C857 WGU, Top Questions & Answers, VERIFIED. Rated A+ Testing
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C857 WGU, Top Questions & Answers,
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Testing
The process of executing a program with the intent of finding
errors.
Black-Box Testing
Also known as datadriven or input/output-driven testing
Be completely unconcerned about the internal behavior and structure of the program. I...
C857 WGU, Top Questions & Answers,
VERIFIED. Rated A+
Testing
The process of executing a program with the intent of finding
errors.
Black-Box Testing
Also known as datadriven or input/output-driven testing
Be completely unconcerned about the internal behavior and structure of the program. Instead,
concentrate on finding circumstances in which the program does not behave according to its
specifications.
Exhaustive input testing
making use of every possible input condition
as a test case
White-Box Testing
or logic-driven
permits you to examine the internal structure of the program. This strategy derives test data from an
examination of the program’s logic (and often, unfortunately, at the neglect of the specification).
exhaustive path testing
Execute, via test cases, all possible paths of control flow through the program, then possibly the
program has been completely tested.
Vital Program Testing Guidelines
1 A necessary part of a test case is a definition of the expected
output or result.
2 A programmer should avoid attempting to test his or her own
program.
3 A programming organization should not test its own programs.
4 Any testing process should include a thorough inspection of the results of each test.
5 Test cases must be written for input conditions that are invalid
, and unexpected, as well as for those that are valid and expected.
6 Examining a program to see if it does not do what it is supposed to do is only half the battle; the other
half is seeing whether the program does what it is not supposed to do.
7 Avoid throwaway test cases unless the program is truly a
throwaway program.
8 Do not plan a testing effort under the tacit assumption that no errors will be found.
9 The probability of the existence of more errors in a section of a program is proportional to the number
of errors already found in that section.
10 Testing is an extremely creative and intellectually challenging task.
1 A necessary part of a test case is a definition of the expected
output or result.
1. A description of the input data to the program.
2. A precise description of the correct output of the program for that set of input data.
2: A programmer should avoid attempting to test his or her
own program.
They know what the piece is supposed to say, hence may not recognize when it says otherwise. And
they really don’t want to find errors in their own work. The same applies to software authors.
Another problem arises with a change in focus on a software project. After a programmer has
constructively designed and coded a program, it is extremely difficult to suddenly change perspective to
look at the program with a destructive eye.
3: A programming organization should not test its own
programs.
It is more economical for testing to be performed by an objective, independent party.
4: Any testing process should include a thorough inspection of the results of each test.
Errors that are found in later tests were often missed in the results from earlier tests.
5: Test cases must be written for input conditions that are invalid and unexpected, as well as for those
that are valid and expected.
Test cases representing unexpected and invalid input conditions seem to have a higher error detection
yield than do test cases for valid input conditions.
6: Examining a program to see if it does not do what it is supposed to do is only half the battle; the other
half is seeing whether the program does what it is not supposed to do.
Programs must be examined for unwanted side effects.
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