Software testing syllabus

Unit-1:

• What is software testing and why it is so hard?

• Error, Fault, Failure, Incident, Test Cases

• Testing Process and Limitations of Testing

• No absolute proof of correctness

• Overview of Graph Theory

Unit-2:

Functional Testing: 

• Boundary Value Analysis

• Equivalence Class Testing

• Decision Table Based Testing

• Cause-Effect Graphing Technique

Structural Testing: 

• Path testing

• DD-Paths

• Cyclomatic Complexity

• Graph Metrics

• Data Flow Testing

• Mutation testing

Unit-3:

Reducing the number of test cases: 

• Prioritization guidelines

• Priority category Scheme

• Risk Analysis

• Regression Testing

• Slice based testing

Testing Activities: 

• Levels of Testing

• Unit Testing

• Integration Testing

• System Testing

• Debugging

• Domain Testing

Unit-4:

Object-Oriented Testing: 

• Issues in Object-Oriented Testing

• Class Testing

• GUI Testing

• Object-Oriented Integration, and System Testing

Testing Tools: 

• Static Testing Tools

• Dynamic Testing Tools

• Characteristics of Modern Tools