Meaning of Exhaustive Software Testing,
Abstract
The report defines the concept of an exhaustive software test in terms of a particular problem: The solution for the roots of quadratic equation with coefficients constrained to the range plus or minus 10 on a 12 bit minicomputer. The exhaustive test requires about 64 x 10 to the 9th power cases and is infeasible. The ensuing discussion focusses on how to choose a good non exhaustive test by an appropriate choice of test points in (1) Parameter space, (2) Solution space, (3) Pathspace. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 02, 1974
- Accession Number
- AD0780907
Entities
People
- Martin L. Shooman