Software Testing

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sTimaTion

(B) What are the different Ways of doing Black Box

testing?

Note:  Below we have listed the most used estimation methodologies in testing. 

As this is an interview question book we limit ourselves to TPA which is the most 

preferred estimation methodology for black box testing. 

There are five methodologies most frequently used:

Top down according to budget

WBS (Work Breakdown Structure)

Guess and gut feeling

Early project data

TPA (Test Point Analysis)

(B) can you explain tpa analysis?

TPA is a technique used to estimate test efforts for black box testing. Inputs 

for TPA are the counts derived from function points (function points will be  ...