Foundations of Software Testing : ISTQB Certification

by Graham, Dorothy

• ISBN13: 9781844803552
• ISBN10: 1844803554
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-12-19
• Publisher: Cengage Learning EMEA Higher Education
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Summary

Your One-Stop Guide To Passing The ISTQB Foundation Level Exam Foundations of Software Testing: ISTQB Certification is your essential guide to software testing and the ISTQB Foundation qualification. This book is an essential purchase if you want to benefit from the knowledge and experience of those involved in the writing of the ISTQB Syllabus. This book adopts a practical and hands-on approach, covering the fundamental principles that every system and software tester should know. The authors are seasoned test-professionals and developers of the ISTQB syllabus itself, so syllabus coverage is thorough and in-depth. This book is designed to help you pass the ISTQB exam and qualify at Foundation Level, and is enhanced with many useful learning aids. ABOUT ISTQB ISTQB is a multi-national body overseeing the development of international qualifications in software testing. In a world of employment mobility and multi-national organizations, having an internationally recognized qualification ensures that there is a common understanding, internationally, of software testing issues.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. viii
Preface	p. ix
Fundamentals of testing	p. 1
Why is testing necessary?	p. 1
What is testing?	p. 11
Testing principles	p. 18
Fundamental test process	p. 20
The psychology of testing	p. 26
Chapter review	p. 31
Sample exam questions	p. 32
Exercise: Test psychology	p. 33
Exercise solution	p. 34
Testing throughout the software life cycle	p. 35
Software development models	p. 35
Test levels	p. 41
Test types: the targets of testing	p. 46
Maintenance testing	p. 50
Chapter review	p. 54
Sample exam questions	p. 55
Static techniques	p. 57
Reviews and the test process	p. 57
Review process	p. 59
Static analysis by tools	p. 69
Chapter review	p. 74
Sample exam questions	p. 75
Test design techniques	p. 77
Identifying test conditions and designing test cases	p. 77
Categories of test design techniques	p. 84
Specification-based or black-box techniques	p. 87
Structure-based or white-box techniques	p. 105
Experience-based techniques	p. 112
Choosing a test technique	p. 114
Chapter review	p. 117
Sample exam questions	p. 118
Exercises: Test design techniques	p. 121
Exercise solutions	p. 122
Test management	p. 127
Test organization	p. 127
Test plans, estimates, and strategies	p. 132
Test progress monitoring and control	p. 142
Configuration management	p. 148
Risk and testing	p. 149
Incident management	p. 155
Chapter review	p. 161
Sample exam questions	p. 162
Exercise: Incident report	p. 165
Exercise solution	p. 166
Tool support for testing	p. 169
Types of test tool	p. 169
Effective use of tools: Potential benefits and risks	p. 184
Introducing a tool into an organization	p. 190
Chapter review	p. 193
Sample exam questions	p. 195
ISTQB Foundation Exam	p. 197
Preparing for the exam	p. 197
Taking the exam	p. 199
Mock exam	p. 201
Glossary	p. 209
Answers to sample exam questions	p. 227
References	p. 231
Authors	p. 237
Companies	p. 239
Index	p. 243
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