Software Testing

Fundamentals of Testing :Human and errors, Testing and Debugging, Software Quality, Requirement Behavior and Correctness, Fundamentals of Test Process, Psychology of Testing, General Principles of Testing, Test Metrics. Role of Testing in SDLC :Review of software development models (Waterfall Models, Spiral Model, W Model, V Model) Agile Methodology and Its Impact on testing, Test Levels (Unit, Component, Module, Integration, System, Acceptance, Generic) Approaches to Testing – I :Static Testing ,Structured Group Examinations ,Static Analysis ,Control flow & Data flow, Determining Metrics Approaches to Testing – II : Dynamic Testing ,Black Box Testing ,Equivalence Class Partitioning, Boundary Value Analysis, State Transition Test, Cause Effect Graphing and Decision Table Technique and Used Case Testing. White Box Testing, Statement Coverage, Branch Coverage, Test of Conditions, Path Coverage. Test Management: Test Organization, Test teams, tasks and Qualifications, Test Planning, Quality Assurance Plan, Test Plan, Prioritization Plan, Test Exit Criteria ,Cost and economy Aspects