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1. Testing to determine the scalability of the software product.
decision table testing
automated testware
scalability testing
production acceptance testing
2. A tool that supports stress testing.
stress testing tool
basic block
baseline
fail
3. Testing in which two or more variants of a component or system are executed with the same inputs - the outputs compared - and analyzed in cases of discrepancies. [IEEE 610]
decision testing
staged representation
installability
back-to-back testing
4. Testing of individual components in isolation from surrounding components - with surrounding components being simulated by stubs and drivers - if needed.
low level test case
isolation testing
baseline
testable requirements
5. The fundamental test process comprises test planning and control - test analysis and design - test implementation and execution - evaluating exit criteria and reporting - and test closure activities.
recoverability
exit point
test process
component integration testing
6. A software tool used to carry out instrumentation.
test design specification
instrumenter
availability
resource utilization
7. The capability of the software product to interact with one or more specified components or systems. [After ISO 9126] See also functionality. The capability of the software product to provide functions which meet stated and implied needs when the sof
input domain
test condition
interoperability
procedure testing
8. The percentage of executable statements that have been exercised by a test suite.
statement coverage
functionality
status accounting
deliverable
9. An independent evaluation of software products or processes to ascertain compliance to standards - guidelines - specifications - and/or procedures based on objective criteria - including documents that specify: (1) the form or content of the products
test case suite
adaptability
statement
audit
10. The number of defects found by a test phase - divided by the number found by that test phase and any other means afterwards.
off-the-shelf software
project
input value
Defect Detection Percentage (DDP)
11. 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
control flow
static code analysis
version control
operational acceptance testing
12. The capability of the software product to enable the user to learn its application. [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
learnability
test control
hyperlink tool
entry criteria
13. Testing to determine how the occurrence of two or more activities within the same interval of time - achieved either by interleaving the activities or by simultaneous execution - is handled by the component or system. [After IEEE 610]
process improvement
staged representation
user acceptance testing
concurrency testing
14. The use of software to perform or support test activities - e.g. test management - test design - test execution and results checking.
test automation
metric
infeasible path
portability testing
15. A method to determine test suite thoroughness by measuring the extent to which a test suite can discriminate the program from slight variants (mutants) of the program.
compliance
test execution technique
mutation analysis
scripting language
16. A tool that provides objective measures of what structural elements - e.g. statements - branches have been exercised by a test suite.
coverage tool
severity
maintainability
path testing
17. Testing carried out informally; no formal test preparation takes place - no recognized test design technique is used - there are no expectations for results and arbitrariness guides the test execution activity.
input value
statement testing
modelling tool
ad hoc testing
18. A document reporting on any event that occurred - e.g. during the testing - which requires investigation. [After IEEE 829]
incident report
decision
functionality
control flow graph
19. An element of storage in a computer that is accessible by a software program by referring to it by a name.
branch
ttractiveness
variable
test management tool
20. A capability maturity model structure wherein capability levels provide a recommended order for approaching process improvement within specified process areas. [CMMI]
continuous representation
result
tester
top-down testing
21. 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
test environment
condition determination testing
test condition
agile testing
22. The process of transforming general testing objectives into tangible test conditions and test cases.
verification
compatibility testing
test design
interface testing
23. 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
process cycle test
classification tree method
code-based testing
review tool
24. A white box test design technique in which test cases are designed to execute decision outcomes.
decision testing
stability
installation guide
test manager
25. 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]
review
performance testing
Software Usability Measurement Inventory (SUMI)
load profile
26. The process of testing to determine the recoverability of a software product. See also reliability testing. The process of testing to determine the reliability of a software product.
recoverability testing
system
fail
Test Point Analysis (TPA)
27. An extension of FMEA - as in addition to the basic FMEA - it includes a criticality analysis - which is used to chart the probability of failure modes against the severity of their consequences. The result highlights failure modes with relatively hig
iterative development model
decision
Failure Mode - Effect and Criticality Analysis (FMECA)
Test Maturity Model Integrated (TMMi)
28. Analysis of software artifacts - e.g. requirements or code - carried out without execution of these software artifacts.
regression testing
static analysis
test comparator
statement
29. Procedure used to derive and/or select test cases.
behavior
high level test case
coverage analysis
test design technique
30. The composition of a component or system as defined by the number - nature - and interconnections of its constituent parts.
retrospective meeting
test closure
configuration
unit test framework
31. A path for which a set of input values and preconditions exists which causes it to be executed.
feasible path
decision coverage
condition outcome
system
32. The process of developing and prioritizing test procedures - creating test data and - optionally - preparing test harnesses and writing automated test scripts.
condition
static analysis
documentation testing
test implementation
33. Testware used in automated testing - such as tool scripts.
test progress report
Defect Detection Percentage (DDP)
operational acceptance testing
automated testware
34. 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
coverage item
exhaustive testing
requirement
path coverage
35. A transition between two states of a component or system.
data driven testing
state transition
test run
recoverability testing
36. The exit criteria that a component or system must satisfy in order to be accepted by a user - customer - or other authorized entity. [IEEE 610]
acceptance criteria
test specification technique
security
test charter
37. An abstract representation of all possible sequences of events (paths) in the execution through a component or system.
requirements phase
Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA)
control flow graph
certification
38. Execution of the test process against a single identifiable release of the test object.
test cycle
ttractiveness
test case
root cause analysis
39. An environment containing hardware - instrumentation - simulators - software tools - and other support elements needed to conduct a test. [After IEEE 610]
test environment
top-down testing
basis test set
scripted testing
40. The person who records each defect mentioned and any suggestions for process improvement during a review meeting - on a logging form. The scribe has to ensure that the logging form is readable and understandable.
software quality
scribe
measurement
hyperlink tool
41. An entity or property used as a basis for test coverage - e.g. equivalence partitions or code statements.
decision condition coverage
static code analyzer
coverage item
oracle
42. A source of a defect such that if it is removed - the occurance of the defect type is decreased or removed. [CMMI]
root cause analysis
root cause
usability
test design specification
43. A tool that provides support for testing security characteristics and vulnerabilities.
technical review
interoperability
security testing tool
failure mode
44. The capability of the software product to enable specified modifications to be implemented. [ISO 9126] See also maintainability. The ease with which a software product can be modified to correct defects - modified to meet new requirements - modified
conversion testing
high level test case
changeability
thread testing
45. Deviation of the component or system from its expected delivery - service or result. [After Fenton]
suitability
risk-based testing
failure
operational testing
46. 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.
informal review
volume testing
V-model
Failure Mode - Effect and Criticality Analysis (FMECA)
47. A system of (hierarchical) categories designed to be a useful aid for reproducibly classifying defects.
risk control
defect taxonomy
test manager
test log
48. 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
big-bang testing
integration testing
regression testing
intake test
49. Any (work) product that must be delivered to someone other than the (work) product's author.
deliverable
output value
instrumenter
component integration testing
50. The process of testing to determine the interoperability of a software product.
acceptance criteria
compatibility testing
root cause analysis
bottom-up testing
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