Software Testing Methods and Techniques

In this paper main testing methods and techniques are shortly described. General classification is outlined: two testing methods - black box testing and white box testing, and their frequently used techniques: Black Box techniques: Equivalent Partitioning, Boundary Value Analysis, Cause-Effect Graphing Techniques, and Comparison Testing; White Box techniques: Basis Path Testing, Loop Testing, and Control Structure Testing. Also, the classification of the IEEE Computer Society is illustrated.