Foundations of Software Testing ISTQB Certification 3rd Edition

CONTENTS

Figures and tables v Acknowledgements vi Preface vii

 

1 Fundamentals of testing 1

 

Section 1 Why is testing necessary? 1 Section 2 What is testing? 6 Section 3 Seven testing principles 9 Section 4 Fundamental test process 14 Section 5 The psychology of testing 18 Section 6 Code of ethics 23 Chapter review 25 Sample exam questions 26

 

2 Testing throughout the software life cycle 27

 

Section 1 Software development models 27

 

Section 2 Test levels 34

 

Section 3 Test types 40

 

Section 4 Maintenance testing 44

 

Chapter review 48

 

Sample exam questions 49

 

3 Static techniques 50

 

Section 1 Static techniques and the test process 50

 

Section 2 Review process 52

 

Section 3 Static analysis by tools 63

 

Chapter review 69

 

Sample exam questions 70

 

4 Test design techniques 71

 

Section 1 The test development process 71

 

Section 2 Categories of test design techniques 77

 

Section 3 Specification-based or black-box techniques 81

 

Section 4 Structure-based or white-box techniques 99

 

Section 5 Experience-based techniques 106

 

Section 6 Choosing test techniques 108

 

Chapter review 111

 

Sample exam questions 112

 

Exercises: Test design techniques 115

 

Exercise solutions 116

 

5 Test management 121

 

Section 1 Test organization 121

 

Section 2 Test planning and estimation 125