LO-6.1.1 Classify different types of test tools according to their purpose and to the activities of the fundamental test process and the software life cycle (K2)
Test tools can be used for supporting test activities, they can be involved in:
- test execution: For example, they can be: automated test scripts, test data generation tools, result comparison tools, security tools, test harness/framework tools (environment simulated, stubs, drivers).
- test management: These are mainly: requirements tools, reporting and monitoring tools, incident management tools.
- exploratory test: which is based upon activity monitoring tools. These are tightly related to their context, they aim to improve efficiency of test activities (planning, design, reporting and monitoring), automate activities that may require significant resources (static testing) and increase reliability of testing.
A configuration management tool "provides support to the identification and control of configuration items, their status over changes and versions, and the release of baselines consisting of configurations items."
A coverage tool "provides objective measure of what structural elements (statements, branches, have been exercised by a test suite".
Tools can be classified according to testing activities they support: test management tools, requirements management tools, incident management tools, configuration management tools.
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