Choosing Unit Test Cases - Partition Testing

Two Strategies for Choosing Test Cases

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Two key strategies help choose effective unit test cases. Match each strategy to its correct description.

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Partition testing

Guideline-based testing

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Identify groups of inputs that have common characteristics and should be processed in the same way, then choose tests from within each group

Use testing guidelines based on previous experience of common errors to choose test cases

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What Makes a Good Test Case Set

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When designing unit test cases, two kinds of test cases should be created. Which of the following correctly describes both kinds? Select all that apply.

Test cases that reflect normal operation of the program and show that the component works

Test cases based on testing experience of common problems that use abnormal inputs

Test cases that check abnormal inputs are properly processed without crashing

Test cases that only test the most critical methods identified by management

Test cases that test all combinations of all possible inputs exhaustively

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Equivalence Partitions Concept

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The equivalence partitioning diagram below illustrates the concept.

What does each smaller unshaded ellipse within the large input ellipse represent?

A group of invalid inputs that should be rejected by the system

A test case that has already been executed

A subset of outputs that the system can produce

An equivalence partition - a group of inputs that should be processed in the same way

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Equivalence Partition Example - Integer Input

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A program specification states: the program accepts 4 to 8 inputs which are 5-digit integers greater than 10,000. Based on equivalence partitioning, identify the correct input partitions for the number of inputs.

Which set of input partitions correctly represents the number-of-inputs dimension for this specification?

Exactly 4, exactly 5, exactly 6, exactly 7, exactly 8

Less than 0, between 0 and 4, between 4 and 8, more than 8

Less than 4, between 4 and 10, more than 10

Less than 4, between 4 and 8, more than 8

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Equivalence Partitions for Integer Values

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Continuing with the same specification (5-digit integers greater than 10,000), classify each test input into the correct partition for the value dimension.

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Boundary Value Selection Rule

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A good rule of thumb for selecting test cases from equivalence partitions is to choose values at the boundaries and near the midpoint. Why are boundary values particularly important?

Designers and programmers tend to overlook atypical boundary values, and program failures often occur there

Boundary values are the easiest to compute and document automatically

Boundary values always produce the fastest execution path through the code

Testing guidelines require at least three tests per partition boundary

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Black-Box vs. White-Box Testing

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Complete each description with the correct testing approach: "When you use the system (1) to identify equivalence partitions, this is called (2) testing. You don't need any knowledge of how the system works. It is sometimes useful to supplement this with (3) testing, where you look at the (4) to find other possible tests."

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Output Equivalence Partitions

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Which statement correctly describes output equivalence partitions?

Output partitions are always identical to input partitions in a 1:1 mapping

Output partitions are groups of outputs that have something in common, and may require their own separate input partitions

Output partitions can only be defined after running all input partition tests

Output partitions only apply to systems that produce numeric results

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Exception Partitions in White-Box Testing

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A developer examines the source code and finds that the program includes specific exception handlers for negative number inputs, zero inputs, and very large number inputs. How can this knowledge be used in test-case design?

This knowledge means the program should be re-written to eliminate exception handling

This knowledge should be ignored because test cases must be based only on the specification

This knowledge can be used to identify exception partitions - ranges where the same exception handling should be applied

This knowledge indicates that the exception handlers should be removed before testing

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Identifying Partitions from Specification

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A specification states: a method processes a list of student scores and returns a grade. Scores from 0 to 49 are Fail, 50 to 69 are Pass, 70 to 84 are Merit, and 85 to 100 are Distinction. Which set of equivalence partitions is most appropriate for testing this method?

Only one partition: the range 0-100 since all are valid scores

Exactly 101 partitions, one for each possible integer score

Five partitions: below 0 (invalid), 0-49, 50-69, 70-84, 85-100, above 100 (invalid)

Only three partitions: low, medium, and high scores

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Why Programs Behave Similarly Within a Partition

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Why is it valid to test just one or a few values from an equivalence partition rather than every possible value in the partition?

Because all values in a partition are mathematically identical

Because programs normally behave in a comparable way for all members of an equivalence partition

Because testing every value would violate software licensing restrictions

Because only boundary values actually execute different code paths

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Deriving Test Cases from Partitions

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For the specification accepting 4 to 8 inputs of 5-digit integers greater than 10,000, which set of test inputs best represents good partition testing practice, including boundary values?

Only: 6 inputs of value 50,000 (one test from the middle of both valid partitions)

3 inputs of 9,999 - 6 inputs of 50,000 - 9 inputs of 99,999

3 inputs of 9,999, 4 inputs of 10,000, 7 inputs of 50,000, 8 inputs of 99,999, 9 inputs of 100,000

Exactly 5 inputs of 50,000 repeated 3 times with identical values

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Two Strategies for Choosing Test Cases

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What Makes a Good Test Case Set

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Equivalence Partitions Concept

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Equivalence Partition Example - Integer Input

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Equivalence Partitions for Integer Values

drag and drop the selected option to the right place

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Boundary Value Selection Rule

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Black-Box vs. White-Box Testing

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Output Equivalence Partitions

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Exception Partitions in White-Box Testing

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Identifying Partitions from Specification

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Why Programs Behave Similarly Within a Partition

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Deriving Test Cases from Partitions

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