Testing overview

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Table of Contents

Module 01 - Testing overview

Testing Overview .......................................................................................................................................... 2

Objective ....................................................................................................................................................... 3

Topics ............................................................................................................................................................ 3

Testing in the past (not so long ago …) ........................................................................................................ 4

Testing Today ............................................................................................................................................... 9

Time for discussion ..................................................................................................................................... 13

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Module 02 - Testing overview

Testing Overview .......................................................................................................................................... 2

Objective ....................................................................................................................................................... 3

Topics ............................................................................................................................................................ 3

Test engineers – skills and characteristics ................................................................................................... 4

Development testing and system relationships............................................................................................. 6

Testing – life cycle ......................................................................................................................................... 7

Exercise 1.................................................................................................................................................... 11

Time for discussion ..................................................................................................................................... 12

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Module 03 - Testing Overview

Testing Overview .......................................................................................................................................... 2

Objective ....................................................................................................................................................... 3

Topics ............................................................................................................................................................ 3

Testing levels ................................................................................................................................................ 4

Testing levels - cont ...................................................................................................................................... 5

Main Development life cycle - V-Model ....................................................................................................... 12

Main Development life cycle – verification & validation .............................................................................. 12

Main Development life cycle - Iterative development models ..................................................................... 13

Main Development life cycle Iterative development models – cont. .......................................................... 14

Main Development life cycle Testing within the lifecycle ........................................................................... 14

Exercise - 2 ................................................................................................................................................. 15

Test Type Definition .................................................................................................................................... 15

Testing Type – cont - Functional testing ..................................................................................................... 16

Testing Type – Cont - Non-functional testing.............................................................................................. 16

Testing Type - cont ..................................................................................................................................... 17

Time for discussion ..................................................................................................................................... 20

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Module 04 - Testing Overview

Testing Overview .......................................................................................................................................... 3

Objective ....................................................................................................................................................... 4

Topics ............................................................................................................................................................ 4

Some important definitions............................................................................................................................ 5

Test case definition ....................................................................................................................................... 5

Test case main structure ............................................................................................................................... 6

Test case main structure - cont ..................................................................................................................... 7

Testing Technique ......................................................................................................................................... 9

Testing Technique - cont............................................................................................................................... 9

Black Box technique (one of the methods) ................................................................................................. 10

Testing Technique - cont............................................................................................................................. 10

Other boxes ................................................................................................................................................. 12

Experience based techniques ..................................................................................................................... 12

Data Base.................................................................................................................................................... 13

Build ............................................................................................................................................................ 13

Build - Cont ................................................................................................................................................ 14

Release (Version) ....................................................................................................................................... 14

Release (Version) - cont ............................................................................................................................. 15

Configuration Control .................................................................................................................................. 15

Configuration Control - Cont ....................................................................................................................... 16

Configuration control (CC) –Architecture .................................................................................................... 17

Code Freeze ............................................................................................................................................... 17

question ....................................................................................................................................................... 18

Time for discussion: .................................................................................................................................... 18

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 Module 01 - Testing overview 1-1

Module 01 - Testing overview

Contents:
Testing Overview .......................................................................................................................................... 2

Objective ....................................................................................................................................................... 3

Topics ............................................................................................................................................................ 3

Testing in the past (not so long ago …) ........................................................................................................ 4

Testing in the past (not so long ago …) ........................................................................................................ 4

Testing in the past (not so long ago …) ........................................................................................................ 5

Testing in the past (not so long ago …) ........................................................................................................ 5

Testing in the past (not so long ago …) ........................................................................................................ 6

Testing in the past (not so long ago …) ........................................................................................................ 6

Testing in the past (not so long ago …) ........................................................................................................ 7

Testing in the past (not so long ago …) ........................................................................................................ 7

Testing in the past (not so long ago …) ........................................................................................................ 8

Testing in the past (not so long ago …) ........................................................................................................ 8

Testing in the past (not so long ago …) ........................................................................................................ 9

