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What is the main goal of System Testing?
What is the main goal of System Testing?
Which type of testing follows Integration Testing in the V-Model?
Which type of testing follows Integration Testing in the V-Model?
Who is primarily responsible for conducting System Testing?
Who is primarily responsible for conducting System Testing?
What is the first step in the System Testing process?
What is the first step in the System Testing process?
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Which of the following aspects does System Testing NOT focus on?
Which of the following aspects does System Testing NOT focus on?
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What type of testing is System Testing classified as?
What type of testing is System Testing classified as?
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Which step involves generating the data that is to be tested?
Which step involves generating the data that is to be tested?
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What is the primary purpose of integration testing?
What is the primary purpose of integration testing?
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What problem can integration testing help prevent when different developers work on separate modules?
What problem can integration testing help prevent when different developers work on separate modules?
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What happens during the Regression Testing phase of the System Testing process?
What happens during the Regression Testing phase of the System Testing process?
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Which integration testing approach integrates all components at once?
Which integration testing approach integrates all components at once?
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What is a disadvantage of the Big Bang Testing method?
What is a disadvantage of the Big Bang Testing method?
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How can integration testing address changes in requirements?
How can integration testing address changes in requirements?
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Which technique helps with inadequate exception handling during integration testing?
Which technique helps with inadequate exception handling during integration testing?
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What is a key responsibility of testers regarding integration testing?
What is a key responsibility of testers regarding integration testing?
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Which integration testing approach combines both Top Down and Bottom Up methods?
Which integration testing approach combines both Top Down and Bottom Up methods?
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What is the main purpose of Statement Coverage in unit testing?
What is the main purpose of Statement Coverage in unit testing?
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Which unit testing technique specifically aims to cover all possible paths of decision points?
Which unit testing technique specifically aims to cover all possible paths of decision points?
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What distinguishes White box testing from Black box testing?
What distinguishes White box testing from Black box testing?
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Which of the following best describes Branch Coverage in unit testing?
Which of the following best describes Branch Coverage in unit testing?
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Which testing technique focuses on analyzing the outcomes of Boolean expressions?
Which testing technique focuses on analyzing the outcomes of Boolean expressions?
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What is a key characteristic of Black box testing techniques?
What is a key characteristic of Black box testing techniques?
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What does Condition Coverage aim to accomplish in unit testing?
What does Condition Coverage aim to accomplish in unit testing?
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Which statement is true regarding Gray box testing?
Which statement is true regarding Gray box testing?
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What is the primary purpose of Unit Testing?
What is the primary purpose of Unit Testing?
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When is Unit Testing typically performed in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)?
When is Unit Testing typically performed in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)?
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Which of the following is NOT a benefit of performing Unit Testing?
Which of the following is NOT a benefit of performing Unit Testing?
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What does Validation Testing primarily assess?
What does Validation Testing primarily assess?
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Which type of testing is performed first in the V-Model of Software Testing?
Which type of testing is performed first in the V-Model of Software Testing?
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Why is Unit Testing considered a White Box testing technique?
Why is Unit Testing considered a White Box testing technique?
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What can happen if inappropriate Unit Testing is conducted?
What can happen if inappropriate Unit Testing is conducted?
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What do good unit tests offer besides validating code functionality?
What do good unit tests offer besides validating code functionality?
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What is the main purpose of acceptance testing?
What is the main purpose of acceptance testing?
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Which type of testing involves feedback from end-users in their environment?
Which type of testing involves feedback from end-users in their environment?
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What is a potential disadvantage of acceptance testing?
What is a potential disadvantage of acceptance testing?
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How does acceptance testing enhance product quality?
How does acceptance testing enhance product quality?
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What aspect of testing is primarily covered by acceptance testing?
What aspect of testing is primarily covered by acceptance testing?
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What is the primary focus of performance testing?
What is the primary focus of performance testing?
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What is a major disadvantage of system testing?
What is a major disadvantage of system testing?
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What does scalability testing evaluate?
What does scalability testing evaluate?
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Which of the following is NOT an advantage of system testing?
Which of the following is NOT an advantage of system testing?
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Load testing is specifically aimed at determining what aspect of the software?
Load testing is specifically aimed at determining what aspect of the software?
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What is a critical component of validation testing as demonstrated by the V-Model?
What is a critical component of validation testing as demonstrated by the V-Model?
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Which testing type checks if a product meets the acceptance criteria established by users?
Which testing type checks if a product meets the acceptance criteria established by users?
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Flashcards
What is Software Testing?
