Contents

1. Testing Fundamentals

Introduction

1.1 QA (Quality Assurance) vis-A-vis QC (Quality Control)

1.2 V model of software testing and the testing work flow

1.3 Testing techniques and levels of testing

1.4 Static Vs. Dynamic Testing

1.5 Deliverables / artifacts generated from the testing phase of software project

1.6 Role of the software tester vis–A-via the project team

Summary

2. Testing Methods and Techniques

Introduction

2.1 Unit Testing

2.2 Integration testing

2.3 Functional and system testing

2.4 Non-functional testing

2.5 System testing

2.6 Acceptance testing

2.7 Regression testing

2.8 Beta testing

2.9 Black box versus white box testing

Summary

3. Verification Techniques

Introduction

3.1 Walkthroughs, inspections, and reviews

Summary

4. Understanding the Test Environment

Introduction

4.1 Organization’s policies and procedures

4.2 Culture, attitudes, rewards, test processes

4.3 Stakeholders in software testing phase

4.4 Management’s support of software testing

Summary

5. Test Design and Documentation

Introduction

5.1 Deriving effective test cases from requirements

5.2 Bi-directional traceability of test artifacts

5.3 Handling test artifacts as living documents

Summary

6. Understanding Testing Tools and Configuration Management Tools

Introduction

6.1 Tool development and acquisition

6.2 Event sequencing

6.3 Tool usage

Summary

7. Understanding Testing Approaches to Different Types of Software Systems and Applications

Introduction

7.1 Testing COTS (Commercial Off-the-Shelf Software)

7.2 Web-based applications / electronic commerce applications

7.3 Testing data – warehouse products

7.4 Object – oriented systems

7.5 Wireless / mobile computing applications

7.6 Testing for security

7.7 Testing software components of third party

7.8 Foreign language testing

7.9 Web-site testing

Summary

8. Developing Risk Based Approach to Testing and Understanding How Software Test Plans Get Developed

Introduction

8.1 Identifying business risks and risk contributors

8.2 Learning to identify software risks

8.3 Understanding testing risks

8.4 Test scoping and effort estimating

8.5 Understanding test schedule

Summary

9. Managing Software Testing Projects and Testing Teams

Introduction

9.1 Test planning

9.2 Scheduling

9.3 Budgeting

9.4 Managing testing staff / resources

Summary

10. Introduction to Defect Management

Introduction

10.1 Defects, errors and bugs

10.2 Defect tracking

10.3 Defect reporting

10.4 Defect metrics

Summary

11. Introduction to Test Metrics and Measurements

Introduction

11.1 Test metrics and measurements

11.2 Cascading test matrices

Summary

12. Understanding Agile Testing and Extreme Testing as Approach to Testing

Introduction

12.1 Agile testing

12.2 Extreme testing

Summary

13. Introduction to the TMM

Introduction

13.1 What is TMMi?

13.2 An overview of TMMI

13.3 The TMMi levels

Summary

14. IEEE Standards

Introduction

14.1 IEEE standards for testing

14.2 Test plan standard

Summary

Included Solved Question Papers – April 2012