ISYS2092 Software Testing
Assignment 1 (15%)
Learning Objectives This assignment aims to provide students
with the opportunity to work in a team to identify relevant testing
types for a project and define test cases based on the theories and
techniques learned in the course.
Learning Objective RMIT Graduate Attribute AQF*
Working in team Work ready A3, S4
Working to strict deadlines Work ready A1
Apply relevant testing theories and techniques Work ready S1,
S2, S3, A2
Present knowledge and ideas in a clear and coherent manner
Work ready S4
Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF): http://goo.gl/x5UYKR
(page 48) Deadline and Submission Deadline: 11.59 pm Sunday of week
6 (Aug 2, 2015) Before the deadline, submit your answers to the
below questions as a PDF file to Blackboard. You only have to make
one submission for your team. Please clearly write down the names
of your team members in the submitted file. Late submission penalty
is applied according to the policy of School of CS & IT.
Question 1: Theory (20 marks)
a. What are the main benefits and drawbacks of the V-model of
software testing? (5 marks)
b. To what extent does testing provide support for the analysis
or measurement of the
different dimensions of software quality (portability,
reusability, interoperability,
maintainability, flexibility, testability, correctness,
reliability, efficiency, integrity, usability)?
(5 marks)
c. One of the current hot topics in software engineering is
test-driven software development
where the main idea is to use the results of a test planning
phase as requirements for the
coding phase. What do you think about this kind of approach?
What are its main benefits
and drawbacks? You can use the below articles or other relevant
research articles to form
the basis of your answer. (5 marks)
D. Janzen, H. Saiedian: Test-Driven Development: Concepts,
Taxonomy, and Future
Direction. Computer (IEEE) 38, 9 (September), 2005, 43-50.
J. Rasmusson: Introducing XP into Greenfield Projects: Lessons
Learned. IEEE Software
20, 3 (May / June), 2003, 21-28.
d. Using the below article as a source to answer the question:
what are the main difficulties in
software testing? (5 marks)
J. A. Whittaker: What Is Software Testing? And Why Is It So
Hard? IEEE Software 17, 1
(January / February), 2000, 70-79.
For question c and d, please visit RMIT library to get help on
how to obtain the above articles and
search for more relevant ones.
