SOFTWARE TESTING (ST)

UNIT I. SOFTWARE TESTING PRINCIPLES

Need for testing
Psychology of testing
Testing economics
SDLC and Testing
Verification & Validation
QA and QC

UNIT II. TESTING STRATEGIES AND TYPES
White box testing techni!es" Statement co#erage $ %ranch Co#erage $ Condition
co#erage $ Decision&Condition co#erage $ '!lti(le condition co#erage $ Dataflo) co#erage $
A!tomated code co#erage analysis $ *ns(ections+ Wal,thro!ghs and Code -e#ie)
%lac, box testing techni!es" %o!ndary #al!e analysis $ -ob!stness testing $
.!i#alence (artitioning $ Syntax testing $ /inite state testing $ Le#els of testing $ 0nit+
*ntegration and System Testing $ Com(atibility Testing $ Domain Testing $ Adhoc Testing 11
0se of -e!irements Traceability 'atrix
*ntegration Testing" To(1do)n $ %ottom !( $ %ig bang $ Sand)ich $ Scenario Testing
$ Defect %ash
System and Performance Testing" Ty(es of system testing $ /!nctional and non1
f!nctional testing $ Acce(tance Testing $ Setting entry and exit criteria for (hases and ty(ical
(rod!ct release scenarios $ %asic factors go#erning (erformance testing $ methodology for
(erformance testing $ tools for (erformance testing
-egression Testing" P!r(ose $ Timing $ Choice of tests $ Smo,e tests $ best (ractices
*nternationali2ation and Locali2ation testing" (reliminary conce(ts
Adhoc testing $ (air testing+ extreme testing+ agile testing+ ex(loratory testing+ defect
seeding
0sability Testing" /actors in !sability testing $ aesthetics testing $ accessibility testing
$ tools for !sability testing
UNIT III. TESTING OBJECT ORIENTED SOFTWARE
Definitions and Challenges
Differences from testing non133 Soft)are
Class testing strategies Class 'odality
State1based Testing
'essage Se!ence S(ecification4

UNIT IV. PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES IN TESTING
Common (eo(le iss!es and myths in testing
Pro#iding career (aths in testing
3rgani2ational str!ct!res for testing teams
5eogra(hically distrib!ted testing teams and s!ccess factors
UNIT V. TEST MANAGEMENT AND AUTOMATION
Test Planning+
Test 'anagement
Test Process
Test -e(orting
Test A!tomation
/actors to consider in a!tomation
Challenges in test a!tomation
Test 'etrics 11 Prod!ct 'etrics+ Process 'etrics+ Progress 'etrics
0se of metrics in ascertaining (rod!ct release
REFERENCES:
64 Srini#asan Desi,an and 5o(alas)amy -amesh+ Soft)are Testing $ Princi(les
and Practices+ Pearson .d!cation+ 7889
74 5lenford :4'yers+ ; The Art of Soft)are Testing ;+ :ohn Wiley & Sons+ 6<=<4
>4 %oris %ei2er+ %lac,1%ox Testing" ; Techni!es for /!nctional Testing of
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@4 P4C4:orgensen+ ; Soft)are Testing $ A CraftmanAs A((roach ;+ C-C Press+ 6<<?4
?4 William .4Perry+ ; .ffecti#e 'ethods for Soft)are Testing B7
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:ohn Wiley & Sons+ 78884
94 -obert V4%inder+ ; Testing 3bDect13riented Systems" 'odels Patterns and
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