Foundations of Software Testing ISTQB Certification

Dorothy Graham is a Software Testing Consultant and test automation specialist based in the UK. Erik van Veenendaal is the CEO of TMMi Foundation and a leading independent international test consultant and trainer based in Bonaire (Caribbean Netherlands). Rex Black is President of RBCS, headquartered in the USA, which has provided consulting, training and expert services in software, hardware and systems testing for 25 years.

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Acknowledgements
Preface
Part 1. Fundamentals of testing
Section 1 Why is testing necessary?
Section 2 What is testing?
Section 3 Seven testing principles
Section 4 Fundamental test process
Section 5 The psychology of testing
Section 6 Code of ethics
Chapter review
Sample exam questions
Part 2. Testing throughout the software life cycle
Section 1 Software development models
Section 2 Test levels
Section 3 Test types
Section 4 Maintenance testing
Chapter review
Sample exam questions
Part 3. Static techniques
Section 1 Static techniques and the test process
Section 2 Review process
Section 3 Static analysis by tools
Chapter review
Sample exam questions

Part 4. Test design techniques
Section 1 The test development process
Section 2 Categories of test design techniques
Section 3 Specification-based or black-box techniques
Section 4 Structure-based or white-box techniques
Section 5 Experience-based techniques
Section 6 Choosing test techniques
Chapter review
Sample exam questions
Exercises: Test design techniques
Exercise solutions
Part 5. Test management
Section 1 Test organization
Section 2 Test planning and estimation
Section 3 Test progress monitoring and control
Section 4 Configuration management
Section 5 Risk and testing
Section 6 Incident management
Chapter review
Sample exam questions
Exercise: Incident report
Exercise solution
Part 6. Tool support for testing
Section 1 Types of test tool
Section 2 Effective use of tools: Potential benefits and risks
Section 3 Introducing a tool into an organization
Chapter review
Sample exam questions
Part 7. ISTQB Foundation Exam
Section 1 Preparing for the exam
Section 2 Taking the exam
Section 3 Mock exam
Glossary
Answers to sample exam questions
References
Authors
Companies