4.4.3 Checklist-Based Testing

Question 1

In checklist-based testing, a tester “d…“, “ “, and e… to cover t… from a “ “.

Answer 1

designs
implements
executes tests
test conditions
checklist

Question 2

Checklists can be built based on “e…“, “k…“ about what is important for the “ “ , or an understanding of “ “ and how s…

Answer 2

experience
knowledge
user
why
software fails.

Question 3

Checklists should not contain items that can be checked “ “, items better suited as e… , e… , or items that are too “ “.

Answer 3

automatically
entry criteria
exit criteria
general

Question 4

Checklist items are often phrased in the form of a “ “.

Answer 4

question

Question 5

It should be possible to check each item s…

Answer 5

separately and directly.

Question 6

These items may refer to:
- “re…”
- graphical in…
- qua…
- other forms of t…

Answer 6

• requirements
• interface properties
• quality characteristics
• test conditions

Question 7

Checklists can be created to support v… , including “ “ and n… (10 heuristics for u… ).

Answer 7

various test types
functional
non-functional testing
usability testing

Question 8

Some checklists entries may gradually become less e… because the developers will learn to avoid m…

Answer 8

effective over time
making the same errors.

Question 9

New entries may also need to be added to reflect newly found h…

Answer 9

high severity defects.

Question 10

Checklists should be regularly updated based on d…

However, care should be taken to avoid letting the checklist become t…

Answer 10

defect analysis.

too long.

Question 11

In the absence of detailed test cases, checklist-based testing can provide some “g…“ and some degree of t… for the “ “.

Answer 11

guidelines
test consistency
testing.

Question 12

If the checklists are high-level, some variability in the actual testing is l… , resulting in potentially g… but l…

Answer 12

likely to occur
greater coverage
less repeatability.