5.1.5 Test Case Prioritization

Question 1

Once the test cases and test procedures are specified and assembled into test suites, these test suites can be “a…“ in a t… that defines the order in which they are to be “ “.

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arranged
test execution schedule
run.

Question 2

When prioritizing test cases, different “f…“ can be taken into “ “.

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factors
account.

Question 3

The most commonly used test case prioritization strategies are as follows:
- ri…
- c…
- re…

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• risk-based prioritization
• coverage-based prioritization
• requirements-based prioritization

Question 4

Risk-based prioritization

Where the order of test execution is based on the r…

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results of risk analysis.

Question 5

Risk-based prioritization

Test cases covering the most important risks are e…

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executed first.

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Coverage-based prioritization

Where the order of test execution is b… (e.g. s… ).

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based on coverage
statement coverage

Question 7

Coverage-based prioritization

Test cases achieving the highest coverage are e…

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executed first.

Question 8

Coverage-based prioritization

In another variant, called additional coverage prioritization, the test case achieving the highest c… ; each subsequent test case is the one that a…

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coverage is executed first
achieved the highest additional coverage.

Question 9

Requirements-based prioritization

Where the order of test execution is based on the priorities of the “ “ traced back to the c…

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requirements

corresponding test cases.

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Requirements-based prioritization

Requirement priorities are d…

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defined by stakeholders.

Question 11

Requirements-based prioritization

Test cases related to the most important requirements are e…

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executed first.

Question 12

Ideally, test cases would be ordered to run based on their priority levels, using for example, one of the a…

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above-mentioned prioritization strategies.

Question 13

However, this practice may not work if the test cases or the feature being tested have “ “.

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dependencies.

Question 14

If a test case with a higher priority is dependent on a test case with a lower priority, the l…

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lower priority test case must be executed first.

Question 15

The order of test execution must also take into account the av…

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availability of resources.

Question 16

Example: the required test tools, test environment or people that may only be “a…” for a s…

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available
specific time window.