Software Testing Glossary

Environment and state conditions that should be executed after software testing is conducted.

Environment and state conditions that should be executed before software testing is started.

A statement that can evaluate to true or false and may be used to determine the control flow of subsequent decision logic.

Degree of importance assigned to a certain object.

It is the effect that measuring instrument (for example, performance testing tool or monitor) exerts on the measured system.

It is testing aimed at confirming that a component or a system is operating in accordance with new or existing user or business technological processes.

A set of interrelated activities that transform inputs into outputs.

A disciplined evaluation of an organization’s software processes against a reference model.

Development of tests by black box method, in which test cases are designed to execute business procedures and processes.

It is the action program aimed to enhance the performance and maturity of organizational processes and the result of this program.