Automated Software Testing refers to comprehensive automation efforts across the entire testing process to automate the entire integration as well as system testing efforts.
The process strives to design, develop, and deliver automated tests for maximum efficiency, with substantial reduction in the overall time and cost involved with utilization of resources in an optimal manner.
This process enhances the operations compared to traditional test and evaluation methods.
The five types of automated tests are as follows: Code Auditing This test performs automated qualification testing of the code and checks if it is compliant to specific standards and procedures.
The auditor needs to verify whether the code fulfils the instructions and procedures and assesses the module size, loop nesting levels and prohibits constructs like GOTO.
The code auditor also ascertains that the coding style procedures are aligned with the existing coding style.
Even naming conventions for variables and files are checked with dexterity along with the remotely structured lines of the program.
The internal program documentation is checked as per the coding style procedures.
The format and the size of comments are put into perspective too.
Coverage Monitor This process implies a quantitative measure of code coverage indicating quality while the tests are run.
Software areas which are not using the set of test cases are highlighted.
More test cases are added to increase test coverage.
Reports are produced while implementing test files based on the coverage achieved.
This is a vital tool for white-box testing, which is also termed as glass box testing.
This process also examines the internal calculation paths for bug identification.
Functional Tests Functional tests are aimed at examining product functionality.
These tests replace manual black box and do not focus on the intrinsic technical glitches in the software or its code.
It only focuses on the visible behaviour of the product.
The specifications are very detailed for conducting the tests.
It interfaces and hence involves clients using alpha.
Load Tests Load testing is commonly performed when an application has to be tested under heavy loads to measure its response to the impact.
This analysis cannot be performed manually.
It is not even feasible to get 100 people to examine a site all at the same time.
So using load, one can create virtual people and allocated to use different parts of the website on a concurrent basis.
Load testing simulates the use of a software program and records the system's reactions.
Any change of hardware, scenario, software, virtual people, events and much more can be simulated easily.
Test Management Test management involves participants who carry out the analysis and correct detected errors.
The test monitors overall performance of each item on test case files.
It is important to choose the right testing tools for every product and even for every organization.
There are certain advantages to the same.
Automated perform a single operation without the need for human intervention, and in turn, helps limit human error.
Each analysis can be repeated in different versions and scenarios, saving considerable money and time.