceptance testing
specified input
cause-effect graphing
18. 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]
cost of quality
fault seeding
installability testing
path
19. A type of test tool that enables data to be selected from existing databases or created - generated - manipulated and edited for use in testing.
test data preparation tool
keyword driven testing
non-functional test design techniques
re-testing
20. The percentage of paths that have been exercised by a test suite. 100% path coverage implies 100% LCSAJ coverage.
compound condition
unit
path coverage
quality attribute
21. 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]
ttractiveness
configuration identification
security tool
cause-effect graph
22. A chronological record of relevant details about the execution of tests. [IEEE 829]
driver
test execution tool
security testing tool
test log
23. Code that cannot be reached and therefore is impossible to execute.
portability testing
load testing
unit test framework
unreachable code
24. 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
non-functional requirement
actual outcome
walkthrough
input value
25. A transition between two states of a component or system.
static analyzer
top-down testing
state transition
static code analyzer
26. A pointer that references a location that is out of scope for that pointer or that does not exist. See also pointer. A data item that specifies the location of another data item; for example - a data item that specifies the address of the next employ
code
wild pointer
beta testing
interoperability testing
27. A program of activities designed to improve the performance and maturity of the organization's processes - and the result of such a program. [CMMI]
acceptance testing
unit test framework
process improvement
test session
28. 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 (
stress testing tool
intake test
high level test case
control flow graph
29. An environment containing hardware - instrumentation - simulators - software tools - and other support elements needed to conduct a test. [After IEEE 610]
test charter
test environment
process cycle test
acceptance testing
30. A black box test design technique in which test cases are designed to execute user scenarios.
risk
tester
functionality
use case testing
31. A black box test design technique in which test cases are designed based on boundary values. See also boundary value. An input value or output value which is on the edge of an equivalence partition or at the smallest incremental distance on either si
boundary value analysis
best practice
system integration testing
failure rate
32. A specific category of risk related to the type of testing that can mitigate (control) that category. For example the risk of user-interactions being misunderstood can be mitigated by usability testing.
test performance indicator
risk type
multiple condition coverage
capture/playback tool
33. 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.
debugging
actual outcome
exhaustive testing
review tool
34. The totality of functionality and features of a software product that bear on its ability to satisfy stated or implied needs. [After ISO 9126]
test manager
software quality
executable statement
usability testing
35. The process of assigning a number or category to an entity to describe an attribute of that entity. [ISO 14598]
control flow analysis
interoperability testing
measurement
test data
36. 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
actual outcome
test execution automation
Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)
37. Analysis of source code carried out without execution of that software.
recoverability testing
static code analysis
input value
Capability Maturity Model (CMM)
38. A series which appears to be random but is in fact generated according to some prearranged sequence.
path sensitizing
test planning
pseudo-random
orthogonal array testing
39. 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
functionality testing
traceability
non-conformity
performance testing tool
40. The degree to which a system or component accomplishes its designated functions within given constraints regarding processing time and throughput rate. [After IEEE 610] See also efficiency. The capability of the software product to provide appropriat
accuracy
software
operational testing
performance
41. The ease with which the software product can be transferred from one hardware or software environment to another. [ISO 9126]
requirements management tool
risk analysis
risk management
portability
42. A specification of the activity which a component or system being tested may experience in production. A load profile consists of a designated number of virtual users who process a defined set of transactions in a specified time period and according
testability
adaptability
procedure testing
load profile
43. An aggregation of hardware - software or both - that is designated for configuration management and treated as a single entity in the configuration management process. [IEEE 610]
test execution tool
replaceability
configuration item
quality management
44. Analysis of software artifacts - e.g. requirements or code - carried out without execution of these software artifacts.
error guessing
static analysis
test item
performance profiling
45. The capability of the software product to provide the right or agreed results or effects with the needed degree of precision. [ISO 9126] See also functionality testing. Testing based on an analysis of the specification of the functionality of a compo
syntax testing
decision table
changeability
accuracy
46. An input for which the specification predicts a result.
pair programming
specified input
defect report
precondition
47. Artifacts produced during the test process required to plan - design - and execute tests - such as documentation - scripts - inputs - expected results - set-up and clear-up procedures - files - databases - environment - and any additional software or
testware
post-execution comparison
incident logging
pseudo-random
48. A software product that supports one or more test activities - such as planning and control - specification - building initial files and data - test execution and test analysis. [TMap] See also CAST. Acronym for Computer Aided Software Testing.
test strategy
understandability
traceability
test tool
49. Procedure to derive and/or select test cases for nonfunctional testing based on an analysis of the specification of a component or system without reference to its internal structure. See also black box test design technique. Procedure to derive and/o
verification
classification tree
high level test case
non-functional test design techniques
50. The process of demonstrating the ability to fulfill specified requirements. Note the term 'qualified' is used to designate the corresponding status. [ISO 9000]
multiple condition coverage
state diagram
accessibility testing
qualification
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