Contents

1. Software Quality Assurance Fundamentals

1. Introduction

2. Definition of Quality, QA, QC, SQA

3. SQA Planning and Standards

4. SQA Activities

5. Building Blocks of SQA

6. Software Quality Factors

7. Software Quality Metrics: Process and Product Metrics

8. Reliability Measures 

2. Software Testing Fundamentals

1. Introduction

2. Definition and Objectives of Software Testing

3. Role of Testing and its Effects on Quality

4. Causes of Failure

5. Seven Testing Principles

6. Software Testing Lifecycle

7. Validation and Verification Concepts

8. V-Model

9. W-Model

10.Agile Testing

11.Levels of Testing

12.Test Types

13.Maintainability

14.Portability

15.Localization, Internationalization Testing

16.Smoke Testing

17.Sanity Testing 

3. Static Testing

1. Introduction

2. Static Testing Techniques: Review Types

3. Review Reporting and Record Keeping, Review Guidelines

4. Static Analysis

5. Data Flow Analysis

6. Control Flow Analysis

9. Case Study on Preparation of Inspection Checklist 

4. Dynamic Testing

1. Introduction

2. Test Design Techniques-Black Box Testing Techniques

3. Test Design Techniques: White Box Testing Techniques

4. McCabe’s Cyclomatic Complexity Metrics

5. Mutation Testing

6. Data Flow Testing

7. Test Design Techniques: Experience Based Techniques

8. Problem Based on White and Black Box Testing 

5. Test Management

1. Introduction

2. Test Organization

3. Test Planning

4. Test Progress Monitoring

5. Reporting Test Status

6. Test Control

7. Requirement Traceability Matrix

8. Configuration Management Support for Testing

9. Risk and Testing- Project Risk and Product Risk

10.Incident/ Defect Management

11.Case Study on Test Plan for Applications

12. Case Study 

6. Tool Support for Testing

1. Introduction

2. Types of Test tools

3. Effective Use of Tools: Potential Benefits and Risks

4. Introduction of a Tool into an Organization

5. Introduction to Testing Tools