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Software Testing Methodologies Syllabus

The document outlines the syllabus for a course on software testing methodologies. It covers 8 units: 1) introduction to testing, 2) flow graphs and path testing, 3) transaction flow testing and dataflow testing, 4) domain testing, 5) path products and regular expressions, 6) logic based testing, 7) state graphs and transition testing, and 8) graph matrices and applications. Students will be exposed to software testing tools like JMeter or Winrunner. The course references 5 textbooks on software testing techniques and methodologies.

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Software Testing Methodologies Syllabus

The document outlines the syllabus for a course on software testing methodologies. It covers 8 units: 1) introduction to testing, 2) flow graphs and path testing, 3) transaction flow testing and dataflow testing, 4) domain testing, 5) path products and regular expressions, 6) logic based testing, 7) state graphs and transition testing, and 8) graph matrices and applications. Students will be exposed to software testing tools like JMeter or Winrunner. The course references 5 textbooks on software testing techniques and methodologies.

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SOFTWAREW TESTING METHODOLOGIES SYLLABUS

UNIT I Introduction: Purpose of testing, Dichotomies, model for testing, consequences of bugs, taxonomy of Bugs UNIT II Flow graphs and Path testing: Basics concepts of path testing, predicates, path predicates and achievable paths, path sensitizing, path instrumentation, application of path testing. UNIT III Transaction Flow Testing: Transaction flows, transaction flow testing techniques. Dataflow testing:-Basics of dataflow testing, strategies in dataflow testing, application of dataflow testing. UNIT IV Domain Testing:-domains and paths, Nice & ugly domains, domain testing, domains and interfaces testing, domain and interface testing, domains and testability. UNIT - V Paths, Path products and Regular expressions: Path products & path expression, reduction procedure, applications, regular expressions & flow anomaly detection. UNIT - VI Logic Based Testing: Overview, decision tables, path expressions, kv charts, specifications. UNIT - VII State, State Graphs and Transition testing: State graphs, good & bad state graphs, state testing, Testability tips. UNIT - VIII Graph Matrices and Application: Motivational overview, matrix of graph, relations, power of a matrix, node reduction algorithm, building tools. (Student should be given an exposure to a tool like JMeter or Winrunner).

TEXT BOOKS: 1. Software Testing techniques - Baris Beizer, Dreamtech, second edition. 2. Software Testing Tools Dr.K.V.K.K.Prasad, Dreamtech. REFERENCES: 1. The craft of software testing - Brian Marick, Pearson Education. 2. Software Testing Techniques SPD(Oreille) 3. Software Testing in the Real World Edward Kit, Pearson. 4. Effective methods of Software Testing, Perry, John Wiley. 5. Art of Software Testing Meyers, John Wiley.

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