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Software testing and quality assurance (QA) fundamentals
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garbage in, garbage out
12 Mar 2008
WORD - GIGO (garbage in, garbage out) is a concept common to computer science and mathematics: the quality of output is determined by the quality of the input. So, for example, if a mathematical equation is improperly stated, the ...
load testing
15 Jun 2007
WORD - Load testing is the process of subjecting a computer, peripheral, server, network or application to a work level approaching the limits of its specifications. Load testing can be done under controlled lab conditions to ...
stress testing
08 Jun 2007
WORD - Stress testing is the process of determining the ability of a computer, network, program or device to maintain a certain level of effectiveness under unfavorable conditions. The process can involve quantitative tests done in ...
NUnit
30 Mar 2007
WORD - NUnit is an evolving, open source framework designed for writing and running tests in Microsoft .NET programming languages. NUnit, like JUnit, is an aspect of test-driven development (TDD), which is part of a larger software ...
quality assurance
24 Mar 2003
WORD - In developing products and services, quality assurance is any systematic process of checking to see whether a product or service being developed is meeting specified requirements. Many companies have a separate department ...
conformance testing
10 Feb 2007
WORD - Conformance testing, also known as compliance testing, is a methodology used in engineering to ensure that a product, process, computer program or system meets a defined set of standards. These standards are commonly defined ...
white box
08 Feb 2007
WORD - A white box or clear box is a device, program or system whose internal workings are well understood. White box testing, also called white box analysis, clear box testing or clear box analysis, is a strategy for software ...
error handling
18 May 2006
WORD - Error handling refers to the anticipation, detection, and resolution of programming, application, and communications errors. Specialized programs, called error handlers, are available for some applications. The best programs ...
code review
19 Dec 2005
WORD - Code review is a phase in the software development process in which the authors of code, peer reviewers, and perhaps quality assurance (QA) testers get together to review code. Finding and correcting errors at this stage is ...
build
07 Jan 2003
WORD - In a programming context, a build is a version of a program. As a rule, a build is a pre-release version and as such is identified by a build number, rather than by a release number. Reiterative (repeated) builds are an ...
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