Measuring test tool effectiveness

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1994-06-15

1997-05-20

Kriess, Kevin A.

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364488, G06G 712

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ABSTRACT:
A system for assessing the test effectiveness of a test tool for testing a computer system is described. The computer system is first subdivided into a plurality of functional components. For each of the functional components, a set of numbers is determined, each number corresponding to a plurality of factors indicating the effectiveness of the test tool. Based on the determined numbers, a normalized weight of the set of numbers for each of the functional components is computed. Then, based on the normalized weight for each of the functional components, a component test value for the test effectiveness of the test tool in testing each of the functional components is computed. Based on the normalized weight and the component test value for each of the functional components, an overall test value for the test effectiveness of the test tool in testing the computer system hardware is computed. Finally, the test tool is modified to improve the test effectiveness, based on the component test values and the overall test value. The system could be applied to identify weak areas of test coverage for the purpose of re-allocating coding efforts and resources.

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