Software Testing and Quality Assurance

  1. Test Levels and Integration Strategies
    1. Unit Testing
      1. Purpose and Scope
        1. Focus on Individual Components
          1. Isolation of Units
            1. White-Box Testing Approach
            2. Test Doubles
              1. Stubs
                1. Mocks
                  1. Fakes
                    1. Spies
                      1. Drivers
                      2. Unit Testing Frameworks
                        1. JUnit
                          1. NUnit
                            1. pytest
                            2. Test-Driven Development
                              1. Red-Green-Refactor Cycle
                                1. Benefits and Challenges
                                  1. TDD Best Practices
                                2. Integration Testing
                                  1. Purpose and Scope
                                    1. Testing Interactions Between Units
                                      1. Identifying Interface Defects
                                        1. Data Flow Testing
                                        2. Integration Strategies
                                          1. Big Bang Approach
                                            1. Process and Risks
                                              1. When to Use
                                              2. Incremental Approaches
                                                1. Top-Down Integration
                                                  1. Steps and Tools
                                                    1. Advantages and Disadvantages
                                                    2. Bottom-Up Integration
                                                      1. Steps and Tools
                                                        1. Advantages and Disadvantages
                                                        2. Sandwich Integration
                                                          1. Combining Top-Down and Bottom-Up
                                                      2. Component Integration Testing
                                                        1. Testing Component Interfaces
                                                          1. Message Passing
                                                            1. Shared Data Testing
                                                            2. System Integration Testing
                                                              1. Testing System Interfaces
                                                                1. External System Integration
                                                                  1. Third-Party Integration
                                                                2. System Testing
                                                                  1. Purpose and Scope
                                                                    1. Testing the Complete System
                                                                      1. Validation Against Requirements
                                                                        1. Black-Box Testing Approach
                                                                        2. Test Environment Setup
                                                                          1. Production-like Environment
                                                                            1. Test Data Management
                                                                              1. Environment Configuration
                                                                              2. End-to-End Testing
                                                                                1. Business Process Testing
                                                                                  1. User Workflow Validation
                                                                                    1. Cross-System Testing
                                                                                  2. Acceptance Testing
                                                                                    1. User Acceptance Testing
                                                                                      1. Objectives and Process
                                                                                        1. UAT Test Cases
                                                                                          1. User Involvement
                                                                                          2. Business Acceptance Testing
                                                                                            1. Business Process Validation
                                                                                              1. Stakeholder Sign-off
                                                                                              2. Alpha Testing
                                                                                                1. Conducted by Internal Users
                                                                                                  1. Feedback Collection
                                                                                                    1. Controlled Environment
                                                                                                    2. Beta Testing
                                                                                                      1. Conducted by External Users
                                                                                                        1. Real-World Usage Feedback
                                                                                                          1. Limited Release
                                                                                                          2. Operational Acceptance Testing
                                                                                                            1. Testing Operational Readiness
                                                                                                              1. Backup and Recovery Testing
                                                                                                                1. Disaster Recovery Testing
                                                                                                                  1. Performance Monitoring
                                                                                                                  2. Contract and Regulation Acceptance Testing
                                                                                                                    1. Contractual Obligations
                                                                                                                      1. Regulatory Standards

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                                                                                                                  3. Types of Testing