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ITECH XXXXXXXXXXSoftware Testing
Assignment 1 Individual
Research on Software Testing and Standards
Overview
According to Standards Australia:
“Standards are published documents setting out specifications and procedures
designed to ensure products, services and systems are safe, reliable and
consistently perform the way they were intended to. They establish a common
language which defines quality and safety criteria.”
There are several standards, international and national, that relate specifically to software
testing. Standards formalize industry best practice and they are agreed upon by
professionals in the industry in which the standards apply to.
This assignment is an investigation into those standards.
The purpose of the assignment is to help you to:-
improve your research and comprehension skills
develop a good understanding of professional industry standards for software testing
appreciate the value of various processes and methods used in industry to test and evaluate
software systems
Timelines and Expectations
Marks and Percentage Value of Task: 100 marks 10%
Due: Thursday, May 2, 2019 @16:00 (Week 7)
Minimum time expectation: 10 hours
Learning Outcomes Assessed
K1. Critically evaluate software requirements as inputs toward testing of the final
solution;
K2. Analyse and critically evaluate appropriate tools and techniques to support the
testing process;
K3. Develop a good understanding of selecting and applying measures and models
used for testing that are compliant with the appropriate professional industry
standards such as the ACS and IEEE;
S1. Analyse and critically evaluate software requirements and proposed solutions;
S2. Apply complex decision making to select appropriate testing techniques;
S3. Write professional level management, planning, quality assurance and testing
documentation for a software system;
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S4. Apply effective testing techniques to software systems of varying scales and test
levels
A1. Develop and maintain plans for scheduling quality assurance tasks including
software testing;
Assessment Details
You will need to:
locate a research paper related to software testing that refers to at least one
standard.
research, comprehend and analyse each document (both the paper and the chosen
standard) to find relevant details to answer a set of questions, and
prepare a written summary report of findings
As a suggestion, commence your search for a research paper at the Federation University
website. There is a QuickSearch link on the li
ary home page:
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There is also a listing of Databases A-Z (http:
libguides.federation.edu.au/az.php ) which has a
link for Australian Standards Online.
Requirements:
Questions for the standard:
What is the standard name?
Who holds the copyright for the standard?
Amongst the acknowledged contributors to the document, which universities were involved
(if any)?
What is the scope or intent of the standard?
What are key terms and understandings needed for the standard to be understood and
applied?
In your own words, what does application of the standard result in? Or, in other words, what
does the standard do?
Finally, what specific relevance to software testing is the standard?
Discuss the paper and how it relates to the standard. For example: does the paper suggest
how to improve the standard? Does the paper highlight issues in applying the standard?
Attached is a sample paper (Wichmann and Cox 1992) which refers to the ANSI1/IEEE2
Standard 8293 and ANSI/IEEE Standard 1008. Although this paper is somewhat outdated, it’s
serves to illustrate the task for this assignment.
Prepare a report of no more than 1,500 words answering all questions. The report should have
the following structure.
an introduction to standards and a
ief description of the research paper and chosen standard
responses to questions for the standard
listing and a discussion of commonalities and differences between the two documents
a conclusion summarizing the report findings
1 American National Standards Institute
2 Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
3 Cu
ent versions of both these standards are available online at FedUni li
ary
http:
libguides.federation.edu.au/az.php
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Marking Criteria/Ru
ic
Student ID: Student name:
Assessment component Mark
1. Introduction
20
2. Responses to questions
20
3. Listing and discussion of commonalities and differences between the research paper
and the chosen standard
20
4. Conclusion
20
5. Spelling, grammar and report presentation
20
Total
100
Final /10
Comments
Submission
Your assignment should be completed according to the guides for your assessments:
https:
federation.edu.au/li
ary/student-resources/guides-to-your-assessments
You are required to provide documentation, contained in an appropriate file, which includes a front
page indicating:
the title of the assignment
the course ID and course name,
student name and student ID
a statement of what has been completed
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ary/student-resources/guides-to-your-assessments
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acknowledgement of the names of all people (including other students and people
outside of the university) who have assisted you and details on what parts of the
assignment that they have assisted you with
a list of references used (APA style)
Using the link provided in Moodle, please upload your report as a Word file. Name your Word file in
the following manner:
GivenName_FAMILY-NAME>_
.docx
e.g. Aravind_ADIGA_ XXXXXXXXXXdocx
Also, upload a copy of the standard used by the research paper
Feedback
Assessment marks will be made available in fdlMarks, feedback to individual students will be
provided via Moodle or as direct feedback during your tutorial class
Plagiarism:
Plagiarism is the presentation of the expressed thought or work of another person as though it is
one's own without properly acknowledging that person. You must not allow other students to copy
your work and must take care to safeguard against this happening. More information about the
plagiarism policy and procedure for the university can be found at:
http:
federation.edu.au/students/learning-and-study/online-help-with/plagiarism
Your support material must be compiled from reliable sources such as the academic resources in
Federation University li
ary which might include, but not limited to: the main li
ary collection, li
ary
databases and the BONUS+ collection as well as any reputable online resources (you should confirm
this with your tutor).
