Istqb Foundation Level Vocabulary - Chapter 5

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Tester

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A skilled professional who is involved in the testing of a component or system.

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Test Leader / Test Manager

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The person responsible for project management of testing activities and resources, and evaluation of a test object. The individual who directs, controls, administers, plans and regulates the evaluation of a test object.

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Test Approach

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The implementation of the test strategy for a specific project. It typically includes the decisions made that follow based on the (test) project’s goal and the risk assessment carried out, starting points regarding the test process, the test design techniques to be applied, exit criteria and test types to be performed

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Test Strategy

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A high-level description of the test levels to be performed and the testing within those levels for an organization or program (one or more projects).

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Defect Density

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The number of defects identified in a component or system divided by the size of the component or system (expressed in standard measurement terms, e.g. lines-of-code, number of classes or function points).

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Failure Rate

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The ratio of the number of failures of a given category to a given unit of measure, e.g. failures per unit of time, failures per number of transactions, failures per number of computer runs.

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Test Control

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A test management task that deals with developing and applying a set of corrective actions to get a test project on track when monitoring shows a deviation from what was planned.

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Test Monitoring

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A test management task that deals with the activities related to periodically checking the status of a test project. Reports are prepared that compare the actuals to that which was planned.

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Test Summary Report

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A document summarizing testing activities and results. It also contains an evaluation of the corresponding test items against exit criteria.

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Configuration Management

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A discipline applying technical and administrative direction and surveillance to: identify and document the functional and physical characteristics of a configuration item, control changes to those characteristics, record and report change processing and implementation status, and verify compliance with specified requirements.

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Version Control

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An element of configuration management, consisting of the evaluation, co-ordination, approval or disapproval, and implementation of changes to configuration items after formal establishment of their configuration identification.

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Product Risk

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A risk directly related to the test object.

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Project Risk

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A risk related to management and control of the (test) project, e.g. lack of staffing, strict deadlines, changing requirements, etc.

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Risk

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A factor that could result in future negative consequences; usually expressed as impact and likelihood.

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Risk-Based Testing

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An approach to testing to reduce the level of product risks and inform stakeholders of their status, starting in the initial stages of a project. It involves the identification of product risks and the use of risk levels to guide the test process.

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Incident Logging

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Recording the details of any incident that occurred, e.g. during testing.

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Incident Management

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The process of recognizing, investigating, taking action and disposing of incidents. It involves logging incidents, classifying them and identifying the impact.

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Incident Report

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A document reporting on any event that occurred, e.g. during the testing, which requires investigation.