What is Basis Path Testing?
A white box test case design technique that uses the algorithmic flow of the program to design tests. Read more »
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What is Basic Block?
A sequence of one or more consecutive, executable statements containing no branches. Read more »
What is Backus-Naur Form?
A metalanguage used to formally describe the syntax of a language. Read more »
What is Automated Testing?
Testing employing software tools which execute tests without manual intervention. Can be applied in GUI, performance, API, etc. testing. The use of software to control... Read more »
What is Automated Software Quality (ASQ)?
The use of software tools, such as automated testing tools, to improve software quality. Read more »
What is Application Programming Interface (API)?
A formalized set of software calls and routines that can be referenced by an application program in order to access supporting system or network services. Read more »
What is Application Binary Interface (ABI)?
A specification defining requirements for portability of applications in binary forms across defferent system platforms and environments. Read more »
What is Agile Testing?
Testing practice for projects using agile methodologies, treating development as the customer of testing and emphasizing a test-first design paradigm. Read more »
What is Ad Hoc Testing?
A testing phase where the tester tries to ‘break’ the system by randomly trying the system’s functionality. Can include negative testing as well. Read more »
What is the use of ‘using’ declaration?
A using declaration makes it possible to use a name from a namespace without the scope operator. Read more »
What problem does the namespace feature solve?
Multiple providers of libraries might use common global identifiers causing a name collision when an application tries to link with two or more such libraries. The... Read more »
What is Memory alignment?
The term alignment primarily means the tendency of an address pointer value to be a multiple of some power of two. So a pointer with two byte alignment has a zero... Read more »
What is virtual function?
When derived class overrides the base class method by redefining the same function, then if client wants to access redefined the method from derived class through... Read more »
When do use “const” reference arguments in function?
a) Using const protects you against programming errors that inadvertently alter data. b) Using const allows function to process both const and non-const actual arguments,... Read more »
What is passing by reference?
Method of passing arguments to a function which takes parameter of type reference. for example: void swap( int & x, int & y ) { int temp = x; x = y; y... Read more »