Software Testing: An ISTQB-BCS Certified Tester Foundation Guide 3rd ed

✍ Scribed by Angelina Samaroo, Geoff Thompson, Brian Hambling

• Publisher: BCS Learning & Development Limited
• Year: 2015
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 278
• Edition: Third edition
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This best-selling software testing title explains the basic steps of software testing and how to perform effective tests. It provides an overview of different techniques, both dynamic and static. It is the only official textbook of the ISTQB-BCS Certified Tester Foundation Level, with self-assessment exercises, guidance notes on the syllabus topics with sample examination questions. This third edition includes examples and exercises reflecting current technology and applications, such as the use of open source software, component-based and agile development and application building for mobile devices. It is ideal for those with a little experience of software testing who wish to cement their knowledge with industry-recognised techniques and theory

✦ Table of Contents

Content: Cover
Copyright
CONTENTS
FIGURES AND TABLES
AUTHORS
ABBREVIATIONS
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
NATURE AND PURPOSE OF THE BOOK
PURPOSE OF FOUNDATION
THE CERTIFIED TESTER FOUNDATION LEVEL SYLLABUS
RELATIONSHIP OF THE BOOK TO THE SYLLABUS
HOW TO GET THE BEST OUT OF THIS BOOK
1 THE FUNDAMENTALS OF TESTING
BACKGROUND
INTRODUCTION
WHY SOFTWARE FAILS
KEEPING SOFTWARE UNDER CONTROL
WHAT TESTING IS AND WHAT TESTING DOES
GENERAL TESTING PRINCIPLES
FUNDAMENTAL TEST PROCESS
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF TESTING
CODE OF ETHICS
SUMMARY
2 LIFE CYCLES
INTRODUCTION
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT MODELS. Test levelstest types
maintenance testing
summary
3 static testing
introduction
background to static techniques
reviews and the test process
static analysis by tools
summary
4 test design techniques
introduction
the test development process
the idea of test coverage
categories of test case design techniques
specification-based (black-box) techniques
structure-based (white-box) techniques
experience-based techniques
choosing test techniques
summary
5 test management
introduction
risk and testing
test organisation
test approaches (test strategies). TEST PLANNING AND ESTIMATIONTEST PROGRESS MONITORING AND CONTROL
INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
SUMMARY
6 TOOL SUPPORT FOR TESTING
INTRODUCTION
WHAT IS A TEST TOOL?
TEST TOOLS
INTRODUCING A TOOL INTO AN ORGANISATION
SUMMARY
7 THE EXAMINATION
THE EXAMINATION
REVISION TECHNIQUES
REVIEW
APPENDICES
A1 MOCK CTFL EXAMINATION
A2 MOCK CTFL EXAMINATION ANSWERS
A3 MOCK CTFL EXAMINATION COMMENTARY
INDEX
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