Let’s review what you have learned in this chapter.
From Section 2.1, you should now understand the relationship between development and testing within a development life cycle, including the test activities and test (work) products. You should know that the development model to use should fit, or must be adapted to fit, the project and product characteristics. You should be able to recall the reasons for different levels of testing and characteristics of good testing in any life cycle model. You should know the glossary terms (commercial) off-the-shelf software (COTS), incremental development model, test level, validation, verification and V-model.
From Section 2.2, you should know the typical levels of testing. You should be able to compare the different levels of testing with respect to their major objectives, typical objects of testing, typical targets of testing (e.g. functional or structural) and related work products. You should also know which persons perform the testing activities at the various test levels, the types of defects found and failures to be identified. You should know the glossary terms alpha testing, beta testing, component testing, driver, functional requirements, integration, integration testing, non-functional testing, operational testing, regulation acceptance testing (compliance testing), robustness testing, stub, system testing, test-driven development, test environment and user acceptance testing.
From Section 2.3, you should know the four major types of test (functional, non-functional, structural and change-related) and should be able to provide some concrete examples for each of these. You should understand that functional and structural tests occur at any test level and be able to explain how they are applied in the various test levels. You should be able to identify and describe non-functional test types based on non-functional requirements and product quality characteristics. Finally you should be able to explain the purpose of confirmation testing (retesting) and regression testing in the context of change-related testing.
You should know the glossary terms black-box testing, code coverage, confirmation testing (re-testing), functional testing, interoperability testing, load testing, maintainability testing, performance testing, portability testing, regression testing, reliability testing, security testing, specification-based testing, stress testing, structural testing, test suite, usability testing and white-box testing
From Section 2.4, you should be able to compare maintenance testing to testing of new applications. You should be able to identify triggers and reasons for maintenance testing, such as modifications, migration and retirement. Finally you should be able to describe the role of regression testing and impact analysis within maintenance testing. You should know the glossary terms impact analysis and maintenance testing.
