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- context of useUsers, tasks, equipment (hardware, software and materials), and the physical and social environments in which a software product is used. [ISO 9241-11]
- continuous representationA capability maturity model structure wherein capability levels provide a recommended order for approaching process improvement within specified process area [CMMI].
- control chartA statistical process control tool used to monitor a process and determine whether it is statistically controlled. It graphically depicts the average value and the upper and lower control limits (the highest and lowest values) of a process.
- control flowA sequence of events (paths) in the execution through a component or system.
- control flow analysisA form of static analysis based on a representation of unique paths (sequences of events) in the execution through a component or system. Control flow analysis evaluates the integrity of control flow structures, looking for possible control flow anomalies such as closed loops or logically(...)
- control flow graphAn abstract representation of all possible sequences of events (paths) in the execution through a component or system.
- control flow pathSee path.
- control flow testingAn approach to structure-based testing in which test cases are designed to execute specific sequences of events. Various techniques exist for control flow testing, e.g., decision testing, condition testing, and path testing, that each have their specific approach and level of control flow(...)
- convergence metricA metric that shows progress toward a defined criterion, e.g., convergence of the total number of test executed to the total number of tests planned for execution.
- conversion testingTesting of software used to convert data (e.g. from existing systems for use in replacement systems).
- corporate dashboardA dashboard-style representation of the status of corporate performance data. See also balanced scorecard, dashboard.
- cost of qualityThe total costs incurred on quality activities and issues and often split into prevention costs, appraisal costs, internal failure costs and external failure costs.
- COTSAcronym for commercial off-the-shelf.
- coverageThe degree, expressed as a percentage, to which a specified coverage item has been exercised by a test suite.
- coverage analysisMeasurement of achieved coverage to a specified coverage item during test execution referring to predetermined criteria to determine whether additional testing is required and if so, which test cases are needed.
- coverage itemAn entity or property used as a basis for test coverage, e.g. equivalence partitions or code statements.
- coverage measurement toolSee coverage tool.
- coverage toolA tool that provides measures of what structural elements have been exercised by the test suite.
- critical success factorAn element necessary for an organization or project to achieve its mission. Critical success factors are the critical factors or activities required for ensuring the success.
- Critical Testing ProcessesEin inhaltsbasiertes Modell für Testprozesse, das auf zwölf kritischen Prozessen aufgebaut ist. Diese enthalten gut sichtbare Prozesse, durch welche Mitarbeiter und das Management die Kompetenz und die erfolgskritischen Prozesse bewerten können, deren Leistungsfähigkeit den Gewinn und den Ruf(...)
- cross-site scriptingA vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious code into an otherwise benign website [NIST.IR.7298].
- CTPAkronym für Critical Testing Processes .
- custom softwaresoftware developed specifically for a set of users or customers. The opposite is off-the-shelf software.
- custom toolA software tool developed specifically for a set of users or customers.
- cyclomatic complexityThe maximum number of linear, independent paths through a program. Cyclomatic complexity may be computed as: L – N + 2P, where – L = the number of edges/links in a graph – N = the number of nodes in a graph – P = the number of disconnected parts of the graph (e.g. a called graph or(...)
- cyclomatic numberSee cyclomatic complexity.