Keywords Flashcards
(18 cards)
Acceptance criteria
The criteria that a w… must satisfy to be a…
work product
accepted by the stakeholders.
Acceptance test-driven development
A c… approach that defines a… in the s…
Abbr: “A…”
collaboration-based test-first
acceptance tests
stakeholders’ domain language.
ATDD
Black-box test technique
A test technique based on the s…
Alt: black-box test d… , spe…
specification of a component or system.
black-box test design technique
specification-based test technique
Boundary value analysis
A b… in which t… are designed based on b…
Abbr: “B…”
black-box test technique
test cases
boundary values.
BVA
Branch coverage
The coverage of “ “ in a c…
branches
control flow graph.
Checklist-based testing
An ex… in which t… are designed to e…
experience-based test technique
test cases
exercise the items of a checklist.
Collaboration-based test approach
An approach to testing that focuses on d… by c…
defect avoidance
collaborating among stakeholders.
Coverage
The degree to which specified c… are exercised by a t… , expressed as a “ “.
Alt: test “c…”
coverage items
test suite
percentage
coverage
Coverage item
An “ “ or c… derived from one or more t… by using a t…
attribute
combination of attributes
test conditions
test technique.
Decision table testing
A b… in which t… are designed to exercise the com… and the r… shown in a d…
black-box test technique
test cases
combinations of conditions
resulting actions
decision table.
Equivalence partitioning
A b… in which t… are e… exercised by o…
Abbr: “E…”
Alt: part…
black-box test technique
test conditions
equivalence partitions
one representative member of each partition.
EP
partition testing
Error guessing
A t… in which “ “ are derived on the basis of the t… , or general k…
test technique
tests
tester’s knowledge of past failures
general knowledge of failure modes.
Experience-based test technique
A t… based on the tester’s “ “, “k…” and “ “.
Alt: experience-based test d… , experience-based tec…
test technique
experience
knowledge
intuition
experience-based test design technique
experience-based technique
Exploratory testing
An approach to testing in which the testers d… and e… based on their “ “, “e…” of the t… and the r…
dynamically design
execute tests
knowledge
exploration
test item
results of previous tests.
State transition testing
A b… in which t… are designed to exercise “e…“ of a s…
Alt: fin…
black-box test technique
test cases
elements
state transition model.
finite state testing
Statement coverage
The coverage of e…
executable statements.
Test technique
A “p…” used to define test “c…“, design test “c…“, and specify test “d…“.
Alt: test de…
procedure
conditions
cases
data
test design technique
White-box test technique
A test technique based on the i…
Alt: white-box test d… , str…
internal structure of a component or system.
white-box test design technique
structure-based test technique
