Glossary of Software QA/Testing

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Metric
A measure of the extent or degree to which a product possesses and exhibits a certain quality, property, or attribute.

Outputs
Products, services, or information supplied to meet end user needs.

Path Analysis
Program analysis performed to identify all possible paths through a program, to detect incomplete paths, or to discover portions of the program that are not on any path.

Path Coverage Testing
A test method satisfying coverage criteria that each logical path through the program is tested. Paths through the program often are grouped into a finite set of classes; one path from each class is tested.

Peer Reviews
A methodical examination of software work products by the producer’s peers to identify defects and areas where changes are needed.

Policy
Managerial desires and intents concerning either process (intended objectives) or products (desired attributes).

Problem
Any deviation from defined standards. Same as defect.

Test Bed
1) An environment that contains the integral hardware, instrumentation, simulators, software tools, and other support elements needed to conduct a test of a logically or physically separate component.
2) A suite of test programs used in conducting the test of a component or system.

Procedure
The step-by-step method followed to ensure that standards are met.

Supplier
An individual or organization that supplies inputs needed to generate a product, service, or information to an end user.

Process
The work effort that produces a product. This includes efforts of people and equipment guided by policies, standards, and procedures.

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