Software Testing Glossary

A path between two decisions of an algorithm, or two decision nodes of acorresponding graph, that includes no other decisions.

Search, analyses, and elimination of software failures’ causes .

Tool used by programmers to reproduce failures, explore status of programs and search the appropriate defect.

Point of the program in which management has two or more alternativeways. Сomponent with two or more links to separate branches.

Percentage of all the conditions and decisions that have been tested by a set of tests. 100% decision condition coverage presupposes 100% condition coverage and 100% decision coverage.

It is elaboration of tests applying white-box testing method in which test cases are designed for outcomes of conditions and results of alternatives.

Percentage of decision results that have been tested by a set of tests. 100% decision coverage presupposes 100% branch and statement coverage.

Type of software testing where each condition/decision is executed by setting it on true/false.

The decision result, which thus determines the branches to be selected.

A table showing combinations of inputs and/or causes with their corresponding outputs and/or actions, which can be used to design test cases.