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ITAP2008 Software Testing - Victorian Institute of Technology

Learning Outcome 1: Analyse and review the goals, process and techniques used to test software.
Learning Outcome 2: Apply different testing techniques and methods.
Learning Outcome 3: Perform quality assurance and software testing in different environments.
Learning Outcome 4: Apply test case methodologies for evaluating various software products.
Learning Outcome 5: Use tools and techniques to prepare procedures and documentation for testing and debugging programs.

Task 1- Boundary Value Test Cases

Consider a program for the determination of the nature of roots of quadratic equation. Its input is a triple of positive integers (x, y, z) and values may be from interval [0,100]. The program output may have one of the following words:
• Not a quadratic equation
• Real roots
• Imaginary roots
• Equal roots
Design the boundary value test cases.

Task 2-Case Study
MCTST is a program that grades multiple-choice examinations. The input is a data file named OCR, with multiple records that are 80 characters long. Per the file specification, the first record is a title used as a title on each output report. The next set of records describes the correct answers on the exam. These records contain a "2" as the last character. In the first record of this set, the number of questions is listed in columns 1-3 (a value of 1-999). Columns 10-59 contain the correct answers for questions 1-50 (any character is valid as an answer). Subsequent records contain, in columns 10-59, the correct answers for questions 51-100, 100-150, and so on.
The third set of records describes the answers of each student; each of these records contains a "3" in column 80. For each student, the first record contains the student's name or number in columns 1-9 (any characters); columns 10-59 contain the student's answers for questions 1-50. If the test has more than 50 questions, subsequent records for the student contain answers 51-100, 101-150, and so on, in columns 10-59. The maximum number of students is

200. The input data are illustrated in Figure (mentioned below). The four output records are as follows:
1. A report, sorted by student identifier, showing each student's grade (percentage of
answers correct) and rank.
2. A similar report, but sorted by grade.
3. A report indicating the mean, median, and standard deviation of the grades.
4. A report, ordered by question number, showing the percent- age of students answering each question correctly.

Things to do:
1. Identify and list test cases.

2. Identify boundary value cases related to the student's answers.
3. Identify some error guessing test cases for the program.

Task 3- Short Report
Research into a topic from the list below and write a short report using current literatures. Use at least 2 journal or conference papers to write your report and with 600-800-word limit.
- Test plans
- Test Automation
- Code inspection

Use appropriate structure, referencing and citation style recommended APA.

Attachment:- Software Testing.rar