Testing and Quality Assurance for Component-Based Software

By Jerry Zeyu Gao,H.S. Jacob Tsao and Ye Wu
This book covers concepts and fundamentals for component based software testing,validation methods for software components and component based programs,strategies for black box and white box testing and integration,regression and performance testing of component based software.
The book starts with detail description of differences between reusable software module and software component which people often misunderstand and challenges involved in testing component based programs since the source code is not available to the end users from vendor.The author describes additional testing and validation tasks necessitated by the additional explicit requirements regarding interoperability, portability, usability, reusability.
The author describes issues in testing and validation tasks resulting from the criticality of component quality, in terms of functionality, performance, interface, interoperability, and portability, due to the high potential of widespread reuse in diverse application and operational environments. The last chapters are devoted to certification and standards for software components.