tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30917912184469638602014-03-19T04:15:39.165-07:00Quality Assurance and Testing Jargon clarified in simple EnglishMohannoreply@blogger.comBlogger874125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3091791218446963860.post-63806167227821884332013-08-26T13:20:00.062-07:002013-08-30T11:26:23.899-07:00An arrangement of work elements and their relationship to each other and to the end product. [CMMI]Mohannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3091791218446963860.post-23525531222138346562013-08-26T13:20:00.061-07:002013-08-30T11:26:23.892-07:00A pointer that references a location that is out of scope for that pointer or that does not exist. See also pointer.Mohannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3091791218446963860.post-83939155200765387692013-08-26T13:20:00.060-07:002013-08-30T11:26:23.884-07:00An expert based test estimation technique that aims at making an accurate estimation using the collective wisdom of the team members.Mohannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3091791218446963860.post-6778632338553755622013-08-26T13:20:00.059-07:002013-08-30T11:26:23.877-07:00Testing based on an analysis of the internal structure of the component or system.Mohannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3091791218446963860.post-56441889200611025102013-08-26T13:20:00.058-07:002013-08-30T11:26:23.870-07:00Procedure to derive and/or select test cases based on an analysis of the internal structure of a component or system.Mohannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3091791218446963860.post-49048435077927812622013-08-26T13:20:00.057-07:002013-08-30T11:26:23.863-07:00See white-box test design technique.Mohannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3091791218446963860.post-41862856510674200182013-08-26T13:20:00.056-07:002013-08-30T11:26:23.855-07:00A questionnaire-based usability test technique for measuring web site software quality from the end users point of view.Mohannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3091791218446963860.post-21651114378054422982013-08-26T13:20:00.055-07:002013-08-30T11:26:23.846-07:00See Work Breakdown Structure.Mohannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3091791218446963860.post-9814683850149050812013-08-26T13:20:00.054-07:002013-08-30T11:26:23.839-07:00See Website Analysis and MeasureMent Inventory.Mohannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3091791218446963860.post-3620170845751659882013-08-26T13:20:00.053-07:002013-08-30T11:26:23.831-07:00A step-by-step presentation by the author of a document in order to gather information and to establish a common understanding of its content. [Freedman and Weinberg, IEEE 1028] See also peer review .Mohannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3091791218446963860.post-74323500898596240412013-08-26T13:20:00.052-07:002013-08-30T11:26:23.823-07:00WMohannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3091791218446963860.post-4257415369753904042013-08-26T13:20:00.051-07:002013-08-30T11:26:23.815-07:00Testing where the system is subjected to large volumes of d . See also resource-utilization testing.Mohannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3091791218446963860.post-83094290096797167862013-08-26T13:20:00.050-07:002013-08-30T11:26:23.808-07:00The tracing of requirements through the layers of development documentation to components.Mohannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3091791218446963860.post-71908163328349773602013-08-26T13:20:00.049-07:002013-08-30T11:26:23.800-07:00See configuration control.Mohannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3091791218446963860.post-1621518002720759112013-08-26T13:20:00.048-07:002013-08-30T11:26:23.792-07:00Confirmation by examination and through provision of objective evidence that specified requirements have been fulfilled. [ISO 9000]Mohannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3091791218446963860.post-79249764665321412712013-08-26T13:20:00.047-07:002013-08-30T11:26:23.785-07:00An element of storage in a computer that is accessible by a software program by referring to it by a name.Mohannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3091791218446963860.post-41348778771240638992013-08-26T13:20:00.046-07:002013-08-30T11:26:23.777-07:00A view of quality, wherein quality is defined by price. A quality product or service is one that provides desired performance at an acceptable cost. Quality is determined by means of a decision process with stakeholders on trade-offs between time, effort and cost aspects. [After Garvin] See also manufacturing-based quality, product- based quality, transcendent-based quality, user-based quality.Mohannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3091791218446963860.post-75126625314382248642013-08-26T13:20:00.045-07:002013-08-30T11:26:23.769-07:00Confirmation by examination and through provision of objective evidence that the requirements for a specific intended use or application have been fulfilled. [ISO 9000]Mohannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3091791218446963860.post-77687800072615424312013-08-26T13:20:00.044-07:002013-08-30T11:26:23.762-07:00A framework to describe the software development lifecycle activities from requirements specification to maintenance. The V-model illustrates how testing activities can be integrated into each phase of the software development lifecycle.Mohannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3091791218446963860.post-21408267869529706272013-08-26T13:20:00.043-07:002013-08-30T11:26:23.754-07:00VMohannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3091791218446963860.post-61925693056772332762013-08-26T13:20:00.042-07:002013-08-30T11:26:23.747-07:00A test whereby real-life users are involved to evaluate the usability of a component or system.Mohannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3091791218446963860.post-66164439334802359772013-08-26T13:20:00.041-07:002013-08-30T11:26:23.739-07:00A black box test design technique in which test cases are designed based on user stories to verify their correct implementation. See also user story.Mohannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3091791218446963860.post-52425919692417319172013-08-26T13:20:00.040-07:002013-08-30T11:26:23.731-07:00A high-level user or business requirement commonly used in agile software development, typically consisting of one or more sentences in the everyday or business language capturing what functionality a user needs, any non-functional criteria, and also includes acceptance criteria. See also agile software development, requirement.Mohannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3091791218446963860.post-78258711442824771202013-08-26T13:20:00.039-07:002013-08-30T11:26:23.724-07:00See use case testingMohannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3091791218446963860.post-10384251561473652792013-08-26T13:20:00.038-07:002013-08-30T11:26:23.718-07:00A view of quality, wherein quality is the capacity to satisfy needs, wants and desires of the user(s). A product or service that does not fulfill user needs is unlikely to find any users. This is a context dependent, contingent approach to quality since different business characteristics require different qualities of a product. [after Garvin] See also manufacturing-based quality, product-based quality, transcendent-based quality, value- based quality.Mohannoreply@blogger.com0