Foundations of Software Testing : ISTQB Certification

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Pub. Date: 2006-12-19
Publisher(s): 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

Acknowledgementsp. viii
Prefacep. ix
Fundamentals of testingp. 1
Why is testing necessary?p. 1
What is testing?p. 11
Testing principlesp. 18
Fundamental test processp. 20
The psychology of testingp. 26
Chapter reviewp. 31
Sample exam questionsp. 32
Exercise: Test psychologyp. 33
Exercise solutionp. 34
Testing throughout the software life cyclep. 35
Software development modelsp. 35
Test levelsp. 41
Test types: the targets of testingp. 46
Maintenance testingp. 50
Chapter reviewp. 54
Sample exam questionsp. 55
Static techniquesp. 57
Reviews and the test processp. 57
Review processp. 59
Static analysis by toolsp. 69
Chapter reviewp. 74
Sample exam questionsp. 75
Test design techniquesp. 77
Identifying test conditions and designing test casesp. 77
Categories of test design techniquesp. 84
Specification-based or black-box techniquesp. 87
Structure-based or white-box techniquesp. 105
Experience-based techniquesp. 112
Choosing a test techniquep. 114
Chapter reviewp. 117
Sample exam questionsp. 118
Exercises: Test design techniquesp. 121
Exercise solutionsp. 122
Test managementp. 127
Test organizationp. 127
Test plans, estimates, and strategiesp. 132
Test progress monitoring and controlp. 142
Configuration managementp. 148
Risk and testingp. 149
Incident managementp. 155
Chapter reviewp. 161
Sample exam questionsp. 162
Exercise: Incident reportp. 165
Exercise solutionp. 166
Tool support for testingp. 169
Types of test toolp. 169
Effective use of tools: Potential benefits and risksp. 184
Introducing a tool into an organizationp. 190
Chapter reviewp. 193
Sample exam questionsp. 195
ISTQB Foundation Examp. 197
Preparing for the examp. 197
Taking the examp. 199
Mock examp. 201
Glossaryp. 209
Answers to sample exam questionsp. 227
Referencesp. 231
Authorsp. 237
Companiesp. 239
Indexp. 243
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