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Minimal Test Case Generation for Effective Program Test using Control Structure Methods and Test Effectiveness Ratio

by Swathi.J.N, Sumaiya Thaseen.I, Sangeetha.S
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International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 17 - Number 3
Year of Publication: 2011
Authors: Swathi.J.N, Sumaiya Thaseen.I, Sangeetha.S
10.5120/2197-2791

Swathi.J.N, Sumaiya Thaseen.I, Sangeetha.S . Minimal Test Case Generation for Effective Program Test using Control Structure Methods and Test Effectiveness Ratio. International Journal of Computer Applications. 17, 3 ( March 2011), 48-53. DOI=10.5120/2197-2791

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Abstract

Software testing is the critical activity in any industrial–strength software development process. As the software grows in size, its complexity increases and testing becomes more difficult. Hence generating test cases manually produces more errors and affects overall system quality. In this paper, we have proposed a tool for automatic generation of test cases using the control structure methods. This tool aims to achieve 100% coverage of a given structural code by including statement coverage, decision coverage, and path coverage and branch coverage analysis. It also helps the developers and testers to measure the effectiveness of test case generated using a metric called ‘Test Effectiveness Ratio’.

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Index Terms

Computer Science
Information Sciences

Keywords

Testing Test cases Control Flow Graph (CFG) Statement Coverage Decision Coverage Path Coverage Branch Coverage Test Effectiveness Ratio

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