Search-Based Software

Search-Based Software

1. Testing Definitions

   • Static/Dynamic Testing
     • Static
       • Static analysis as the name implies is only interested in the source code of the program
     • Dynamic
       • Dynamic Analysis is the opposite, feed it a bunch of inputs and record how it behaves
   • Pareto
     • Pareto Efficiency/Inefficiency
       • Pareto Inefficienctcy
       • An allocation is Pareto-Efficient if no
     • Pareto Improvement
       • An allocation can be Pareto improved if there exists another allocation such that at least one person is better off and nobody is worse off.
     • Pareto Optimality
       • An allocation is Pareto-Efficient if there does not exist another allocation in which one person, thing or object is better off and nobody is worse off.

2. Types of Search based methods (Genetic Algorithms

   • Search-Based
   • Random-Based
   • Model-Based
   • Program Analysis

3. Types of Box testing

   • Black-Box Testing
     • Black box testing is a software testing technique in which functionality of the software under (SUT) is tested without looking at the internal code structure, implmentation details and knowledge of internal paths of the software. This type of testing is based on the software requirements and specifications. In black box testing we just focus on inputs and outputs of the software system without bothering about internal knowledge of the software program.
   • Grey-Box Testing
     • Grey box testing method, which is a combination of white box testing and black box testing methods.
       • Black Box testing
         • +
           • White Box testing
             • = Grey Box testing
   • White-Box Testing
     • White box testing is the testing of a software solution's internal coding and infrastructure. It focuses on strengthening security, the flow of inputs and outputs through the application, and improving design and usability. White box testing is also known as 'Clear-Box testing', Box testing, Structural testing, Transparent Box Testing, Code-Based testing and Glass Box testing.
       • It is one of two parts of the "box testing approach" of software testing. Its counter-part, black box testing involves testing from an external or end-user type perspective. On the other hand, White box testing is based on the inner workings of an application and revolves around internal testing. The term "White box" was used because of the see-through box concept.