software testing

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software training program
1. Overview
1. 1. The big picture
1. 2. What is software? why should it be tested?
1. 3. What is quality? how important is it
1. 4. What excatly does a software tester do?
1. 5. What makes a good tester
1. 6. Guidelines for new testers
2. Introduction
2. 1. Software life cycle
2. 1. 1. Various life cycle models
2. 2. Software testing life cycle
2. 3. What is a bug? why do bugs occur?
2. 4. Bug life cycle
2. 5. Cost of fixing bugs
2. 6. When can testing be stopped/reduced?.
3. Software testing levels, types, terms and definitions
3. 1. Testing levels and types
3. 2. Testing terms
4. Most common software errors
5. The test planning process
5. 1. What is a test strategy? what are its components?.
5. 2. Test planning – sample structure
5. 3. Major test planning tasks
6. Test case development.
6. 1. General guidelines
6. 2. Test case – sample structure
6. 3. Test case design techniques
6. 3. 1. Specification derived tests
6. 3. 2. Equivalence partitioning
6. 3. 3. Boundary value analysis
6. 3. 4. State transition testing
6. 3. 5. Branch testing
6. 3. 6. Condition testing
6. 3. 7. Data definition – use testing
6. 3. 8. Internal boundary value testing
6. 3. 9. Error guessing
6. 4. Use cases
7. Defect tracking
7. 1. What is a defect?
7. 2. What are the defect categories?
7. 3. How is a defect reported?
7. 4. How descriptive should your bug/defect report be?
7. 5. What does the tester do when the defect is fixed?
8. Types of test reports
8. 1. Test item transmittal report
8. 2. Test log
8. 3. Test incident report
8. 4. Test summary report

/>9. Software test automation
9. 1. Factors determining test automation
9. 2. Approaches to automation
9. 3. Choosing the right tool
9. 4. Top ten challenges of software test automation
10. Introduction to software standards
10. 1. Cmm
10. 2. Six sigma
10. 3. Iso
11. Software testing certifications
12. Facts about software engineering
13. References
14. Internet links