Implementation of Test Case Optimization and Prioritization Techniques in Software Testing

Authors

  • Ankit Sharma  Research Scholar, Bharat Institute of Technology, Meerut, India
  • Ms Shubhangi Sharma  Assistant Professor, Bharat Institute of Technology, Meerut, India

Keywords:

Software Testing, Customer Requirement-Based Techniques, Coverage-Based Techniques, Cost Effective-Based Techniques, Chronographic History-Based Techniques. Also, This Study Resolves The Following Research Problems, Ignoring Practical Weight Factors, Inefficient Test Case Prioritization Methods

Abstract

Statistics gathered in past research show that testing, analysis and debugging costs usually consume over 50% of the costs associated with the development of large software systems. Specifically, regression testing has been shown to be a critically important phase of software testing and many techniques have been proposed that reduce effort, time and cost of testing, such as test case prioritization techniques, regression selection techniques and test case reduction methods. This study concentrates on a survey of test case prioritization techniques. This study classifies and organizes existing test case prioritization techniques researched since 1998 into four categories: (a) customer requirement-based techniques (b) coverage-based techniques (c) cost effective-based techniques and (d) chronographic history-based techniques. Also, this study resolves the following research problems: (a) ignoring practical weight factors (b) inefficient test case prioritization methods and (c) ignoring the size of test cases.

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2023-10-30

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Volume 10, Issue 5, September-October-2023

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Ankit Sharma, Ms Shubhangi Sharma "Implementation of Test Case Optimization and Prioritization Techniques in Software Testing" International Journal of Scientific Research in Science, Engineering and Technology (IJSRSET), Print ISSN : 2395-1990, Online ISSN : 2394-4099, Volume 10, Issue 5, pp.210-215, September-October-2023.