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- usabilityExtent to which a software product can be used by specified users to achieve specified goals with effectiveness, efficiency and satisfaction in a specified context of use. [ISO 9241]
- usability evaluationA process through which information about the usability of a system is gathered in order to improve the system (known as formative evaluation) or to assess the merit or worth of a system (known as summative evaluation). See also formative evaluation, summative evaluation.
- usability requirementA requirement on the usability of a component or system.
- usability test participantA representative user who solves typical tasks in a usability test.
- usability test scriptA document specifying a sequence of actions for the execution of a usability test. It is used by the moderator to keep track of briefing and pre-session interview questions, usability test tasks, and post-session interview questions. See also test procedure specification.
- usability test sessionA test session in usability testing in which a usability test participant is executing tests, moderated by a moderator and observed by a number of observers.
- usability test taskAn usability test execution activity that needs to be accomplished within a defined period of time or by a deadline to work towards goals specified by the moderator.
- usability testingTesting to evaluate the degree to which the system can be used by specified users with effectiveness, efficiency and satisfaction in a specified context of use.
- use caseA sequence of transactions in a dialogue between an actor and a component or system with a tangible result, where an actor can be a user or anything that can exchange information with the system.
- use case testingA black-box test design technique in which test cases are designed to execute scenarios of use cases.
- user acceptance testingAcceptance testing carried out by future users in a (simulated) operational environment focusing on user requirements and needs.
- user-based qualityA view of quality, wherein quality is the capacity to satisfy needs, wants and desires of the user(s). A product or service that does not fulfill user needs is unlikely to find any users. This is a context dependent, contingent approach to quality since different business characteristics(...)
- user experienceA person’s perceptions and responses resulting from the use or anticipated use of a software product. [ISO 9241-210]
- user interfaceAll components of a system that provide information and controls for the user to accomplish specific tasks with the system.
- user interface guidelineA low-level, specific rule or recommendation for user interface design that leaves little room for interpretation so designers implement it similarly. It is often used to ensure consistency in the appearance and behavior of the user interface of the systems produced by an organization.
- user scenario testingSee use case testing.
- User-StoryEine in Alltags- oder Geschäftssprache formulierte Benutzer- oder Geschäftsanforderung auf hoher Abstraktionsebene. User-Storys werden oft in der agilen Softwareentwicklung benutzt und erfassen die Funktionalität, welche ein Benutzer benötigt, nicht-funktionale Kriterien und auch(...)
- user storyA high-level user or business requirement commonly used in agile software development, typically consisting of one or more sentences in the everyday or business language capturing what functionality a user needs, any non-functional criteria, and also includes acceptance criteria. See also(...)
- User-Story-basiertes TestenEin Black-Box-Testverfahren, bei welchem Testfälle auf Basis von User-Storys entworfen werden, um deren korrekte Implementierung zu verifizieren. Siehe User-Story.
- user story testingA black-box test design technique in which test cases are designed based on user stories to verify their correct implementation. See user story.
- user surveyA usability evaluation whereby a representative sample of users are asked to report subjective evaluation into a questionnaire based on their experience in using a component or system.
- user testA test whereby real-life users are involved to evaluate the usability of a component or system.
- V-modelA framework to describe the software development life cycle activities from requirements specification to maintenance. The V-model illustrates how testing activities can be integrated into each phase of the software development life cycle.
- V-ModellVorgehensmodell für die Softwareentwicklung, um die Aktivitäten des Software-Entwicklungslebenszyklus von der Anforderungsspezifikation bis zur Wartung zu beschreiben. Das V-Modell stellt dar, wie Prüf- und Testaktivitäten in jede Phase des Software-Entwicklungslebenszyklus integriert und die(...)
- validationConfirmation by examination and through provision of objective evidence that the requirements for a specific intended use or application have been fulfilled [ISO 9000].
- ValidierungBestätigung durch Bereitstellung eines objektiven Nachweises, dass die Anforderungen für einen spezifischen beabsichtigten Gebrauch oder eine spezifische beabsichtigte Anwendung erfüllt worden sind. [ISO 9000]
- value-based qualityA view of quality, wherein quality is defined by price. A quality product or service is one that provides desired performance at an acceptable cost. Quality is determined by means of a decision process with stakeholders on trade-offs between time, effort and cost aspects. [After Garvin] See(...)
- VariableEin Speicherelement in einem Computer, das innerhalb eines Softwareprogramms über seinen Namen angesprochen werden kann.
- variableAn element of storage in a computer that is accessible by a software program by referring to it by a name.
- verbilligter GebrauchstauglichkeitstestEine Teststrategie beim Gebrauchstauglichkeitstest, die Wert darauf legt, die Kosten niedrig zu halten, ohne dabei die Qualität der Bewertung der Gebrauchstauglichkeit zu sehr zu beeinträchtigen.