A-Z Knowledge in Testing - T - Part 2 Series

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A-Z Knowledge in Testing - T - Part 2 Series

Technical Review   

A peer group discussion activity that focuses on achieving consensus on the technical approach to be taken. A technical review is also known as a peer review.

Test Case   

A specific set of test data along with expected results for a particular test condition

Test Maturity Model (TMM)   

A five level staged framework for test process improvement, related to the Capability Maturity Model (CMM) that describes the key elements of an effective test process.

Test Process Improvement (TPI)   

A continuous framework for test process improvement that describes the key elements of an effective test process, especially targeted at system testing and acceptance testing.

Test approach   

The implementation of the test strategy for a specific project.

It typically includes the decisions made that follow based on the (test) project's goal and the risk assessment carried out, starting points regarding the test process and the test design techniques to be applied.

Test automation   

The use of software to perform or support test activities, e.g. test management, test design, test execution and results checking.
There are many factors to consider when planning for software test automation. Automation changes the complexion of testing and the test organisation from design through implementation and test execution.

There are tangible and intangible elements and widely held myths about benefits and capabilities of test automation.

Test case specification   

A document specifying a set of test cases (objective, inputs, test actions, expected results, and execution preconditions) for a test item.

Test charter   

A statement of test objectives, and possibly test ideas. Test charters are amongst other used in exploratory testing.

Test comparator

A test tool to perform automated test comparison.

Test comparison   

The process of identifying differences between the actual results produced by the component or system under test and the expected results for a test.

Test comparison

It can be performed during test execution (dynamic comparison) or after test execution.

Test condition   

An item or event of a component or system that could be verified by one or more test cases, e.g. a function, transaction, quality attribute, or structural element.

Test data   

Data that exists (for example, in a database) before a test is executed, and that affects or is affected by the component or system under test.