• DocumentCode
    1894954
  • Title

    An overview of software testing

  • Author

    Heiser, John E.

  • Author_Institution
    JEH Consulting Inc., Monument, CO, USA
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    22-25 Sep 1997
  • Firstpage
    204
  • Lastpage
    211
  • Abstract
    This paper gives an overview of the field of software testing. Some of the topics covered include: terminology; the role of software test; testing-related statistics; descriptions of functional, structural, static, and dynamic test techniques; and discussion of test management issues including the test implications of alternative software development models, test process improvement, and how much testing is enough. The paper ends with resources and references for further study
  • Keywords
    program testing; software engineering; software quality; dynamic test; functional test; software development models; software testing; static test; statistics; structural test; terminology; test management; Automatic testing; Costs; Hardware; Phase detection; Programming; Software development management; Software quality; Software testing; Statistical analysis; Terminology;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    AUTOTESTCON, 97. 1997 IEEE Autotestcon Proceedings
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-4162-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/AUTEST.1997.633613
  • Filename
    633613