Software testing and quality assurance (QA) fundamentals

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	Variants between software quality assurance and software testing 29 Jan 2010 EXPERT ANSWER - There is a real gray area surrounding the differences between software quality assurance and software testing. Despite some overlap, they are really very different. In this expert response you will learn to recognize the ...

	Nine ways to evaluate automated software testing tools 27 Jan 2010 TIP - Evaluate automated software testing tools more thoroughly with these tips for analyzing cost, support, total cost of ownership, usability and more.

	Manipulating Business Intelligence to solve dense data warehouse testing issues 15 Jan 2010 TIP - Before diving into a business intelligence, data project, development must construct a test strategy. A test strategy must intuitively predict problems says a software expert.

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	How to make your software tamperproof Surreptitious Software: Obfuscation, Watermarking, and Tamperproofing for Software Protection | 27 Oct 2009 SURREPTITIOUS SOFTWARE - Learn ways to tamperproof and secure your software app from this chapter of the book, Surreptitious Software: Obfuscation, Watermarking, and Tamperproofing for Software Protection.

	Agile software development tutorial: Agile testing SearchSoftwareQuality.com | TUTORIAL - In this section of our agile tutorial, learn how to be a successful software tester in an agile environment, from tips on test development to exploratory testing techniques.

	Creating strong QA and testing strategies in a changing world SearchSoftwareQuality.com | 31 Mar 2009 PODCAST - Software quality and testing can remain robust -- even in lean economic times -- when a clear, consistent project strategy is in place and automation is used judiciously.

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	Software consortium seeks standard quality metrics SearchSoftwareQuality | 14 Oct 2009 ARTICLE - Standardizing software quality measurements is the Consortium for IT Software Quality's (CISQ) goals.

	Blackboard leverages Borland on the road to test automation SearchSoftwareQuality.com | 14 Jul 2009 ARTICLE - Agile development updates for testing automation in Blackboard Inc.'s education software needs Borland tools for success.

	Configuration testing: QA pros discuss 10 things you may not know SearchSoftwareQuality.com | 06 Jul 2009 ARTICLE - Software application QA testing pros describe 10 configuration challenges caused by rapid change in hardware, applications and browsers, and how they cope with them.

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	Testing strategies for complex environments Published by: SearchSoftwareQuality.com | 30 Oct 2009 PDF - In this issue of SoftwareTesting Ezine, the new "places" are a service-oriented architecture (SOA) and an agile software development environment.

	Software Testing: New software testing technologies bring new challenges Published by: SearchSoftwareQuality.com | 30 Oct 2009 PDF - This issue covers two new technology areas - virtualization and rich Internet applications (RIAs) - that are changing software testing approaches and presenting new challenges.

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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 ...

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