Software Testing: Testing Across the Entire Software Development Life Cycle / Edition 1

by Gerald D. Everett, Raymond McLeod Jr.

Overview

Software Testing presents one of the first comprehensive guides to testing activities, ranging from test planning through test completion for every phase of software under development, and software under revision. Real life case studies are provided to enhance understanding as well as a companion website with tools and examples.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780471793717
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	07/16/2007
Series:	IEEE Press
Pages:	280
Product dimensions:	6.44(w) x 9.41(h) x 0.76(d)

About the Author

Gerald D. Everett, PhD, is IBM Certified in Instruction and Mentoring. He received his doctorate in computer science from the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Everett's experience spans more than thirty-five years of software development, testing, and consultative services. His technology solutions have been deployed nationally and internationally.

Raymond McLeod Jr., PhD, is Adjunct Professor at the University of Texas at Austin, teaching courses in information systems and marketing. He has authored or coauthored several publications and was chair of the ACM Special Interest Group for Computer Personnel Research (SIGCPR).

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Table of Contents

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

1. Overview of Testing.

2. The Software Development Lifecycle.

3. Overview of Structured Testing.

4. Testing Strategy.

5. Test Planning.

6. Static Testing.

7. Functional Testing.

8. Structural (Non-functional) Testing.

9. Performance Testing.

10. The Testing Environment .

11. Automated Testing Tools .

12. Analyzing and Interpreting Test Results.

13. A Full Software Development Lifecycle Testing Project.

14. Testing Complex Applications .

15. Future Directions in Testing. References.

References.

Index.