SOFTWARE TESTING METHODOLOGIES  (English, Paperback, Dr. V. Umadevi)

Software testing is now a very significant and integral part of software development. To understand its role, it is instructive to review the definition of software testing.Software testing is nothing but an art of investigating software to ensure that its quality under test is in line with the requirement of the client. Software testing is carried out in a systematic manner with the intent of finding defects in a system. It is required for evaluating the system. Software testing is a major technical and organizational concern, as well as an important cost factor.Software testing is an vital part of the software development process. As with the other activities in the software lifecycle, testing has its own unique challenges. It is not a single activity that takes place after code implementation, but is part of each stage of the lifecycle. This book addresses software testing methodologies in the context of an overall effort to achieve quality. This book as a text for an introductory course in Software Testing Methodologies for the students of Madras University. It provides a clear description of the Software Testing Methodologies. This book discussed the basis of Software Testing Methodologies about the introduction to software testing, goals and principles of software testing, bugs types and different testing techniques and methodologies. Aside from the testing concepts, additional sections have been included. University Question Bank are enclosed the end of the chapters.