Directorate of Distance Education. Software Testing and Quality Assurance

Автор не указан. Directorate of Distance Education, 2012. - 216 p.Directorate of Distance Education
LPU is reaching out to the masses by providing an intellectual learning environment that is academically rich with the most
affordable fee structure. Supported by the largest University1 in the country, LPU, the Directorate of Distance Education (DDE)
is bridging the gap between education and the education seekers at a fast pace, through the usage of technology which
significantly extends the reach and quality of education. DDE aims at making Distance Education a credible and valued mode
of learning by providing education without a compromise.
DDE is a young and dynamic wing of the University, filled with energy, enthusiasm, compassion and concern. Its team strives
hard to meet the demands of the industry, to ensure quality in curriculum, teaching methodology, examination and evaluation
system, and to provide the best of student services to its students. DDE is proud of its values, by virtue of which, it ensures to
make an impact on the education system and its learners.
Through affordable education, online resources and a network of Study Centres, DDE intends to reach the unreached.SYLLABUS
Software Testing and Quality Assurance
Objectives: The objective of this course is to impart understanding of techniques for software testing and quality assurance. To
help students to develop skills that will enable them to construct software of high quality - software that is reliable, and that
is reasonably easy to understand, modify and maintain.
S. No. Description
1. Introduction to Software Testing: Introduction, Definition of a Bug, Role of a Software Tester, Software
Development Model, Software Testing Axioms, Software Testing Terms and Definitions.
2. Fundamentals of Software Testing: Testing Strategies and Techniques, Structural and Functional testing, Static
Black Box and Dynamic Black Box Testing Techniques.
3. White Box Testing: Static White Box Testing, Dynamic White Box Testing.
4. Special Types of Testing: Configuration Testing, Compatibility Testing, Graphical User Interface Testing.
5. Documentation and Security Testing: Documentation Testing, Security Testing.
8. Web site Testing: Web Page Fundamentals, Black Box Testing, White Box Testing and Gray Box Testing,
Configuration and Compatibility Testing.
9. Testing Tools: Benefits of Automation Testing, Random Testing, Bug Bashes and Beta Testing.
8. Test Planning: Test Planning, Test Cases, Bug life cycle.
9. Software Quality Assurance: Definition of Quality, Testing and Quality Assurance at Workplace, Test
Management and Organizational Structure, Software Quality Assurance Metrics, Quality Management in IT.
10. Organizational Structure: CMM (Capability Maturity Model), ISO 9000, Software Engineering Standards.