Software Testing Testing Across the Entire Software Development Life Cycle

280 Pages·2007·5.82 MB·English

Software Testing
Testing Across the Entire
Software Development Life Cycle
Gerald D. Everett
Certifi ed Senior Testing Education Specialist
IBM
Raymond McLeod, Jr.
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

Software Testing

Software Testing
Testing Across the Entire
Software Development Life Cycle
Gerald D. Everett
Certifi ed Senior Testing Education Specialist
IBM
Raymond McLeod, Jr.
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
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Software testing : testing across the entire software development life
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Includes index.
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1. Computer software–Testing. 2. Computer software–Development. I.
McLeod, Raymond.
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To my wife Nell and her steadfast encouragement during the
relentless weekends and vacations while I wrote this book.
Jerry
To my good friend Carolyn, whose reminders, suggestions, and
inspiration have made me a better person, father, and appreciator
of the beauty that the world has to offer.
Ray

Contents
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xv
1. Overview of Testing 1
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 Objectives and Limits of Testing 2
1.3 The Value Versus Cost of Testing 11
1.4 Relationship of Testing to the Software Development Life Cycle 16
1.5 Tester Versus Developer Roles in Software Testing 22
1.6 Putting Software Testing in Perspective 25
1.7 Summary 25
2. The Software Development Life Cycle 29
2.1 Introduction 29
2.2 Methodologies and Tools 29
2.3 The Evolution of System Development Life Cycles 30
2.4 The Phased Development Methodology 33
2.5 The Preliminary Investigation Stage 37
2.6 The Analysis Stage 43
2.7 The Design Stage 46
2.8 The Preliminary Construction Stage 50
2.9 The Final Construction Stage 54
2.10 The Installation Stage 56
2.11 Putting Phased Development in Perspective 57
2.12 Summary 57
3. Overview of Structured Testing 59
3.1 Introduction 59
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