What is Software Testing?
The process of evaluating software during or after development to ensure it meets specified requirements.
What is Validation Testing?
What is Validation Testing?
A type of testing that makes sure the software fulfills its intended use and client needs.
What is Unit Testing?
What is Unit Testing?
A testing technique used to validate individual units or components of software, ensuring they function as expected.
When is Unit Testing Done?
When is Unit Testing Done?
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Why is Unit Testing Important?
Why is Unit Testing Important?
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What is Manual Unit Testing?
What is Manual Unit Testing?
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Who Performs Unit Testing?
Who Performs Unit Testing?
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What kind of testing is Unit Testing?
What kind of testing is Unit Testing?
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Black box testing
Black box testing
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White box testing
White box testing
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Gray box testing
Gray box testing
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Statement Coverage
Statement Coverage
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Decision Coverage
Decision Coverage
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Branch Coverage
Branch Coverage
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Condition Coverage
Condition Coverage
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Finite State Machine Coverage
Finite State Machine Coverage
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Integration Testing
Integration Testing
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Big Bang Integration Testing
Big Bang Integration Testing
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Bottom-Up Integration Testing
Bottom-Up Integration Testing
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Top-Down Integration Testing
Top-Down Integration Testing
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Sandwich Integration Testing
Sandwich Integration Testing
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End-to-End Testing
End-to-End Testing
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Incorporating Changing Requirements
Incorporating Changing Requirements
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Testing Third-Party APIs
Testing Third-Party APIs
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What is Load Testing?
What is Load Testing?
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What is Stress Testing?
What is Stress Testing?
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What is Scalability Testing?
What is Scalability Testing?
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What is User Acceptance Testing?
What is User Acceptance Testing?
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What is the goal of System Testing?
What is the goal of System Testing?
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Why is System Testing crucial?
Why is System Testing crucial?
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What is a drawback of System Testing?
What is a drawback of System Testing?
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What is another drawback of System Testing?
What is another drawback of System Testing?
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What is Alpha Testing?
What is Alpha Testing?
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What is Beta Testing?
What is Beta Testing?
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What is the purpose of Acceptance Testing?
What is the purpose of Acceptance Testing?
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Why is Acceptance Testing Important?
Why is Acceptance Testing Important?
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What is the benefit of user feedback during Acceptance Testing?
What is the benefit of user feedback during Acceptance Testing?
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What is System Testing?
What is System Testing?
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What type of testing is System Testing?
What type of testing is System Testing?
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When is System Testing done?
When is System Testing done?
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What is tested during System Testing?
What is tested during System Testing?
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Who is responsible for System Testing?
Who is responsible for System Testing?
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What is the importance of a Test Environment Setup in System Testing?
What is the importance of a Test Environment Setup in System Testing?
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What is Regression Testing in System Testing?
What is Regression Testing in System Testing?
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Study Notes
Software Engineering II - Lecture III: Software Testing
- This lecture covers software testing, focusing on unit testing.
- Validation testing evaluates software during or at the end of development to ensure it meets business requirements.
- Validation testing aims to determine if the correct product is being built.
- Validation testing follows a workflow, including testing activities like unit, integration, system, and user acceptance.
- A V-Model demonstrates validation testing activities.
- Unit testing is performed during the development phase (coding).
- Unit testing validates individual software components, ensuring each performs as expected.
- Unit tests isolate specific code sections (functions, methods, modules, objects), verifying their correctness.
- Unit testing is a white-box testing technique.
- In the SDLC, unit testing is performed before integration testing.
- Unit testing is typically performed by the developer.
- Unit testing saves time and money by catching defects early in development.
- Unit testing helps developers understand the testing code base and enables quick changes.
- Unit tests document projects and aid code reuse.
- Unit testing can be performed manually or automatically.
- Manual unit testing might use step-by-step instructions, while automated testing involves code to test a section of code to reduce dependencies.
- Unit test frameworks typically automate test cases.
- Unit testing techniques include black-box, white-box, and gray-box testing.
- Black-box testing involves input/output evaluation, white-box testing evaluates functionality, while gray-box combines both.
- Code coverage techniques used in unit testing include statement, decision, branch, condition, and finite state machine coverage.
- Statement coverage ensures every executable statement in source code is executed at least once.
- Decision coverage validates the true/false outcomes of Boolean expressions.
- Branch coverage checks all branches of decision points.
- Condition coverage tests variables/sub-expressions in conditional statements.
- Finite state machine coverage evaluates sequences in a finite state machine.
