473,323 Members | 1,574 Online
Bytes | Software Development & Data Engineering Community
Post Job

Home Posts Topics Members FAQ

Join Bytes to post your question to a community of 473,323 software developers and data experts.

question about a phrase

hey all,

i was reading an article on Testing.Net Application Blocks and I came across
a phrase in the article:

White box testing

and i think i missed the class on this terminology. and this is not the only
place i see this type of phrase. the term black box seems to come up too.
what does this mean?

thanks,
rodchar
Jul 21 '05 #1
1 1212
Hey rodchar,

As to white box (from
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/W/Whit...Testing.html):

"Also known as glass box, structural, clear box and open box testing. A
software testing technique whereby explicit knowledge of the internal
workings of the item being tested are used to select the test data. Unlike
black box testing, white box testing uses specific knowledge of programming
code to examine outputs. The test is accurate only if the tester knows what
the program is supposed to do. He or she can then see if the program
diverges from its intended goal. White box testing does not account for
errors caused by omission, and all visible code must also be readable.

"For a complete software examination, both white box and black box tests are
required."

Black box testing would be where the tests don't care or even know what the
inner workings are of the component.

HTH,

John

"rodchar" <ro*****@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:26**********************************@microsof t.com...
hey all,

i was reading an article on Testing.Net Application Blocks and I came across a phrase in the article:

White box testing

and i think i missed the class on this terminology. and this is not the only place i see this type of phrase. the term black box seems to come up too.
what does this mean?

thanks,
rodchar

Jul 21 '05 #2

This thread has been closed and replies have been disabled. Please start a new discussion.

Similar topics

0
by: Follower | last post by:
Hi, I am working on a function to return extracts from a text document with a specific phrase highlighted (i.e. display the context of the matched phrase). The requirements are: * Match...
3
by: lonelyplanet999 | last post by:
Hi, I'm a newbie to perl and is now studying about perl programming, I read some perl programming tutorials online (enter 'Perl tutorial' at google.com) and also find some sample perl scripts...
0
by: JakeS | last post by:
Hi there, I work for a municipal Government in Canada and we are having great difficulty getting a high quality web search implmented on our 8,000 page web site. We are trying to refine our...
1
by: Clunixchit | last post by:
Im writing a program in which i have to perform several mallocs in order to simply my code i have used void e_malloc(){ perror("malloc"); _exit(EXIT_FAILURE); } if ( !(phrase.T = malloc (...
6
by: rodchar | last post by:
Hey all, I'm trying to understand Master/Detail concepts in VB.NET. If I do a data adapter fill for both customer and orders from Northwind where should that dataset live? What client is...
4
by: Matthew Wilson | last post by:
I want to write a function that each time it gets called, it returns a random choice of 1 to 5 words from a list of words. I can write this easily using for loops and random.choice(wordlist) and...
41
by: barcaroller | last post by:
Is it now common practice to use conditional statements like if (0 == i) if (-1 == i) if (true == i) if (5 == i) over the more traditional statements like if (i == 0)
17
by: Ben Bacarisse | last post by:
candide <toto@free.frwrites: These two statements are very different. The first one is just wrong and I am pretty sure you did not mean to suggest that. There is no object in C that is the...
160
by: raphfrk | last post by:
Is this valid? int a; void *b; b = (void *)a; // b points to a b += 5*sizeof(*a); // b points to a a = 100;
1
by: chromis | last post by:
Hi, I've been trying to create a carousel class which takes an array of phrases and then creates a textfield for each one positioning it vertically based on the order it was added. The next stage...
0
isladogs
by: isladogs | last post by:
The next Access Europe meeting will be on Wednesday 6 Mar 2024 starting at 18:00 UK time (6PM UTC) and finishing at about 19:15 (7.15PM). In this month's session, we are pleased to welcome back...
1
isladogs
by: isladogs | last post by:
The next Access Europe meeting will be on Wednesday 6 Mar 2024 starting at 18:00 UK time (6PM UTC) and finishing at about 19:15 (7.15PM). In this month's session, we are pleased to welcome back...
0
by: Vimpel783 | last post by:
Hello! Guys, I found this code on the Internet, but I need to modify it a little. It works well, the problem is this: Data is sent from only one cell, in this case B5, but it is necessary that data...
1
by: PapaRatzi | last post by:
Hello, I am teaching myself MS Access forms design and Visual Basic. I've created a table to capture a list of Top 30 singles and forms to capture new entries. The final step is a form (unbound)...
1
by: CloudSolutions | last post by:
Introduction: For many beginners and individual users, requiring a credit card and email registration may pose a barrier when starting to use cloud servers. However, some cloud server providers now...
1
by: Defcon1945 | last post by:
I'm trying to learn Python using Pycharm but import shutil doesn't work
1
by: Shællîpôpï 09 | last post by:
If u are using a keypad phone, how do u turn on JavaScript, to access features like WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram....
0
by: af34tf | last post by:
Hi Guys, I have a domain whose name is BytesLimited.com, and I want to sell it. Does anyone know about platforms that allow me to list my domain in auction for free. Thank you
0
by: Faith0G | last post by:
I am starting a new it consulting business and it's been a while since I setup a new website. Is wordpress still the best web based software for hosting a 5 page website? The webpages will be...

By using Bytes.com and it's services, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

To disable or enable advertisements and analytics tracking please visit the manage ads & tracking page.