12.3 Program Testing and Maintenance

Understand ways of exposing and avoiding faults in programs.

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Locate and identify the different types of errors.

Syntax errors, logic errors and run-time errors.

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Correct identified errors.

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Understand the methods of testing available, and select appropriate data for a given method.

Including dry run, walkthrough, white-box, black-box, integration, alpha, beta, acceptance and stub testing.

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Understand the need for a test strategy and a test plan, and their likely contents.

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Choose appropriate test data for a test plan.

Including normal, abnormal and extreme/boundary data.

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Understand the need for continuing maintenance of a system, and the differences between each type of maintenance.

Including perfective, adaptive and corrective maintenance.

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Analyse an existing program and make amendments to enhance its functionality.

Taught in: Program Testing and Maintenance — errors, testing methods, test strategies, maintenance types