Chapter 2 - Testing Throughout the Software Development Lifecycle

Acceptance Criteria

The criteria that a work product must satisfy to be accepted by the stakeholders.

Black-box testing

Testing based on an analysis of the specification of the component/system.

Component integration testing

Syn: Module integration testing, unit integration testing

The integration testing of components.

Component testing

Syn: module testing, unit testing

A test level that focuses on individual hardware/software components.

Confirmation testing

Syn: re-testing

A type of change-related testing performed after fixing a defect to confirm that a failure caused by that defect does not occur.

Functional testing

Testing performed to evaluate if a component/system satisfies functional requirements.

Integration testing

A test level that focuses on interactions between components/systems.

Maintenance testing

Testing the changes to an operational system or the impact of a changed environment to an operational system.

Non-functional testing

Testing performed to evaluate that a component/system complies w/ non-functional requirements.

Regression testing

A type of change-related testing to detect whether defects have been introduced/uncovered in unchanged areas of the software.

Shift left

A test approach to perform testing & quality assurance activities as early as possible in the software development lifecycle.

System integration testing

The integration testing of systems.

System testing

A test level that focuses on verifying that a system as a whole meets specified requirements.

Test level

Syn: test stage

A specific instantiation of a test process.

Test object

The work product to be tested.

Test type

A group of test activities based on specific test objectives aimed at specific characteristics of a component/system.

White-box testing

Testing based on an analysis of the internal structure of the component/system.