Fundamentals of Testing

• What is Testing
• Typical Objectives of Testing
• Testing and Debugging

• Why is Testing Necessary
• Testing’s Contributions to Success
• Quality Assurance and Testing
• Errors, Defects, and Failures
• Defects, Root Causes and Effects

• Seven Testing Principles

• Test Process
• Test Process in Context
• Test Activities and Tasks
• Test Work Products
• Traceability between the Test Basis and Test Work Products

• The Psychology of Testing
• Human Psychology and Testing
• Tester’s and Developer’s Mindsets

Software Development Lifecycle Models

• Software Development and Software Testing

• Software Development Lifecycle Models in Context

Test Levels

• Component Testing

• Integration Testing

• System Testing

• Acceptance Testing

Test Types

• Functional Testing

• Non-functional Testing

• White-box Testing

• Change-related Testing

• Test Types and Test Levels

Maintenance Testing

• Triggers for Maintenance

• Impact Analysis for Maintenance

Static Testing Basics

• Work Products that Can Be Examined by Static Testing

• Benefits of Static Testing

• Differences between Static and Dynamic Testing

Review Process

• Work Product Review Process

• Roles and responsibilities in a formal review

• Review Types

• Applying Review Techniques

• Success Factors for Reviews

Categories of Test Techniq

• Categories of Test Techniques and Their Characteristics

Black-box Test Techniques

• Equivalence Partitioning

• Boundary Value Analysis

• Decision Table Testing

• State Transition Testing

• Use Case Testing

White-box Test Techniques

• Statement Testing and Coverage

• Decision Testing and Coverage

• The Value of Statement and Decision Testing

Experience-based Test Techniques

• Error Guessing

• Exploratory Testing

• Checklist-based Testing