Software Testing

GANPAT UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND  TECHNOLOGY

Programme

Bachelor of Technology

Branch/Spec.

Computer Science & Engineering

Semester

VII

Version

1.0.0.0

Effective from Academic Year

2025-26

Effective for the batch Admitted in

June 2022

Subject  code

2CSE70E27

Subject Name

Software Testing

Teaching scheme 

Examination scheme (Marks)

(Per week)

Lecture (DT)

Practical (Lab.)

Total

CE

SEE

Total

L

TU

P

TW

Credit 

3

0

1

0

4

Theory 

40

60

100

Hours

3

0

2

0

5

Practical

30

20

50

Pre-requisites:

Programming, Algorithms, Software Engineering

Learning Outcome:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Understand Various Software Process models. 
• Evaluate various software metrics. 
• Analyze Software Configuration and risk management Technique.
• Classify and analyze various software testing techniques.

Theory syllabus

Unit

Content

Hrs

1

Introduction to Software Testing

Testing Principles, Best Practices in Testing, Skills for Testing, Various Task Involved In Testing, Difference between Verification & Validation, Difference between QA &QC, Test Strategies for Conventional and Object Oriented Software, Unit Testing, Integration Testing, Validation Testing, Alpha and Beta Testing, System Testing, Recovery Testing, Security Testing, Stress Testing, Performance Testing, Metrics for Source Code, Metrics for Testing, Debugging Process, Debugging Strategies.

8

2

Testing Techniques: 

Software Testing Fundamentals, Black Box and White Box Testing, Basis Path Testing, Flow Graph Notation, Independent Program Paths, Graph Matrices, Control Structure Testing, Condition Testing, Data Flow Testing, Loop Testing, Graph Based Testing Methods, Equivalence Partitioning, Boundary Value Analysis, Object Oriented Testing Methods: Applicability of Conventional Test Case Design Methods, Fault-Based Testing, Scenario-Based Testing, Random Testing and Partition Testing for Classes, Inter Class Test Case Design.

8

3

Types of Non-functional Testing

Security Testing, Recovery Testing, Configuration testing, Compatibility Testing, Installation Testing, Performance Testing, Parallel Testing, Volume Testing, Internationalization Testing, Localization Testing

6

4

Process of Testing

Test Planning, Test Analysis, Test Design Construction, and verification, Testing Cycles, Final Testing and Implementation, Post Implementation

6

5

Test Design for Functional Testing

Introduction To Test Design, Inputs For Test Design Activity, Test scenarios, Test Cases, Test Case Management, Best Practices Of Test Cases, Test Data, Black Box Test Technique, Requirement Traceability Matrix(RTM)

6

6

Test Execution

Test Execution Cycle, Entry Criteria For Test Execution, Smoke /Sanity Testing, Test Execution, Retesting And Regression Testing, Ending The Test Execution Activity, Test Closure Activities 

6

7

Defect Management

Defect /Bug, Causes For Defect, Defect Reporting, Defect Attributes, Severity And Priority, Defect Life Cycle, Advantages Of Defect Tracking

5

Practical content

Practicals will be based on the contents covered in the classroom.

Mooc Course

Course Name: Software Testing

Link:   https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc22_cs61

Text Books

1

Software Engineering by  Rajib   Mall, PHI 2014

2

Software Testing: A Craftsman's Approach, by Paul C. Jorgensen,  Third Edition

Reference Books

1

An Integrated Approach to Software Engineering, Second Edition PankajJalote Narosa

2

Software Engineering: Theory and Practice, Second Edition S.L. Pfleeger, J.M. Atlee Pearson Education

Course Outcomes:

Cos

Description

CO1

Understand Various Software Process models.

CO2

Evaluate various software metrics.

CO3

Analyze Software Configuration and risk management Technique.

CO4

Classify and analyze various software testing techniques.

Mapping of CO and PO: