7 Test Tools
This chapter provides an overview of the various types of tools that can be used to support software testing activities. We look at what these tools are capable of, and how to select and introduce the ones that are best suited to your particular project.
Test tools1 are used to support single or multiple software testing activities (see section 2.3) and a wide range of purposes:
Uses of test tools
- Increase testing efficiency
Manual test activities, and especially those that have to be repeated regularly or are generally time-consuming, can benefit from the use of appropriate tools—for example, automated static code analysis or automated dynamic testing.
- Increase test quality
Tool-based test case management helps you to manage large ...
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