- Advantages of unit testing include developer guidance on how units function, enabling refactoring, and testing parts without waiting for others.
- Disadvantages include inability to catch all errors, as well as integration or system-level issues.
- Best practices for unit testing include independent test cases, testing one code section at a time, consistent naming conventions, and testing any code changes in other modules first.
- The test team is responsible for system integration testing.
Software Engineering II - Lecture III: Integration Testing
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Integration testing, also known as integration and testing (I&T), is testing different units, modules, or components in a software application as a combined entity.
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Integration testing aims to test the interfaces between modules and expose integration defects.
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Modules might be coded by different programmers, so integration flaws may arise.
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Steps in Integration testing include: preparing a plan, designing scenarios, executing these cases and reporting defects.
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The process of Integration testing is done until there is a successful testing of the application.
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Integration testing involves integrating different modules in an application, then testing their integrated behaviors/unit.
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Integration testing verifies if components communicate correctly after integration, as intended.
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It's crucial to identify if units are communicating correctly and working as intended post-integration.
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Advantages of integration testing include faster identification of defects related to the integration process and the possibility of creating early prototypes.
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Disadvantages are the complexity of fault localization and high risk of missing interfaces, especially when many interfaces are being tested.
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Different Integration testing Approaches consist of Big Bang approach Incremental approach
- Top down approach
- Bottom up approach
- Sandwich approach - combination of top down and bottom up approaches
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Big Bang approach involves integrating all components at once, making fault localization challenging and some interfaces may be missed. Big Bang is suitable for small systems, but fault localization is difficult.
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Incremental approach integrates modules progressively, improving fault localization. Steps in incremental are testing small components first to ensure proper functioning before integrating with larger ones. This approach is suitable for complex applications.
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Top-down approach begins with higher-level modules and incrementally integrates lower levels. Lower level modules have stubs, or dummy replacements.
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Bottom-up integration begins with lower-level modules and integrates up. This method can help pinpoint defects early since the components are tested before integration.
Software Engineering II - Lecture III: System Testing
- System testing evaluates the whole integrated system against its requirements.
- System testing is a black-box technique, performed post-integration testing before acceptance.
- System testing verifies compliance with requirements, including design and functional aspects, and accounts for customer expectations, beyond base specifications.
- Testing teams, independent of developers, perform system testing to assess overall system quality.
- System testing steps include setting up the test environment, generating test cases, generating test data, executing test cases, reporting defects, performing regression testing, logging defects, and re-testing.
- System testing has several types such as load testing (checking application behavior under extreme load conditions), stress testing (examining application stability under varying load scenarios), and scalability testing (evaluating application ability to accommodate growing user demands).
- Advantages of this type of testing include ease of using the technique without needing advanced programming knowledge. It allows the whole application to be tested and checks errors which are hard to find in earlier stages of testing. It also emulates a real-time environment for testing.
- Disadvantages include its time-intensive nature, as it requires testing the complete system or application. The cost of testing tends to be high due to its overall nature.
Software Engineering II - Lecture III: Acceptance Testing
- Acceptance testing is the final testing phase, performed after system testing.
- It validates the product according to user needs, requirements, and business processes, ensuring it satisfies acceptance criteria.
- Acceptance testing determines whether a system satisfies the required standards, and is conducted through various types such as User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Business Acceptance Testing (BAT), Contract Acceptance Testing (CAT), Regulations Acceptance Testing (RAT), and Operational Acceptance Testing (OAT).
- UAT determines whether the product functions as intended for the user, focusing on specific user requirements.
- BAT assesses whether the product meets business goals, addressing business needs and profit targets.
- CAT is performed after the product is released live, and is a contract between stakeholders, which mandates successful testing of acceptance criteria within a specified time frame.
- RAT determines if the product adheres to the rules and regulations of the jurisdiction it will be released in.
- OAT focuses on evaluating the system's operational readiness, including aspects like compatibility, reliability, maintainability, and other non-functional properties.
- Special acceptance testing types, such as Alpha testing and Beta testing are also covered, involving testing by developers before or by end-users after release, providing direct feedback for refinement and improvement.
- Advantages include direct insights from users, automated test execution, and simplified requirement communication.
- Disadvantages involve user participation needs, potential conflicts among user viewpoints, and additional time for testing.
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Test your knowledge on System Testing and its role in the software development lifecycle. This quiz covers concepts such as types of testing, responsibilities of testers, and the different approaches to integration testing. Prepare to deepen your understanding of these critical processes in software quality assurance.