Testing Today ............................................................................................................................................... 9

Testing Today ............................................................................................................................................. 10

Testing Today ............................................................................................................................................. 10

Testing Today ............................................................................................................................................. 11

Testing Today ............................................................................................................................................. 11

Testing Today ............................................................................................................................................. 12

Testing Today ............................................................................................................................................. 12

Testing Today ............................................................................................................................................. 13

Time for discussion ..................................................................................................................................... 13

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Testing Overview
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Objective

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Testing in the past (not so long ago …)

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Testing Today

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Time for discussion

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 Module 02 - Testing overview 2-1

Module 02 - Testing overview

Contents:
Testing Overview .......................................................................................................................................... 2

Objective ....................................................................................................................................................... 3

Topics ............................................................................................................................................................ 3

Test engineers – skills and characteristics ................................................................................................... 4

Test engineers – skills and characteristics ................................................................................................... 4

Test engineers – skills and characteristics ................................................................................................... 5

Test engineers – skills and characteristics ................................................................................................... 5

Development testing and system relationships............................................................................................. 6

Development testing and system relationships............................................................................................. 6

Testing – life cycle ......................................................................................................................................... 7

Testing – life cycle ......................................................................................................................................... 7

Testing – life cycle ......................................................................................................................................... 8

Testing – life cycle ......................................................................................................................................... 8

Testing – life cycle ......................................................................................................................................... 9

Testing – life cycle ......................................................................................................................................... 9

Testing – life cycle ....................................................................................................................................... 10

Testing – life cycle ....................................................................................................................................... 10

Testing – life cycle ....................................................................................................................................... 11

Exercise 1.................................................................................................................................................... 11

Time for discussion ..................................................................................................................................... 12

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Testing Overview
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Objective

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Test engineers – skills and characteristics

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Test engineers – skills and characteristics

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Development testing and system relationships

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Testing – life cycle

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Exercise 1

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Time for discussion

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Module 03 - Testing Overview

Contents:
Testing Overview .......................................................................................................................................... 2

Objective ....................................................................................................................................................... 3

Topics ............................................................................................................................................................ 3

Testing levels ................................................................................................................................................ 4

Testing levels - cont ...................................................................................................................................... 5

Testing levels - cont ...................................................................................................................................... 6

Testing levels - cont ...................................................................................................................................... 7

Testing levels - cont ...................................................................................................................................... 8

Testing levels - cont ...................................................................................................................................... 9

Testing levels - cont .................................................................................................................................... 10

Testing levels - cont .................................................................................................................................... 11

Main Development life cycle - V-Model ....................................................................................................... 12

Main Development life cycle – verification & validation .............................................................................. 12

Main Development life cycle - Iterative development models ..................................................................... 13

Main Development life cycle Iterative development models – cont. .......................................................... 14

Main Development life cycle Testing within the lifecycle ........................................................................... 14

Exercise - 2 ................................................................................................................................................. 15

Test Type Definition .................................................................................................................................... 15

Testing Type – cont - Functional testing ..................................................................................................... 16

Testing Type – Cont - Non-functional testing .............................................................................................. 16

Testing Type - cont ..................................................................................................................................... 17

Testing Type - cont ..................................................................................................................................... 18

Testing Type - cont ..................................................................................................................................... 19

Testing Type - cont ..................................................................................................................................... 19

Time for discussion ..................................................................................................................................... 20

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Objective

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Testing levels

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Testing levels - cont

- CTFL‫העמקות נוספות ב‬
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- CTFL‫העמקות נוספות ב‬
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‫‪Testing levels - cont‬‬

‫החיצים באים לציין את זרימת תהליכי הבדיקה לתוך מודולים י ‪UNITS‬וכו 'כדי להשלים תהליכי‪E2E‬‬
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Testing levels - cont

- CTFL‫נושאי אלפא ובטא טסט וכן העמקות נוספות יינתנו ב‬

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Main Development life cycle - V-Model

