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Certified Tester International Foundation Level Syllabus Revision History Version Date Remarks ISTQB 2011 Effective 1-Apr-2011 Certified Tester Foundation Level Syllabus Maintenance Release-see Appendix E-Release 1ST0B2010 Effective 30-Mar-2010 Maintenance Release-see Appen ISTOB 2007 01-May-2007 Certified Tester Foundation Level Syllabus ISTOB 2005 01-Juy-2005 Tster Foundation Level Syllabus ASQF V2.2 Juy-2003 ASQF Syllabus Foundation Level Version 2.2 ISEB V2.0 25-Feb-199g SEB Sofru 25 February 1999 Version 2011 Page 3 of78 31M3r-2011
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Certified Tester International Foundation Level Syllabus Table of Contents ion Level in Sotware Testin tion HoYuhaenasoiTesngKa nized 0 (K1 opment.Maintenance and Operations (K2). Te ing Principles(K2) 4.1 55 ution (K1) Evaluating Exit Criteria and Reporting (K1) 6 18 The 8 Code of Ethic 2 the Softw 2.1 22 elopme ting with 22.1 ent Testing (K2) 24 ntegrat esting(K2) eptance Testing(K). 2 231 Tes ction(Functional Testing)(K2) 8 g or e -fun I Testing)(K2). a) 2.34 Testing Related to anges:Re-testing and Regression Testing (K2)....... (sting(K2 90 31 Techniques nd the Test Process(K2) vities of a Formal Review(K1) 33 lities (K1). s of Re (K2 34 ctors fo ews(K2).. 3.3 Test sian Tec ues (K4) Teds (K3 es (K2) Page 4 of 78 31Mar-2011
Certif Founda Version 2 © Internationa Table Acknowl Introduct Purpo The C Learn The E Accre Level How t 1. Fun 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.6 2. Tes 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.4 3. Sta 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.3 4. 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(K2) sting Princip ntal Test Pro anning and C nalysis and D mplementatio ting Exit Crit losure Activit hology of Te Ethics ........... ghout the Sof Developmen el (Sequentia e-incrementa g within a Life els (K2) ........ onent Testing ation Testing m Testing (K2 ance Testing es (K2) ......... g of Function g of Non-func g of Software g Related to nce Testing ( ues (K2) ....... chniques and rocess (K2) . es of a Form and Respons of Reviews ( ss Factors fo alysis by Too echniques (K Developmen es of Test De .................... .................... .................... on Level in S Level of Kno .................... .................... .................... d .................. K2)................ sary (K2) ..... Context (K1) e Defects (K2 Software Dev y (K2) ........... is Enough? .................... ples (K2) ....... ocess (K1) ... Control (K1) Design (K1) . on and Execu teria and Rep ties (K1) ...... sting (K2) .... .................... ftware Life C nt Models (K2 al Developm al Developm e Cycle Mod .................... g (K2) ........... (K2) ............ 2) ................. g (K2)........... .................... n (Functional ctional Softw e Structure/A Changes: Re (K2) ............. .................... d the Test Pr .................... mal Review (K sibilities (K1) (K2) .............. or Reviews (K ols (K2) ........ K4) ................ nt Process (K esign Techniq Page 4 of 7 .................... .................... .................... Software Tes owledge ...... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... ) ................... 2) ................ velopment, M .................... (K2) ............ .................... .................... .................... ................... .................... ution (K1) ..... porting (K1) . .................... .................... .................... Cycle (K2) ..... 2) ................ ent Model) ( ent Models ( el (K2) ........ .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... Testing) (K2 ware Characte Architecture ( e-testing and .................... .................... rocess (K2) .. .................... K1) ............... ) ................... .................... K2) ............... .................... .................... K3) ............... ques (K2) .... 78 .................... .................... .................... ting .............. .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... 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Certified Tester International Foundation Level Syllabus 4.3 .3.1 4 d or White-box Technig s(K4) 44 Stateme Testing and Coverage 43 Other Structure-based Techn ues(K1). 45 K2) rest Te Test Man ent(K3) (K2) 1.1 Tes zation and Inde K2) 5251 seader a Tester(K1)】 vities (K3) 4 iteria 5 ntrol (K2 Test Repc rting(K2). 51 ement (K2) 83 5.6 K3) Types o Test T (K2) 558 of Testing and Tests(K1) K11 ISupport ation(K1) ina it rmance and Monitorin g(K1) 60 e of Tools:Po Nd Risks (K2) 22 ote ng (for all tools)(K2).... 63 Introducing a Tool into an Organization(K1) Books. 7 Objectives of the Foundation C .6 d from IstoB meeting at sollentuna November 2001 Entry Requirements for this Qualificatio Page 5 of 78 31Mar-2011
Certif Founda Version 2 © Internationa 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.6 5. Tes 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.6 6. Too 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.3 7. Re Stand Books 8. Ap Histor Objec Objec Novem Entry fied Teste ation Level Sy 2011 al Software Testing Q Specificat 3.1 Equiva 3.2 Bounda 3.3 Decisio 3.4 State T 3.5 Use Ca Structure- 4.1 Statem 4.2 Decisio 4.3 Other S Experienc Choosing st Managem Test Orga .1 Test O .2 Tasks o Test Plan 2.1 Test Pl 2.2 Test Pl 2.3 Entry C 2.4 Exit Cr 2.5 Test Es 2.6 Test St Test Prog 3.1 Test Pr 3.2 Test Re 3.3 Test Co Configura Risk and T 5.1 Project 5.2 Produc Incident M ol Support fo Types of T .1 Tool Su .2 Test To .3 Tool Su .4 Tool Su .5 Tool Su .6 Tool Su .7 Tool Su .8 Tool Su Effective U 2.1 Potenti 2.2 Specia Introducin ferences ...... dards ............ s................... pendix A – S ry of this Doc ctives of the F ctives of the I mber 2001) .. 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