N this chapter, we will introduce you to the fundamentals of testing: why testing is

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• CHAPTER ONE - Fundamentals of testing
  • 1.1 WHY IS TESTING NECESSARY?
  • 1.2 WHAT IS TESTING?
  • 1.3 SEVEN TESTING PRINCIPLES
  • 1.4 FUNDAMENTAL TEST PROCESS
  • 1.5 THE PSYCHOLOGY OF TESTING
  • 1.6 CODE OF ETHICS
  • CHAPTER REVIEW
• CHAPTER TWO - Testing throughout the software life cycle
  • 2.1 SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT MODELS
  • 2.2 TEST LEVELS
  • 2.3 TEST TYPES
  • 2.4 MAINTENANCE TESTING
  • CHAPTER REVIEW
• CHAPTER THREE - Static techniques
  • 3.1 STATIC TECHNIQUES AND THE TESTPROCESS
  • 3.2 REVIEW PROCESS
  • 3.3 STATIC ANALYSIS BY TOOLS
  • CHAPTER REVIEW
• CHAPTER FOURTest design techniques
  • 4.1 THE TEST DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
  • 4.2 CATEGORIES OF TEST DESIGN TECHNIQUES
  • 4.3 SPECIFICATION-BASED OR BLACK-BOXTECHNIQUES
  • 4.4 STRUCTURE-BASED OR WHITE-BOXTECHNIQUES
  • 4.5 EXPERIENCE-BASED TECHNIQUES
  • CHAPTER REVIEW
• CHAPTER FIVE - Test management
  • 5.1 TEST ORGANIZATION
  • 5.2 TEST PLANNING AND ESTIMATION
  • 5.3 TEST PROGRESS MONITORINGAND CONTROL
  • 5.4 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
  • 5.5 RISK AND TESTING
  • 5.6 INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
  • CHAPTER REVIEW
• CHAPTER SIX - Tool support for testing
  • 6.1 TYPES OF TEST TOOL
  • 6.2 EFFECTIVE USE OF TOOLS: POTENTIALBENEFITS AND RISKS
  • 6.3 INTRODUCING A TOOL INTO ANORGANIZATION
  • CHAPTER REVIEW
• CHAPTER SEVEN - ISTQB Foundation Exam
  • 7.1 PREPARING FOR THE EXAM
  • 7.2 TAKING THE EXAM
  • MOCK EXAM
• ANSWERS TO SAMPLE EXAM QUESTIONS