Software Testing Dictionary

A free, searchable by word and topic on-line vocabulary and thesaurus with definitions, synonyms and quotations for over 600 terms associated with Software Testing and QA (Quality assurance)

All following definitions are taken from accepted and identified sources.
This page is being updated on a monthly basis
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Sources used:
1. Documentation and standards from:
BCS - British Computer Society
IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
ANSI - American National Standards Institute http://www.ansi.org/
ISO - International Standard Organization
NBS - National British standard
DOD - Department Of Defense (USA)
BS7925-1 British Standard BS 7925-1 Vocabulary of terms in software testing
2. software testing books

The following answers can be used in any educational program written test as well as an interview questions for QA/ software testing position.

What is Boundary Value Analysis?
How is Capability Maturity Model organized?
What is Equivalence Partitioning?
Describe Orthogonal Array Testing.
Compare Test-driven development (TDD) and agile model-driven development (AMDD)
Describe Top Down Testing Technique
Describe Walkthroughs versus Inspections
You can also find on this website:
Standards related to Software Testing,
QA Dictionary,
Acronyms and abbreviations in software testing
Software testing terminology
This Internet Software Testing Computer Encyclopedia can be useful for students and other educational purposes as well as a reference material and a glossary for technical support.

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