Chapter 6

Question 1

A tool that provides support to the test management and control part of a test process. It often has several capabilities such as testware management, scheduling of tests, logging of results, progress tracking, incident management and test reporting.

Answer 1

Test management tool

Question 2

A test tool that executes test against a designed test item and evaluates the outcomes against expectes results and postconditions

Answer 2

Test execution tool

Question 3

A test tool that generates load for a designated test item and that measures and records its performance during test execution

Answer 3

Performance testing tool

Question 4

The use of software to perform or support test activities for example test management, test design, test execution and results checking.

Answer 4

Test Automation

Question 5

A scripting technique that stores test input and expected results in a table or spreadsheet so that a single control script can execute all of the tests in the table. Data driven testing is often used to support the application of test execution tools such as capture / playback tools

Answer 5

Data driven testing

Question 6

A scripting technique that uses data files to contain not only test data and expected results but also keywords related to the application being tested. The keywords are interpreted by special supporting scripts- called by the control script for the test

Answer 6

Keyword driven testing