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Software Testing by Mind Map: Software Testing

1. Static Testing Techniques

1.1. Static Analysis

1.1.1. Tools

1.1.1.1. Code Structure

1.1.1.1.1. Data Flow

1.1.1.1.2. Control Flow

1.1.1.2. Code Metrics

1.1.1.2.1. Cyclomatic Number

1.1.1.2.2. Comment frequency

1.1.1.2.3. Depth of nesting

1.1.1.3. Code Standards

1.1.1.4. Capture and Replay Tool

1.2. Review

1.2.1. Informal Review

1.2.2. Inspection

1.2.2.1. Kickoff

1.2.2.2. Individual Preparation

1.2.2.3. Review Meeting

1.2.2.3.1. Logging Phase

1.2.2.3.2. Discussion Phase

1.2.2.3.3. Decision Phase

1.2.2.4. Rework

1.2.2.5. Follow Up

1.2.3. Walkthroughs

1.2.4. Technical Review

2. Test Levels

2.1. WHITE BOX ONLY: Unit Testing of Developers

2.2. WHITE BOX ONLY: Component/Unit Testing of testers

2.3. Integration Testing

2.3.1. Big Bang Integration

2.3.2. Top Down

2.3.3. Bottom Up

2.3.4. Functional Incremental

2.4. System Testing

2.4.1. Recovery Testing

2.5. Acceptance Testing

3. Test Type

3.1. 1. Structural (White Box)

3.2. 2. Change Related

3.2.1. Maintenance

3.2.1.1. Modifications

3.2.1.2. Migration

3.2.1.3. Retirement of the system

3.2.2. Regression

3.2.2.1. Upgrade

3.2.3. Confirmation/Retesting

3.3. Black Box

3.3.1. 3. Functional or Functionality

3.3.1.1. smoke

3.3.1.2. Sanity

3.3.2. 4. Nonfunctional

3.3.2.1. Maintainability

3.3.2.1.1. Testability

3.3.2.2. Reliability

3.3.2.2.1. Robustness

3.3.2.3. Usability

3.3.2.3.1. Content Testing

3.3.2.4. Efficiency

3.3.2.4.1. Performance

3.3.2.5. Portability

3.3.2.6. Load Testing

3.3.2.7. Stress Testing

3.4. Acceptance Testing Test Types

3.4.1. User Acceptance Testing

3.4.1.1. Alpha Testing

3.4.1.2. Beta Testing

3.4.2. Operational Acceptance Test

4. Boolean Operators: AND, OR, & NOT

5. Impact Analysis

6. Software Development Models

6.1. Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)

6.2. V-Model AKA Sequential Development Model

6.3. Iterative- incremental development models

7. Fault = Defect: flaw that causes system/component to fail Mistake = Error: human action produces incorrect result

7.1. Reasons for failure

8. Techniques are used for Test Types and Test Levels

9. Test Levels will have test objectives, exercised through test types

10. Techniques are used for Test Types and Test Levels

11. Test harnesses

11.1. Dummy modules

11.1.1. Drivers

11.1.2. Stubs

12. Test Harnesses are used within test levels.

13. Reflection

13.1. Verification

13.2. Validation

14. Hierarchical System

15. Dyanmic Analysis Tools

16. Dynamic Testing Teqchniques

16.1. Experience Based

16.1.1. Error Guessing

16.1.2. Exploratory

16.1.3. Fault Attack

16.2. Specification Based/Functional and nonfunctional Testing (Black/Opaque Box Techniques)

16.2.1. Decision Tables

16.2.2. State Testing

16.2.3. Use Case Testing

16.2.4. Equivalence Partitioning

16.2.4.1. Boundary Value Analysis

16.2.5. Cause Effect Graph aka Fishbone Diagram

16.3. Structure Based (White Box Techniques)

16.3.1. Decision (aka branch)

16.3.2. Path Testing

16.3.3. Statement Testing & Coverage

16.3.4. Condition

16.3.5. Multiple Condition

16.3.6. Linear Code Sequence & Jump (LCSJ)

17. Compliance Testing