includes index

"Introduction : nature and purpose of the book -- purpose of foundation -- the foundation certificate syllabus -- relationship of the book to the syllabus -- how to get the best out of this book -- The fundamentals of testing -- Peter Morgan -- background -- introduction -- why software fails -- keeping software under control -- what testing is and what testing does -- general testing principles -- fundamental test process -- the psychology of testing -- Life cycles -- Angelina Samaroo -- introduction -- software development models -- test levels -- testing related to changes -- maintenance testing -- Static testing -- Geoff Thompson -- introduction -- background to static techniques -- reviews and the test process -- static analysis by tools -- Test design techniques -- Brain Hambling -- introduction -- test conditions, test cases and test procedures -- the idea of test coverage -- categories of test case design techniques -- specification-based of black-box techniques -- structure-based or white-box techniques -- experience-based techniques -- choosing test techniques -- Test management -- Geoff Thompson -- introduction -- risk and testing -- test organization -- test approaches (test strategies) -- test planning and estimation -- test progress monitoring and control -- incident management -- configuration management -- Tools support for testing -- Peter Williams -- introduction -- what is a test tool? -- test tools -- introducing a tool into an organization -- The examination -- revision techniques"