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Software Testing Assignment - An investigation on IEEE Testing Standard, Test Management Tool and developing test cases
Purpose: The purpose of the assignment is to help you to:-
- be familiar with a well-known testing standard.
- be familiar with various well-known test management software.
- develop test cases using test management software.
Introduction: Testing standards play an important role in designing the test plan in a software company.
According to Standards Australia: "Standards are published documents setting out specifications and procedures designed to ensure products, services and systems are safe, reliable and consistently perform the way they were intended to. They establish a common language which defines quality and safety criteria."
There are several standards, international and national, that relate specifically to software testing. Standards formalize industry best practice and they are agreed upon by professionals in the industry in which the standards apply. This assignment focuses on a specific type of standard, which is ISO/IEC 29119, and you are asked to perform research work on the specific standard.
For every software company, test case management and the corresponding tools are an integral part of the software development. The second part of the assignment is about investigating the features of a very well-known test-case management tool, namely, Test Rail which is used by many leading companies in the world. Finally, you have to develop a set of test cases for a given program.
Part A: ISO/IEC 29119 Testing Standard
There are various testing standards in literature and the software companies select a particular standard based on their requirements. ISO/IEC 29119 is a very well-known and widely used testing standard. You are asked to conduct research work on the standard to find out the test processes, test documentation, and test techniques of the standard.
Look for a suitable research paper in Federation University online library page write down a brief report IN YOUR OWN WORDS that comprises of
i. Concept and Definition
ii. Test Processes
iii. Test Documentation
iv. Test Techniques
v. Conclusion
At the end of the report, you must refer to the document/article/weblink you used for your research.
Part B: Test Management Tool
Test Management Software is the key tool to manage all the test cases, both manual and automated. The following are got immense interests among software testers:
- Test Rail
- Qtest platform
- QA Symphony
- Zephyr
- Test Collab
- XQual
- Plutora
- Spira Test
We have selected Test Rail as the tool to develop the test cases for the assignment. You need to analyze various options of Test Rail software for developing the test cases for a given program. You can create a free account in Test Rail to explore it thoroughly.
Your tasks include:
1. Develop Test cases for the above program in Test Rail. Your test cases must include 6 positive test cases and 6 negative test cases. In the report, discuss each of the test cases and what you are trying to test with that particular case. Discuss the result of each test case and what you observed from the test.
2. After executing all the 12 test cases, do you think there is any error in the given program? If so, how can you report a bug in a systematic manner?
You are assigned to develop a report as per the following format:
1. Features of Test Rail Tool: Highlight the common and key features of the tool
2. Positive test cases and description: Give the screenshots of 6 test cases and briefly discuss each of the test cases.
3. Negative test cases and description: Give the screenshots of 6 test cases and briefly discuss each of the test cases.
4. Bug Report: If you think that the program contains any bug, discuss how you addressed it and how it can be removed. Discuss with appropriate example.
5. Conclusion: Discuss what you have achieved after completing this task on Test Rail. How do you think that the Tool can help a team of software testers in a company?
Attachment:- Software Testing Assignment File.rar