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Can you please explain these different approaches of testing a distributed system to me?
- Simulation-based
- Fault Injection-based
- Scenario-based
- Risk-based
- Temporal-based
What are they good for? when to apply each of them? Thank you in advance for your replies.
Please give me also some interesting link if you have.

  
Total Answers and Comments: 1 Last Update: June 16, 2006     Asked by: erika 
  
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June 16, 2006 11:09:47   
DeepaRamalingam Member Since: June 2006   Contribution: 11    
RE: Can you please explain these different approaches ...

scenario based technique: a scenario test normally involves attributes like

  • the test must be realistic. it shud reflect something that customers would actually do
  • the test shud be complex involving several features in a way that shud be challenging to the program
  • it shud be easy and quick to tell whether the program passed or failed
  • A stakeholder is likely to argue vigorosly that the program shud be fixed if it fails this test

tests derived from use cases are also called scenario test

source :' lessons learned in software testing' by kaner bach and pettichord


 
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