Federation University General Guide to Referencing:
The University has published a style guide to help students co
ectly reference and cite information
they use in assignments. A copy of the University’s citation guides can be found on the university’s
web site. It is imperative that students cite all sources of information. The General Guide to
Referencing can be purchased from the University bookshop or accessed online at:
https:
federation.edu.au/li
ary/guides
eferencing
References
Wichmann, B. A. and M. G. Cox (1992). "Problems and strategies for software component testing standards."
Software Testing, Verification and Reliability 2(4): XXXXXXXXXX.
http:
federation.edu.au/students/learning-and-study/online-help-with/plagiarism
https:
federation.edu.au/li
ary/guides
eferencing
GARAKURTHI ROHITH
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Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION
2. AUSTRALIAN VS NEWZEALAND STANDARD
2.1 STANDARD NAME: AS/NZS ISO/IEC 9126.1:2005
2.2 WHO HOLDS THE COPYRIGHT FOR THE STANDARD
2.3 INTENT OF THE STANDARD
2.4 KEY TERMS NEEDED FOR THE STANDARD APPLICATION
2.5 WHAT DOES THE STANDARD DO?
2.6 SPECIFIC RELEVANCE TO TESTING
3. INTERNATIONAL STANDARD
3.1 STANDARD NAME: ISO/IEC 12119: 1994
3.2 WHO HOLDS THE COPYRIGHT?
3.3 INTENT OF THE STANDARD
3.4 KEY TERMS NEEDED FOR THE STANDARD APPLICATION
3.4.1 GENERAL TERMS
3.4.2 APPLICATION OF THE STANDARD IN OTHER TERMS
3.4.3 SPECIFIC RELEVANCE
3.5 LISTING AND DISCUSSION OF COMMONALITIES AND DIFFERENCES
4. SPECIAL FEATURES OF TWO SELECTED TEST MANAGEMENT TOOLS
4.1 TEST RAIL
4.1.1 COMMON FEATURES
4.1.2 SPECIAL FEATURES
4.2 TEST COLLAB
4.2.1 COMMON FEATURES
4.2.2 SPECIAL FEATURES
5. CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
Assignment 1: An investigation of software development, testing standards, and test management software
Introduction
A software standard is standard format when developing a software.When many developers are working on the same software product it is very important to follow a format or there will be a mismatch and if a software is developed by one developer and if it is edited by one more developer then he needs to know the format of the development or else he will need to study everything in detail from beginnings this is very helpful when more than one developer is working on the same software and it is even useful for the future of the software developed by one developer so that other developer in future can add new feature for software product easily.
In some research regarding Australian standards it is found that it sets a format so the software’s are aligned when they are developed and using the activities which will be discussed so in the team different members can share theirs ideas and based on that the standard will be set.
Part-A
Australian/New Zealand Standard
Standard name: AS/NZS ISO/IEC 9126.1:2005
Nowadays computers are used very widely for many applications and they need to work in a proper way to produce proper output. It is very important for a computer to work properly because it may also be a matter of human safety.It is very important to develop or select high quality software.To ensure adequate quality the main factor is evaluation and comprehensive specification. The purpose of using software product is achieved by defining appropriate characteristics.
It is very important to evaluate and specify a relevant software product quality characteristic by using some metrics which are validated and widely accepted.
ISO/IEC XXXXXXXXXX): Software product Evaluation- The quality characteristics and guidelines which are necessary for their use were developed to support some needs. Six quality characteristics and software product evolution process model is described below. The quality characteristics and associated metrics are very