Advantages of Top-Down Integration in Software Engineering

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Integration Testing is the process of testing different components of a software application together as a single ______.

unit

Unit tests test small program units or ______ of a software system.

modules

Unit tests are fully ______.

automated

Unit tests are easy to develop using a ______ such as Jest.

framework Signup and view all the answers

Unit tests execute ______.

quickly Signup and view all the answers

Unit tests provide good ______ coverage.

test Signup and view all the answers

Integration Testing is also called integration and ______.

testing Signup and view all the answers

Top-Down Integration Advantages

engineers Signup and view all the answers

Isolation of ______ errors becomes easier because of the incremental nature of the top-down integration

interface Signup and view all the answers

Test cases designed to the integration of a module M are reused during the regression s performed after integrating other modules

test Signup and view all the answers

It may not be possible to observe meaningful ______ functions because of an absence of lower level modules and the presence of stubs

system Signup and view all the answers

Test case ______ and stub design become increasingly difficult when stubs lie far away from the top-level module

selection Signup and view all the answers

We design a test ______ to integrate lowest-level modules E, F, and G

driver Signup and view all the answers

Return ______ generated by one module are likely to be used in another module

values Signup and view all the answers

Integration testing aims to discover any ______ that may arise when the modules are integrated and must interact with each other.

defects Signup and view all the answers

Integration Testing is also known as ______ testing or thread testing.

string Signup and view all the answers

The objective of system integration testing (SIT) is to build a ______ version of the system.

working Signup and view all the answers

Integration testing is said to be complete when ______ behaviors are fully described.

important Signup and view all the answers

The complexity with Integration is usually the ______.

infrastructure Signup and view all the answers

System integration testing is performed at different levels of ______.

granularity Signup and view all the answers

In pairwise integration, only two ______ systems in an overall system are tested at a time.

interconnected Signup and view all the answers

Bottom-Up Integration Testing Advantages

One designs the behavior of a test driver by simplifying the behavior of the actual module Signup and view all the answers

Bottom-Up Integration Testing Disadvantages

Discovery of major faults are detected towards the end of the integration process, because major design decision are usually embodied in the top-level modules Signup and view all the answers

Big Bang Integration Testing

all the modules are individually tested with unit tests all those modules are put together to construct the entire system, which is tested as a whole Signup and view all the answers

Big Bang Integration Testing Trade-offs (Advantages)

Empirical studies have shown that top-down and big- bang strategies result in the most reliable systems Signup and view all the answers

Big Bang Integration Testing Trade-offs (Disadvantages)

Can result in difficult problem determination since all software must be considered suspect Signup and view all the answers

Sandwich Integration Testing

a system is integrated using a mix of top-down, bottom-up, and big-bang approaches Signup and view all the answers

Sandwich Integration Testing Trade-offs (Advantages)

Top and bottom layer tests can be done in parallel Signup and view all the answers

Sandwich Integration Testing Trade-offs (Disadvantages)

Does not test the individual subsystems on the target layer thoroughly before integration Signup and view all the answers

System Integration Test Plans (Categories)

Interface integrity, Functional validity, End-to-end validity, Pairwise validity, Interface stress, System endurance Signup and view all the answers

Advantages of Top-Down Integration in Software Engineering

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Integration Testing is the process of testing different components of a software application together as a single ______.

Unit tests test small program units or ______ of a software system.

Unit tests are fully ______.

Unit tests are easy to develop using a ______ such as Jest.

Unit tests execute ______.

Unit tests provide good ______ coverage.

Integration Testing is also called integration and ______.

Top-Down Integration Advantages

Isolation of ______ errors becomes easier because of the incremental nature of the top-down integration

Test cases designed to the integration of a module M are reused during the regression s performed after integrating other modules

It may not be possible to observe meaningful ______ functions because of an absence of lower level modules and the presence of stubs

Test case ______ and stub design become increasingly difficult when stubs lie far away from the top-level module

We design a test ______ to integrate lowest-level modules E, F, and G

Return ______ generated by one module are likely to be used in another module

Integration testing aims to discover any ______ that may arise when the modules are integrated and must interact with each other.

Integration Testing is also known as ______ testing or thread testing.

The objective of system integration testing (SIT) is to build a ______ version of the system.

Integration testing is said to be complete when ______ behaviors are fully described.

The complexity with Integration is usually the ______.

System integration testing is performed at different levels of ______.

In pairwise integration, only two ______ systems in an overall system are tested at a time.

Bottom-Up Integration Testing Advantages

Bottom-Up Integration Testing Disadvantages

Big Bang Integration Testing

Big Bang Integration Testing Trade-offs (Advantages)

Big Bang Integration Testing Trade-offs (Disadvantages)

Sandwich Integration Testing

Sandwich Integration Testing Trade-offs (Advantages)

Sandwich Integration Testing Trade-offs (Disadvantages)

System Integration Test Plans (Categories)

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Questions and Answers

Integration Testing is the process of testing different components of a software application together as a single ______.

Unit tests test small program units or ______ of a software system.

Unit tests are fully ______.

Unit tests are easy to develop using a ______ such as Jest.

Unit tests execute ______.

Unit tests provide good ______ coverage.

Integration Testing is also called integration and ______.

Top-Down Integration Advantages

Isolation of ______ errors becomes easier because of the incremental nature of the top-down integration

Test cases designed to ______ the integration of a module M are reused during the regression ______s performed after integrating other modules

It may not be possible to observe meaningful ______ functions because of an absence of lower level modules and the presence of stubs

Test case ______ and stub design become increasingly difficult when stubs lie far away from the top-level module

We design a test ______ to integrate lowest-level modules E, F, and G

Return ______ generated by one module are likely to be used in another module

Integration testing aims to discover any ______ that may arise when the modules are integrated and must interact with each other.

Integration Testing is also known as ______ testing or thread testing.

The objective of system integration testing (SIT) is to build a ______ version of the system.

Integration testing is said to be complete when ______ behaviors are fully described.

The complexity with Integration is usually the ______.

System integration testing is performed at different levels of ______.

In pairwise integration, only two ______ systems in an overall system are tested at a time.

Bottom-Up Integration Testing Advantages

Bottom-Up Integration Testing Disadvantages

Big Bang Integration Testing

Big Bang Integration Testing Trade-offs (Advantages)

Big Bang Integration Testing Trade-offs (Disadvantages)

Sandwich Integration Testing

Sandwich Integration Testing Trade-offs (Advantages)

Sandwich Integration Testing Trade-offs (Disadvantages)

System Integration Test Plans (Categories)

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