Once source code has been generated, software must be tested to uncover (and correct) as many errors as possible before delivery to your customer. Your goal is to design a series of test cases that have a high likelihood of finding errors - but how? That’s where software testing techniques enter the picture. Chapter 18 provides knowledge of testing conventional applications. | These slides are designed to accompany Software Engineering: A Practitioner’s Approach, 7/e (McGraw-Hill 2009). Slides copyright 2009 by Roger Pressman. Chapter 18 Testing Conventional Applications Slide Set to accompany Software Engineering: A Practitioner’s Approach, 7/e by Roger S. Pressman Slides copyright © 1996, 2001, 2005, 2009 by Roger S. Pressman For non-profit educational use only May be reproduced ONLY for student use at the university level when used in conjunction with Software Engineering: A Practitioner's Approach, 7/e. Any other reproduction or use is prohibited without the express written permission of the author. All copyright information MUST appear if these slides are posted on a website for student use. These slides are designed to accompany Software Engineering: A Practitioner’s Approach, 7/e (McGraw-Hill 2009). Slides copyright 2009 by Roger Pressman. Testability Operability—it operates cleanly Observability—the results of each test case are readily . | These slides are designed to accompany Software Engineering: A Practitioner’s Approach, 7/e (McGraw-Hill 2009). Slides copyright 2009 by Roger Pressman. Chapter 18 Testing Conventional Applications Slide Set to accompany Software Engineering: A Practitioner’s Approach, 7/e by Roger S. Pressman Slides copyright © 1996, 2001, 2005, 2009 by Roger S. Pressman For non-profit educational use only May be reproduced ONLY for student use at the university level when used in conjunction with Software Engineering: A Practitioner's Approach, 7/e. Any other reproduction or use is prohibited without the express written permission of the author. All copyright information MUST appear if these slides are posted on a website for student use. These slides are designed to accompany Software Engineering: A Practitioner’s Approach, 7/e (McGraw-Hill 2009). Slides copyright 2009 by Roger Pressman. Testability Operability—it operates cleanly Observability—the results of each test case are readily observed Controllability—the degree to which testing can be automated and optimized Decomposability—testing can be targeted Simplicity—reduce complex architecture and logic to simplify tests Stability—few changes are requested during testing Understandability—of the design These slides are designed to accompany Software Engineering: A Practitioner’s Approach, 7/e (McGraw-Hill 2009). Slides copyright 2009 by Roger Pressman. What is a “Good” Test? A good test has a high probability of finding an error A good test is not redundant. A good test should be “best of breed” A good test should be neither too simple nor too complex These slides are designed to accompany Software Engineering: A Practitioner’s Approach, 7/e (McGraw-Hill 2009). Slides copyright 2009 by Roger Pressman. Internal and External Views Any engineered product (and most other things) can be tested in one of two ways: Knowing the specified function that a product has been designed to perform, tests can be conducted that
