Software Testing course for Working professional by QA CAMPUS - Noida

The Fundamentals of Testing

Why testing is necessary
Harm caused by defects in software
Root causes
Testing and quality assurance
What testing is
General testing principles
Fundamental test process and the psychology of testing
Testing throughout the Software Life Cycle

Software development models
Relationship between development, test activities and work products in the development life cycle, project and product characteristics and context
Test levels, objectives, typical objects and targets of testing
Functional, non-functional, structural and change-related testing
Confirmation and regression testing
Maintenance testing
Regression testing and impact analysis in maintenance
Static Techniques

Reviews and the test process
Software work products and the different static techniques
Importance and value of static techniques
Difference between static and dynamic techniques
Typical formal review process
Different types of review: informal review, technical review, walkthrough and inspection
Explain the factors for successful performance of reviews
Static analysis by tools
Defects and errors identified by static analysis
Typical benefits
Typical code and design defects identified
Test Design Techniques

Identifying test conditions and designing test cases
Categories of test design techniques
Specification-based (black-box) and structure-based (white-box) approaches
Equivalence partitioning
Boundary value analysis
Decision tables
State transition diagrams, use case testing
Structure-based or white-box techniques
Code coverage
Statement and decision coverage
Control flows using statement testing and decision testing
Coverage
Experience based techniques
Choosing techniques
Test Management

Test organization
Independent testing
Tasks of typical test leader and tester
Test planning and estimation
Standard for Software Test Documentation (IEEE 829)
Typical factors that influence the effort related to testing
Estimation approaches (metrics-based and expert-based)
Test preparation and execution tasks
Exit criteria
Test progress monitoring and control
Metrics and reporting
Configuration management
Risk and testing
Incident reporting and management
Tool Support for Testing

Types of test tool
Effective use of tools
Potential benefits and risks
Introducing a tool into an organization