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- condition outcomeThe evaluation of a condition to TRUE or FALSE.
- condition testingA white-box test design technique in which test cases are designed to execute condition outcomes.
- confidence intervalIn managing project risks, the period of time within which a contingency action must be implemented in order to be effective in reducing the impact of the risk.
- confidence testSee smoke test.
- configurationThe composition of a component or system as defined by the number, nature, and interconnections of its constituent parts.
- configuration auditingThe function to check on the contents of libraries of configuration items, e.g. for standards compliance [IEEE 610].
- configuration controlAn element of configuration management, consisting of the evaluation, co-ordination, approval or disapproval, and implementation of changes to configuration items after formal establishment of their configuration identification [IEEE 610].
- configuration control board (CCB)A group of people responsible for evaluating and approving or disapproving proposed changes to configuration items, and for ensuring implementation of approved changes [IEEE 610].
- configuration identificationAn element of configuration management, consisting of selecting the configuration items for a system and recording their functional and physical characteristics in technical documentation [IEEE 610].
- configuration itemAn aggregation of hardware, software or both, that is designated for configuration management and treated as a single entity in the configuration management process [IEEE 610].
- configuration managementA discipline applying technical and administrative direction and surveillance to: identify and document the functional and physical characteristics of a configuration item, control changes to those characteristics, record and report change processing and implementation status, and verify(...)
- configuration management toolA tool that provides support for the identification and control of configuration items, their status over changes and versions, and the release of baselines consisting of configuration items. See also configuration management.
- configuration testingSee portability testing.
- confirmation testingTesting that runs test cases that failed the last time they were run, in order to verify the success of corrective actions.
- conformance testingSee compliance testing.
- consultative test strategyA test strategy whereby the test team relies on the input of one or more key stakeholders to determine the details of the strategy.
- consultative testingTesting driven by the advice and guidance of appropriate experts from outside the test team (e.g., technology experts and/or business domain experts).
- content-based modelA process model providing a detailed description of good engineering practices, e.g. test practices.
- content reference modelSee content-based model.
- 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.