Verification
& Validation Exercises
For
Spring
Semester 2008
Exercise 1
Discuss the
difference between verification and validation and explain why validation is a
particularly difficult process. Each of the
three topics should be at least 500 words in length.
Exercise 2
There are
several techniques that can be used within the validation process to gain
confidence that a systems or software engineer can satisfy the project
requirements. Name at least four of
these techniques.
Exercise 3
A verification compliance matrix must be
supplemented, in the integrated verification planning data, by a companion
table (database), called a Verification Task Matrix. What are five verification tasks defined in
the Verification Task Matrix?
Exercise 4
In the text “System Validation and
Verification,” Grady gives five (a-e) steps for a tailored commercial approach
to test planning. What are the five
steps from his book?
Exercise 5
What is the IMB Rational tool that creates and manages the projects requirements to store test information? You will have to search www for this answer.
Exercise 6
IBM Rational Robot is used for the following two types of testing a. __________________ b._______________ ? You will have to search www for this answer.
Exercise 7
The following
are Military Standards (MIL-STD) for application software development. Your assignment is to identify the titles for
the following:
a.
MIL-STD-483
b.
MIL-STD-490
c.
MIL-STD-1512A
d.
MIL-STD-1679
e.
MIL-STD-52779A
Exercise 8
One
master validation test plan should be produced for the overall validation
testing effort. One or more detailed
validation test plans should be produced for each validation activity (unit
testing, integration testing, usability testing, function testing system
testing, and acceptance testing). The
purpose of the master validation test plan is to provide an overview of the
entire validation testing effort. It
should identify the specific validation activities to be performed, the
approximate resources required by each, a rough schedule for each, and the
overall training needs and the risks.
Use (IEEE/ANSI 1983 [Std 829-1983]) and produce the outline (Table of
Content) for the Master Validation Test Plan.
The outline will have 15 headings and the Purpose.