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Record Nr.

UNINA9910138969503321

Autore

Morgan Peter

Titolo

Software testing : an ISTQB-ISEB foundation guide / / Brian Hambling (ed.), Peter Morgan ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Swindon, U.K., : British Informatics Society Ltd., 2010

ISBN

1-62870-253-2

1-906124-76-0

1-78017-092-0

1-78017-028-9

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (239 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HamblingBrian

Disciplina

005.14

Soggetti

Computer software - Testing

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Copyright; CONTENTS; FIGURES AND TABLES; ABBREVIATIONS; AUTHORS; INTRODUCTION; NATURE AND PURPOSE OF THE BOOK; PURPOSE OF FOUNDATION; THE CERTIFIED TESTER FOUNDATION LEVEL SYLLABUS; RELATIONSHIP OF THE BOOK TO THE SYLLABUS; HOW TO GET THE BEST OUT OF THIS BOOK; 1 THE FUNDAMENTALS OF TESTING; BACKGROUND; INTRODUCTION; WHY SOFTWARE FAILS; KEEPING SOFTWARE UNDER CONTROL; WHAT TESTING IS AND WHAT TESTING DOES; GENERAL TESTING PRINCIPLES; FUNDAMENTAL TEST PROCESS; THE PSYCHOLOGY OF TESTING; CODE OF ETHICS; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; 2 LIFE CYCLES; INTRODUCTION; SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT MODELS

TEST LEVELSTEST TYPES; MAINTENANCE TESTING; SUMMARY; 3 STATIC TESTING; INTRODUCTION; BACKGROUND TO STATIC TECHNIQUES; REVIEWS AND THE TEST PROCESS; STATIC ANALYSIS BY TOOLS; SUMMARY; 4 TEST DESIGN TECHNIQUES; INTRODUCTION; THE TEST DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; THE IDEA OF TEST COVERAGE; CATEGORIES OF TEST CASE DESIGN TECHNIQUES; SPECIFICATION-BASED (BLACK-BOX) TECHNIQUES; STRUCTURE-BASED (WHITE-BOX) TECHNIQUES; EXPERIENCE-BASED TECHNIQUES; CHOOSING TEST TECHNIQUES; SUMMARY; 5 TEST MANAGEMENT; INTRODUCTION; RISK AND TESTING; TEST ORGANISATION; TEST APPROACHES (TEST STRATEGIES)



TEST PLANNING AND ESTIMATIONINCIDENT MANAGEMENT; CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT; SUMMARY; 6 TOOL SUPPORT FOR TESTING; INTRODUCTION; WHAT IS A TEST TOOL?; TEST TOOLS; INTRODUCING A TOOL INTO AN ORGANISATION; SUMMARY; 7 THE EXAMINATION; THE EXAMINATION; REVISION TECHNIQUES; REVIEW; INDEX; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

This practical guide provides insight into software testing, explaining the basics of the testing process and how to perform effective tests. It provides an overview of different techniques and how to apply them. It is the bestselling official textbook of the ISTQB - ISEB Foundation Certificate in Software Testing, updated to the 2010 syllabus.