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Main Development life cycle – verification & validation

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‫‪Main Development life cycle - Iterative development models‬‬

‫הסבר קצר – מוסבר שוב ב‪- CTFL‬‬

‫חסרונות ‪:‬מותשים בסוף כל איטרציה כמו בהוצאת מוצר ואז מתחילה מיד איטרציה חדשה ‪,‬תלות‬
‫מוחלטת בצוות ובאווירה בתוכו( צוות חלש יכשל ‪),‬אין זמן למחלות מילואים ‪,‬ממוקדי ‪FEATURE‬‬
‫ומאבדים את תשומת הלב לכל המוצר ‪,‬בודקים – רואים רק חלק קטן מהמוצר ולא את התמונה כולה‬
‫והופכים משועממים‪.‬‬
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Main Development life cycle

Iterative development models – cont.

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Testing within the lifecycle

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Exercise - 2

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Test Type Definition

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Testing Type – cont - Functional testing

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Testing Type - cont

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Testing Type - cont

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Testing Type - cont

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Time for discussion

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Module 04 - Testing Overview

Contents:
Testing Overview .......................................................................................................................................... 3

Objective ....................................................................................................................................................... 4

Topics ............................................................................................................................................................ 4

Some important definitions............................................................................................................................ 5

Test case definition ....................................................................................................................................... 5

Test case main structure ............................................................................................................................... 6

Test case main structure - cont ..................................................................................................................... 7

Test case main structure - cont ..................................................................................................................... 8

Testing Technique ......................................................................................................................................... 9

Testing Technique - cont............................................................................................................................... 9

Black Box technique (one of the methods) ................................................................................................. 10

Testing Technique - cont............................................................................................................................. 10

Testing Technique - cont............................................................................................................................. 11

Testing Technique - cont............................................................................................................................. 11

Other boxes ................................................................................................................................................. 12

Experience based techniques ..................................................................................................................... 12

Data Base.................................................................................................................................................... 13

Build ............................................................................................................................................................ 13

Build - Cont ................................................................................................................................................ 14

Release (Version) ....................................................................................................................................... 14

Release (Version) - cont ............................................................................................................................. 15

Configuration Control .................................................................................................................................. 15

Configuration Control - Cont ....................................................................................................................... 16

Configuration Control - Cont ....................................................................................................................... 16

Configuration control (CC) –Architecture .................................................................................................... 17

Code Freeze ............................................................................................................................................... 17

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question ....................................................................................................................................................... 18

Time for discussion: .................................................................................................................................... 18

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Testing Overview
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Objective

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Some important definitions

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‫‪Test case main structure‬‬

‫הדוגמא בסוגריים מתייחסת למערכת עסקית שאמורה בין היתר לתרגם שערים בין מטבעות תוך כדי‬
‫תהליך קניה‪/‬מכירה של סחורה‪.‬‬
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‫‪Test case main structure - cont‬‬

‫הדוגמא בסוגריים מתייחסת למערכת עסקית שאמורה בין היתר לתרגם שערים בין מטבעות תוך כדי‬
‫תהליך קניה‪/‬מכירה של סחורה‪.‬‬
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‫‪Test case main structure - cont‬‬

‫הדוגמא בסוגריים מתייחסת למערכת עסקית שאמורה בין היתר לתרגם שערים בין מטבעות תוך כדי‬
‫תהליך קניה‪/‬מכירה של סחורה‪.‬‬
‫כדאי להסביר את הדקויות בתרגום בין המטבעות כגון עגול האגורות וכו‪'.‬‬
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Testing Technique

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Testing Technique - cont

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Other boxes

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Experience based techniques

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Data Base

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Build

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Build - Cont

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Release (Version)

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Release (Version) - cont

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Configuration Control

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Configuration Control - Cont

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Configuration Control - Cont

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Configuration control (CC) –Architecture

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Code Freeze

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question

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Time for discussion:

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