Critérios Potenciais Usos: Análise da Aplicação de um Benchmark

• José Carlos Maldonado USP
• Silvia Regina Vergílio USP
• Marcos Lordello Chaim USP
• Mario Jino USP

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/sbes.1992.25194

Abstract

The results of benchmarking Potential Uses Criteria for empirically evaluating these eriteria are presented. A testing tool named POKE-TOOL, that supports Potential Uses Criteria application, has been used. From the practical point of view, this benchmark has contributed to demonstrate that data-flow based criteria are a real goal, i.e., the results obtained are an indication that satisfaction of these criteria can be adopted as a practical goal of testing; Potential Uses criteria require a small amount of test case to be satisfed. Many estimation models of test case number to satisfy these criteria are analyzed. Also, some complexity aspects related to software testing activities are discussed.

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