JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Prerequisites

• A course on “Software Engineering”.

Course Objectives:

• To provide knowledge of the concepts in software testing such as testing process, criteria, strategies, and methodologies.
• To develop skills in software test automation and management using latest tools.

Course Outcomes:

• Design and develop the best test strategies in accordance to the development model.

UNIT - I

Introduction: Purpose of testing, Dichotomies, model for testing, consequences of bugs, taxonomy of bugs Flow graphs and Path testing: Basics concepts of path testing, predicates, path predicates and achievable paths, path sensitizing, path instrumentation, application of path testing.

UNIT - II

Transaction Flow Testing: transaction flows, transaction flow testing techniques. Dataflow testing: Basics of dataflow testing, strategies in dataflow testing, application of dataflow testing. Domain Testing: domains and paths, Nice & ugly domains, domain testing, domains and interfaces testing, domain and interface testing, domains and testability.

UNIT - III

Paths, Path products and Regular expressions: path products & path expression, reduction procedure, applications, regular expressions & flow anomaly detection. Logic Based Testing: overview, decision tables, path expressions, kv charts, specifications.

UNIT - IV

State, State Graphs and Transition testing: state graphs, good & bad state graphs, state testing, Testability tips.

UNIT - V

Graph Matrices and Application: Motivational overview, matrix of graph, relations, power of a matrix, node reduction algorithm, building tools. (Student should be given an exposure to a tool like JMeter or Win- runner).

TEXT BOOKS:

• 1. Software Testing techniques - Baris Beizer, 2nd edition, Dreamtech.
• 2. Software Testing Tools – Dr. K.V.K.K. Prasad, Dreamtech.

REFERENCES:

• 1. The craft of software testing - Brian Marick, Pearson Education.
• 2. Software Testing Techniques – SPD(Oreille)
• 3. Software Testing in the Real World – Edward Kit, Pearson.
• 4. Effective methods of Software Testing, Perry, John Wiley.
• 5. Art of Software Testing – Meyers, John Wiley.