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1. The process of identifying risks using techniques such as brainstorming - checklists and failure history.
risk identification
configuration control
version control
scalability testing
2. The degree - expressed as a percentage - to which a specified coverage item has been exercised by a test suite.
specified input
security testing tool
test specification
coverage
3. A requirement that specifies a function that a component or system must perform. [IEEE 610]
functional requirement
basis test set
module
specification
4. A tool that supports the test design activity by generating test inputs from a specification that may be held in a CASE tool repository - e.g. requirements management tool - from specified test conditions held in the tool itself - or from code.
operational profile
fault tolerance
state table
test design tool
5. A document specifying the test conditions (coverage items) for a test item - the detailed test approach and identifying the associated high level test cases. [After IEEE 829]
test run
test design specification
test evaluation report
recovery testing
6. An entity or property used as a basis for test coverage - e.g. equivalence partitions or code statements.
coverage item
testability
vertical traceability
level test plan
7. The testing activities that must be repeated when testing is re-started after a suspension. [After IEEE 829]
decision table testing
test oracle
boundary value
resumption criteria
8. 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.
risk-based testing
defect taxonomy
defect management tool
test phase
9. 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
phase test plan
user test
accuracy
false-pass result
10. The representation of a distinct set of tasks performed by the component or system - possibly based on user behavior when interacting with the component or system - and their probabilities of occurance. A task is logical rather that physical and can
defect density
incident logging
operational profile
cause-effect graph
11. The planning - estimating - monitoring and control of test activities - typically carried out by a test manager.
component integration testing
test management
level test plan
security testing tool
12. Testing practice for a project using agile methodologies - such as extreme programming (XP) - treating development as the customer of testing and emphasizing the test first design paradigm. See also test driven development. A way of developing softwa
installation wizard
risk
portability
agile testing
13. An analysis method that determines which parts of the software have been executed (covered) by the test suite and which parts have not been executed - e.g. statement coverage - decision coverage or condition coverage.
code coverage
monitor
risk identification
Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)
14. 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
performance indicator
simulation
traceability
test driven development
15. A special instance of a smoke test to decide if the component or system is ready for detailed and further testing. An intake test is typically carried out at the start of the test execution phase. See also smoke test. A subset of all defined/planned
control flow graph
intake test
master test plan
blocked test case
16. 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
stub
scribe
test control
configuration item
17. A subset of all defined/planned test cases that cover the main functionality of a component or system - to ascertaining that the most crucial functions of a program work - but not bothering with finer details. A daily build and smoke test is among in
intake test
smoke test
benchmark test
coverage analysis
18. The process of testing to determine the portability of a software product.
debugging tool
portability testing
testware
serviceability testing
19. 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
functional requirement
decision table testing
non-functional test design techniques
defect based test design technique
20. 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 infrastructure
technical review
path
functional test design technique
21. The ability of a system or component to continue normal operation despite the presence of erroneous inputs. [After IEEE 610].
dynamic testing
error tolerance
test item
re-testing
22. Testing to determine the scalability of the software product.
attack
path
scalability testing
traceability
23. A type of performance testing conducted to evaluate the behavior of a component or system with increasing load - e.g. numbers of parallel users and/or numbers of transactions - to determine what load can be handled by the component or system. See als
mutation analysis
load testing
functional testing
basis test set
24. A condition or capability needed by a user to solve a problem or achieve an objective that must be met or possessed by a system or system component to satisfy a contract - standard - specification - or other formally imposed document. [After IEEE 610
requirement
version control
compliance testing
test management
25. A programming language in which executable test scripts are written - used by a test execution tool (e.g. a capture/playback tool).
safety
load profile
scripting language
use case testing
26. A minimal software item that can be tested in isolation.
unit
exhaustive testing
component
defect management tool
27. (1) The capability of an organization with respect to the effectiveness and efficiency of its processes and work practices. See also Capability Maturity Model - Test Maturity Model. (2) The capability of the software product to avoid failure as a res
path
test case suite
maturity
maintenance
28. Testing performed to expose defects in the interfaces and interaction between integrated components.
component integration testing
instrumenter
exit criteria
infeasible path
29. Testing that runs test cases that failed the last time they were run - in order to verify the success of corrective actions.
behavior
re-testing
statement
test objective
30. The capability of the software product to provide appropriate performance - relative to the amount of resources used under stated conditions. [ISO 9126]
availability
scalability testing
condition determination coverage
efficiency
31. An instance of an output. See also output.A variable (whether stored within a component or outside) that is written by a component.
N-switch testing
module
output value
configuration
32. Testing - either functional or non-functional - without reference to the internal structure of the component or system. Black-box test design technique Procedure to derive and/or select test cases based on an analysis of the specification - either fu
acceptance testing
volume testing
risk type
black-box testing
33. A version of component integration testing where the progressive integration of components follows the implementation of subsets of the requirements - as opposed to the integration of components by levels of a hierarchy.
stress testing tool
configuration identification
incremental development model
thread testing
34. A defect in a program's dynamic store allocation logic that causes it to fail to reclaim memory after it has finished using it - eventually causing the program to fail due to lack of memory.
memory leak
unit testing
performance profiling
documentation testing
35. The process of assigning a number or category to an entity to describe an attribute of that entity. [ISO 14598]
staged representation
measurement
interoperability
test estimation
36. Environmental and state conditions that must be fulfilled before the component or system can be executed with a particular test or test procedure.
precondition
static analyzer
ttractiveness
test data preparation tool
37. Execution of a test on a specific version of the test object.
security
test run
LCSAJ coverage
interoperability testing
38. A feature or characteristic that affects an item's quality. [IEEE 610]
quality attribute
regression testing
output
maturity
39. A black box test design technique in which test cases are designed to execute business procedures and processes. [TMap] See also procedure testing. Testing aimed at ensuring that the component or system can operate in conjunction with new or existing
COTS
scripting language
error
process cycle test
40. A formula based test estimation method based on function point analysis. [TMap]
testware
risk
Test Point Analysis (TPA)
suspension criteria
41. Comparison of actual and expected results - performed while the software is being executed - for example by a test execution tool.
phase test plan
dynamic comparison
finite state machine
system integration testing
42. Supplied software on any suitable media - which leads the installer through the installation process. It normally runs the installation process - provides feedback on installation results - and prompts for options.
review
module
measurement
installation wizard
43. A system of (hierarchical) categories designed to be a useful aid for reproducibly classifying defects.
defect taxonomy
unit testing
cost of quality
path sensitizing
44. The process of testing to determine the functionality of a software product.
static analysis
equivalence partitioning
functionality testing
hyperlink tool
45. An environment containing hardware - instrumentation - simulators - software tools - and other support elements needed to conduct a test. [After IEEE 610]
resumption criteria
test environment
tester
operational profile
46. The process of testing to determine the recoverability of a software product.
test specification technique
recovery testing
user acceptance testing
test case specification
47. The percentage of sequences of N+1 transitions that have been exercised by a test suite. [Chow]
N-switch coverage
impact analysis
simulation
defect
48. A tool that provides support for testing security characteristics and vulnerabilities.
security testing tool
functional integration
traceability
test data
49. An evaluation of a product or project status to ascertain discrepancies from planned results and to recommend improvements. Examples include management review - informal review - technical review - inspection - and walkthrough. [After IEEE 1028]
wild pointer
test basis
review
coverage
50. A program of activities designed to improve the performance and maturity of the organization's processes - and the result of such a program. [CMMI]
test phase
test progress report
operational testing
process improvement