Software Testing: An ISTQB-ISEB Foundation Guide

Front Cover......Page 1
Software Testing......Page 3
BCS the chartered institute for IT......Page 4
Software Testing......Page 5
Contents......Page 7
Figures and tables......Page 9
Abbreviations......Page 11
Authors......Page 13
Purpose of foundation......Page 15
The certified tester foundation level syllabus......Page 16
Relationship of the book to the syllabus......Page 17
How to get the best out of this book......Page 19
Introduction......Page 21
Why software fails......Page 24
Keeping software under control......Page 26
What testing is and what testing does......Page 28
General testing principles......Page 30
Fundamental test process......Page 34
The psychology of testing......Page 39
Code of ethics......Page 41
References......Page 42
Introduction......Page 48
Software development models......Page 50
Test levels......Page 55
Test types......Page 63
Maintenance testing......Page 65
Summary......Page 66
Introduction......Page 71
Reviews and the test process......Page 73
Static analysis by tools......Page 82
Summary......Page 84
Introduction......Page 88
The test development process......Page 90
The idea of test coverage......Page 94
Categories of test case design techniques......Page 95
Specification-based (black-box) techniques......Page 96
Structure-based (white-box) techniques......Page 111
Experience-based techniques......Page 132
Choosing test techniques......Page 134
Summary......Page 135
Introduction......Page 143
Risk and testing......Page 146
Test organisation......Page 149
Test approaches (test strategies)......Page 154
Test planning and estimation......Page 156
Incident management......Page 170
Configuration management......Page 173
Summary......Page 174
Introduction......Page 181
What is a test tool?......Page 183
Test tools......Page 187
Introducing a tool into an organisation......Page 218
Summary......Page 222
The examination......Page 229
Revision Techniques......Page 233
Review......Page 234
Index......Page 235
Back Cover......Page 239