A Method for Determining Testing Scenarios for Parallel and Distributed Software

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Titel: A Method for Determining Testing Scenarios for Parallel and Distributed Software
Autoren: Henryk Krawczyk, Bogdan Wiszniewski
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Publikationsjahr: 1996
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Schlagwörter: parallel program testing, test design, testing scenario, operational behavior simulation
Beschreibung: In the paper we present a method for determining testing scenarios for parallel and distributed software. It is based on simulation of software behavior and combines static and dynamic analysis to provide a convenient framework for structural program testing. The underlying testing model consists of parallel program control flow structures including data processing nodes, decision nodes, communication event nodes and independent control flow tokens. Simulation of token movements between node objects enables interactive design of testing scenarios for complex application programs whose operational behavior is difficult to predict before their actual execution. A test scenario can then be reproduced in the target system by providing the recorded data for relevant actions involved in interprocess communication. Keywords: parallel program testing, test design, testing scenario, operational behavior simulation. 1
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Sprache: English
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Abstract:In the paper we present a method for determining testing scenarios for parallel and distributed software. It is based on simulation of software behavior and combines static and dynamic analysis to provide a convenient framework for structural program testing. The underlying testing model consists of parallel program control flow structures including data processing nodes, decision nodes, communication event nodes and independent control flow tokens. Simulation of token movements between node objects enables interactive design of testing scenarios for complex application programs whose operational behavior is difficult to predict before their actual execution. A test scenario can then be reproduced in the target system by providing the recorded data for relevant actions involved in interprocess communication. Keywords: parallel program testing, test design, testing scenario, operational behavior simulation. 1