Mumbai University > Information Technology > Sem 8 > Software Testing and Quality Assurance

Marks: 10 Mar

Difficulty : Medium

Software testing is an empirical investigation conducted to provide stake holders with information about the quality of the product or service under test, with respect to the context in which it is intended to operate.

The testing process is divided into a well-defined sequence of steps is terms as software testing life cycle (STLC) The major contribution of STLC is to involve the testers at early stages of development. This has a significant benefit in the project schedule and cost. The STLC also help the management in measuring specific milestones. STLC consists of the following phases below –

1. Test planning :

The goal of test planning is to take into account the important issues of testing strategy. Namely, resources, schedules, responsibilities, risks and priorities, as a road map. Test planning issues are in tune with the overall project planning. Broadly, following are the activities during test planning:

• Defining the test strategy.

• Estimating the number of test cases, their duration and cost.

• Planning the resources such as manpower to test.