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ISTQB Foundation Level

Cheat Sheet
BHAVIN THUMAR

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Chapter 1 - Fundamentals of testing
Risk has an impact and probability
Origins of defects/bugs/faults are errors/mistakes
Not all defects cause failure

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Elements of fundamental test process:
Test planning and control
Test analysis and design
Test implementation and execution – Creation of test
suites(logical collection of cases)
Evaluating exit criteria and reporting
Test closure activities

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Best practices while reporting defects:
1. Communicate findings in a neutral, fact-focused
way. Don’t criticize.
2. Be pessimistic and start with collaborations rather
than battles.

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Chapter 2 – Testing throughout the
software test cycle

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Test levels
Component testing
Integration testing
System testing
Acceptance testing

Testing types
Functional testing
Non-functional testing

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Chapter 3 – Static Techniques

Different phases of formal review:


1. Planning:
Moderator assignment, Define entry criteria
Number of reviewers, Size of document, roles for reviewers
2. Kick-off – Introduction to reviewers, Role assignments
3. Preparation – Actual review. Issues are recorded
4. Review meeting:
Logging phase
Discussion phase
Decision phase
5. Rework
6. Followup phase – To be done by the moderator.

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Chapter 4 – Test design techniques
Some key definitions:
1. Test cases are documented in a test case specification
2. Test procedures are documented in a test procedure
specification
3. Test analysis is done to identify test conditions on some ‘basis’
4. Test condition is something we can test
5. Test possibilities – Biggest set of test conditions – Some of
these could be discarded
6. Test case:
Defined input and expected output. Concept of oracle.
If the expected output is vague then it's a partial oracle
Should have objective
7. Test procedure/Test scripts – Document that defines steps to
be taken while running tests

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Specfication based testing
Equivalence Partitioning
Boundary value analysis
Decision tables
State transition
Use case testing

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Chapter 5 – Test management
Skills needed in tester
Knowledge of application/business domain
Technology
Testing process

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Why to do test monitoring
Feedback to test team and manage
Visibility on results
Test coverage status
Data for future estimation

Why to do test reporting


Helps stakeholders to understand results
Enlighten and influence stakeholders

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Chapter 6 – Tools

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General notes related to key questions
Test plan should include:
1. Test plan identifier
2. Introduction
3. Test items
4. Features to be tested
5. Approach
6. Item pass/fail criteria
7. Suspension and resumption criteria
8. Test deliverables
9. Testing tasks
10. Environment needs
11. Responsibilities
12. Staffing and training needs
13. Schedule
14. risks and contigencies
15. Approvals

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Test summary report should include:
1. Test summary report ID
2. Summary
3. Summary of activities
4. Evaluation
5. Comprehensive assessment
6. Variances
7. Summary of results
8. Approvals

Incident description as per IEEE standard:


1. Inputs
2. Expected results
3. Actual results
4. Anomalies
5. Date and Time
6. Procedure step
7. Attempts to repeat
8. Testers
9. Observers

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