... made up of many component parts. At a high level we can define these
as theapplication software plus theapplication landscape. The latter includes the servers
required to run the software as ... in
advance of any testing.
Data rollback
If any oftheperformance tests that you run change the content ofthe data within the test
database then ideally—prior to each performance test execution the ... a “bell curve.” The higher the standard deviation, the farther the items of
data tend to lie from the mean. Figure 4-1 provides an example courtesy of Wikipedia.
In performancetesting terms,...
... on these sections during the
computer-based testing processes (one ofthetesting principles of
Chapter 2).
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infeasible. Perhaps, then, ... than the
actual process itself. Therefore, we will start our discussion of soft-
ware testing with these issues before we delve into the more techni-
cal nature ofthe topic.
The Psychology of Testing
One ... is, the assumption that
testing is the process of showing that the program functions correctly.
Once again, the definition oftesting is the process of executing a
program with the intent of finding...
... attention on these sections during the
computer-based testing processes (one ofthetesting principles of
Chapter 2).
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on thetesting investment ... than the
actual process itself. Therefore, we will start our discussion of soft-
ware testing with these issues before we delve into the more techni-
cal nature ofthe topic.
The Psychology of Testing
One ... description ofthe correct output ofthe program
for that set of input data.
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An Error Checklist for Inspections
An important part of the...