SRM UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL OF COMPUTING DEPARTMENT OF CSE COURSE PLAN Course Code : CS0353

Course Title : Software Testing Semester : V Course Time : July Dec 2011
DAY 1 2 3 4 5 Hour 4 3 5 5 Timing 11.25- 12.15 10.35- 11.25 1.30-2.20 1.30-2.20

Location: S.R.M.E.C Tech Park Faculty Details

SEC CSE-SE NAME Mr. K Senthil Kumar OFFICE Tech park 7th Floor OFFICE HOUR Mon -Fri MAIL ID senthiliitkgp@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in

Required Text Books: 1. Paul Ammann, Jeff Offutt, "Introduction to Software Testing", Cambridge University Press, 2008 Michael Sipser, "Introduction to the Theory of Computation", Thomson Asia, 2004 Reference Books : 1.Srinivasan Desikan, Gopalaswamy Ramesh, "Software Testing: Principles and Practices", Prentice Hall, 2007 2.Paul C. Jorgensen, "Software Testing: A Craftsman's Approach", Auerbach Publications, 2008

Instructional Objectives : This course introduces the students to

1. A solid background knowledge of the state of the art in software testing 2. A keen awareness of the open problems in software testing and maintenance

3. Concepts and techniques for testing software and assuring its quality.

Prerequisite

CS0202 Principles of Programming Languages

Assessment Details: Cycle Test I Surprise Test I Cycle Test II Attendance Model Exam : : : : : 10Marks 5Marks 10 Marks 5 Marks 20 Marks

Test Schedule S.No. 1 2 3 DATE TEST Cycle Test - I Cycle Test - II Model Exam TOPICS Unit I & II Unit III & IV All 5 units DURATION 2 periods 2 periods 3 Hrs

Outcomes

Students who have successfully completed this course will have full understanding of the following concepts 1. Various Software Testing ideas 2. Various complexity ideas in software testing 3. Efficient Construction of softwares

Detailed Session Plan

INTRODUCTION Activities of a Test Engineer - Testing Levels Based on Software Activity - Beizer's Testing Levels Based on Test Process Maturity - Automation of Test Activities - Software Testing Limitations and Terminology Coverage Criteria for Testing - Infeasibility and Subsumption - Characteristics of a Good Coverage Criterion - Older Software Testing Terminology.

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Testing Method

Activities of a Test Engineer Introduction Testing Levels Based on Software Activity - Beizer's Testing Levels Based on Test Process Maturity Automation of Test Activities Software Testing Limitations and Terminology Coverage Criteria for Testing,,
Infeasibility and Subsumption Characteristics of a Good Coverage Criterion

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Older Software Testing Terminology.

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GRAPH TESTING Graph Coverage Criteria - Structural Coverage Criteria - Graph Coverage for Source Code - Graph Coverage for Design Elements - Graph Coverage for Specifications - Graph Coverage for Use Cases Representing Graphs Algebraically.
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Graph Coverage for Design Elements Graph Coverage for Specifications Graph Coverage for Use Cases ------contd

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Representing Graphs Algebraically.

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LOGIC TESTING & INPUT SPACE PARTITIONING Logic Predicates and Clauses - Logic Expression Coverage Criteria - Structural Logic Coverage of Programs - Specification-Based Logic Coverage - Logic Coverage of Finite State Machines - Disjunctive Normal Form Criteria. Input Domain Modeling - Combination Strategies Criteria - Constraints Among Partitions.
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Logic Expression Coverage Criteria Structural Logic Coverage of Programs Specification-Based Logic Coverage Logic Coverage of Finite State Machines Disjunctive Normal Form Criteria -----contd Input Domain Modeling
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Constraints Among Partitions.

SYNTAX TESTING Syntax-Based Coverage Criteria - Program-Based Grammars - Integration and Object-Oriented Testing Specification-Based Grammars - Input Space Grammars. Regression Testing - Integration and Testing Test Process - Test Plans.
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Syntax-Based Coverage Criteria Program-Based Grammars Integration and Object-Oriented Testing Specification-Based Grammars

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Input Space Grammars Regression Testin

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Integration and Testing Test Process Test Plans.

ENGINEERING CRITERIA Testing Object-Oriented Software - Unique Issues with Testing OO Software - Types of Object-Oriented Faults - Testing Web Applications and Web Services - Testing Static Hyper Text Web Sites - Testing Dynamic Web Applications - Testing Web Services - Testing Graphical User Interfaces - Testing GUIs Real-Time Software and Embedded Software.
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Testing Object-Oriented Software Unique Issues with Testing OO Software Types of Object-Oriented Faults Testing Web Applications and Web Services Testing Static Hyper Text Web Sites

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Testing Dynamic Web Applications

Testing Web Services Testing Graphical User Interfaces - Testing GUIs

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- Real-Time Software and Embedded Software.

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