Testing Techniques Memo

Software Engineering

Compare static and dynamic testing approaches.

Douglas Troy

Chapters 4 and 5, Software Testing Foundations: A Study Guide for the Certified Tester Exam

Memo

Less than a week

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Continuous quality assurance

Two general approaches to testing are static testing and dynamic testing. Static testing involves examination of design artifacts or code to look for problems. Static analysis can be done by humans or by software tools. Dynamic testing involves actually executing the code, supplying inputs, and examining outputs. Recall that testing can consume up to 50% of product development effort, so a knowledge of good software testing techniques can be very valuable.

In this memo to your supervisor, you will recommend how reviews (static testing) and how equivalence classes (dynamic testing) could be applied to your team project.

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