Intended for both undergraduate and postgraduate students of computer science and engineering, information technology, students of computer applications, and working IT professionals, this text describes the practices necessary for the development of quality software.
The contents of the book have been framed based on the syllabi prescribed by different Universities and also covers the topics required for working in the IT industry. Based on the experience of the author in the industry, academics, consultancy and corporate trainings in India and abroad, the book covers the methodologies, techniques, and underlying concepts used in Software Quality Assurance and Testing. The treatment of the topics is crisp and accompanied with illustrative examples with minimum jargons. Topics of relevance in the industry, which a student must be familiar with before start of a career, are covered in the book. The book also discusses the concepts that a working IT professional should know. The book provides an insight into the tools available for different types of testing. Each chapter contains Quizzes, Multiple Choice Questions and Review Questions which help the readers to qualify in the international certification examinations.
Key features
• Covers topics relevant to the industry
• Concepts discussed in an easy to understand way and illustrated with practical examples and figures wherever required
• Contains “Objective Questions” at the end of the book
• Includes topics prescribed in international certification exams in Software Quality and Testing
About the Author
Anirban Basu, MS and PhD in Computer Science, is a qualified ISO 9001 Auditor, Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Consultant and a Six Sigma Master Black Belt.
Dr. Basu started his career in Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata in 1979, and joined CDAC in 1989 to play a key role in design, development, performance analysis of India’s first Supercomputer PARAM. In 1993, he set up the Advanced Computing Training School of CDAC. In 1995, he joined commercial software industry and worked in several reputed companies including Siemens Information Systems Ltd., Computer Associates, etc. at senior/top management positions. He is a Professor in Computer Science and Engineering and an accredited Research Supervisor and Examiner in several reputed universities for supervising and examining PhD theses on software engineering, cloud computing, big data and Green IT. He is also involved with providing Trainings and Consultancy to corporate clients.
With more than 35 years of experience in academia, advanced research and development, commercial software industry, consultancy and corporate training, he has published/presented about 80 research papers in reputed national and international journals and in conference proceedings. He has co-authored five books and serves as a Member of the Editorial Board/Reviewer of several International Journals and General Chair of several national and international conferences.
