1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910712815803321

Titolo

Putting U.S. aviation at risk : the impact of the shutdown : hearing before the Subcommittee on Aviation of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, first session, February 13, 2019

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington : , : U.S. Government Publishing Office, , 2020

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 84 pages)

Soggetti

Air traffic controllers - United States

Aeronautics - United States - Safety measures

Aeronautics, Commercial - Risk management - United States

Aeronautics, Commercial - Political aspects - United States

Government spending policy - United States

Aeronautics, Commercial - Political aspects

Aeronautics - Safety measures

Government spending policy

Legislative hearings.

United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"116-2."

Access ID (govinfo): CHRG-116hhrg35067.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910812303803321

Autore

Homès Bernard

Titolo

Fundamentals of software testing / / Bernard Homè̀s

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, New Jersey : , : ISTE/Wiley, , 2012

ISBN

1-118-60227-7

1-299-18821-4

1-118-60297-8

1-118-60309-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (374 p.)

Collana

Iste

Disciplina

005.1

Soggetti

Computer software - Testing

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Fundamentals of Software Testing; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Glossary; Chapter 1. Fundamentals of Testing; 1.1. Why is testing necessary? (FL 1.1); 1.1.1. Software systems context; 1.1.2. Causes of software defects; 1.1.3. Role of testing in software development, maintenance and operations; 1.1.4. Test and quality; 1.1.5. Terminology; 1.2. What is testing? (FL 1.2); 1.2.1. Origin of defects; 1.2.2. Common goals of testing; 1.2.3. Examples of objectives for testing; 1.2.4. Test and debugging; 1.3. Paradoxes and main principles (FL 1.3)

1.3.1. Testing identifies the presence of defects1.3.2. Exhaustive testing is impossible; 1.3.3. Early testing; 1.3.4. Defect clustering; 1.3.5. Pesticide paradox; 1.3.6. Testing is context dependent; 1.3.7. Absence of errors fallacy; 1.4. Fundamental test process (FL 1.4); 1.4.1. Planning; 1.4.2. Control; 1.4.3. Test analysis and design; 1.4.4. Test implementation; 1.4.5. Test execution; 1.4.6. Analysis of exit criteria; 1.4.7. Reporting; 1.4.8. Test closure activities; 1.5. Psychology of testing (FL 1.5); 1.5.1. Levels of independence; 1.5.2. Adaptation to goals

1.5.3. Destructive or constructive?1.5.4. Relational skills; 1.5.5. Change of perspective; 1.6. Testers and code of ethics (FL 1.6); 1.6.1. Public; 1.6.2. Customer and employer; 1.6.3. Product; 1.6.4. Judgment; 1.6.5.



Management; 1.6.6. Profession; 1.6.7. Colleagues; 1.6.8. Self; 1.7. Synopsis of this chapter; 1.8. Sample exam questions; Chapter 2. Testing Throughout the Software Life Cycle; 2.1. Software development models (FL 2.1); 2.1.1. Sequential models; 2.1.2. Iterative models (FL 2.1.2); 2.1.3. Incremental model; 2.1.4. RAD; 2.1.5. Agile models; 2.1.6. Selection of a development model

2.1.7. Positioning tests2.2. Test levels (FL 2.2); 2.2.1. Component level testing or component tests; 2.2.2. Integration level testing or Integration tests; 2.2.3. System tests; 2.2.4. Acceptance tests; 2.2.5. Other levels; 2.3. Types of tests (FL 2.3); 2.3.1. Functional tests; 2.3.2. Non-functional tests; 2.3.3. Tests based on the structure or architecture of the software; 2.3.4. Tests associated with changes; 2.3.5. Comparisons and examples; 2.4. Test and maintenance (FL 2.4); 2.4.1. Maintenance context; 2.4.2. Evolutive maintenance; 2.4.3. Corrective maintenance

2.4.4. Retirement and replacement2.4.5. Regression test policies; 2.4.6. SLA validation and acceptance; 2.5. Oracles; 2.5.1. Problems with oracles; 2.5.2. Sources of oracles; 2.5.3. Oracle usage; 2.6. Specific cases; 2.6.1. Performance tests; 2.6.2. Maintainability tests; 2.7. Synopsis of this chapter; 2.8. Sample exam questions; Chapter 3. Static Techniques (FL 3.0); 3.1. Static techniques and the test process (FL 3.1); 3.2. Review process (FL 3.2); 3.2.1. Types of reviews; 3.2.2. Roles and responsibilities during reviews; 3.2.3. Phases of reviews; 3.2.4. Success factors for reviews

3.2.5. Comparison of the types of reviews

Sommario/riassunto

The testing market is growing at a fast pace and ISTQB certifications are being increasingly requested, with more than 180,000 persons currently certified throughout the world. The ISTQB Foundations level syllabus was updated in 2011, and this book provides detailed course study material including a glossary and sample questions to help adequately prepare for the certification exam.The fundamental aspects of testing are approached, as is testing in the lifecycles from Waterfall to Agile and iterative lifecycles. Static testing, such as reviews and static analysis, and their benefits a