Component

Unit

Topics for Coverage  

Component 1

Unit 1

• Software Testing:

• Introduction, Meaning, What is Bug? Reasons of Bugs, Cost of Bugs, Software Tester Task.

• Introduction to Software Development Models

• Software Testing: Testing axioms, Terms & Definitions

• Testing Fundamentals:

• Types, Black Box, White Box, Static & Dynamic Testing. Static Black Box Testing.

• Dynamic Black Box Testing:

• Test to Pass & Test to Fail, Equivalence Partitioning, Data Testing, State Testing, , Other Black Box Testing Techniques.

Unit 2

• Static White Box Testing:

• Formal Reviews, Peer Reviews, Coding Standards and Guidelines. Review Check List

• Dynamic White Box Testing:

• Comparison with Debugging, Testing Pieces: Unit & Integration TestingConfiguration Testing:
• Overview, Software and Hardware Devices. Deciding Hardware Configurations.

• Compatibility Testing:

• Overview, Backward and Forward Compatibility. Testing Multiple versions. Data Sharing Compatibility

• User Interface Testing:

• Effective UI, Testing for Disabled.
• Data Coverage & Code Coverage

Component 2

Unit 3

• Documentation Testing:

• Types of Documentation, Importance of Documentation Testing.

• Security Testing:

• Threat Modelling, Buffer Overrun, Safe String Functions, Computer Forensics

• Web Site Testing:

• Web Page Fundamentals, Black Box Testing: Text, Hyperlinks, graphics, Forms. Gray Box Testing & White Box Testing, Configuration and Compatibility Testing

• System Testing

• Recovery Testing
• Security Testing
• Stress Testing
• Performance Testing

Unit 4

• Planning Testing:

• Goals, Test phases, Strategy, Resource Requirements, Schedule, Test Cases, Bug Reporting, Metrics.

• Test Cases:

• Test Case Planning, Design, Cases, Procedures, Organization and Tracking.

• Bug Life Cycle and Tracking System.
• Testing, QA and QC

• Quality Management
• Quality Planning Process
• Quality Assurance Process
• Quality Control process

• Organisational Structures:

• CMM Capability Maturity Model,
• ISO 9000.