Later go through this ready-reckoner of different tools and their key features.

TEST
TEST
Type Of Tool MANAGEMENT EXECUTION
TOOL
TOOLS
Storing an
expected result
Management of in the form of a
Tests
screen or GUI
object and
comparing it
with run-time
screen or object
Scheduling of
Executing tests
Tests
Key Features
from a stored
scripts
&
Management of
Functionalities Testing Activities Logging test
results

Example

PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
MEASUREMENT MANAGEMENT
TOOLS
TOOLS

Ability to simulate
high user load on
the application
under test

Storing
Requirements

Ability to create
diverse load
conditions

Identifying
undefined , missing
or to be defined
requirements

Support for majority

of protocols

Traceability of
Requirements

Interfaces to other Sending test Powerful analytical

testing tools
summary to test tools to interpret the Interfacing with Test
management
performance logs Management Tools
tools
generated
Traceability
Access of data
Requirements
files for use as
Coverage
test data
Quality Center
QTP
Loadrunner
Vector

CONFIGURATION
Type Of Tool
MANAGEMENT REVIEW TOOL
TOOL
Information About
Sorting and
Versions and builds
Storing Review
of Software and Test
Comments
Key Features
Ware
&
Functionalities

Build and release

management

Communicating
Comments to
relevant people

STATIC
ANALYSIS
TOOLS

MODELING
TOOLS

Calculate
Cyclomatic
Complexity

Identify
Inconsistencies or
defects in Models

Help in
prioritization of
Enforce Coding
tests in
Standards
accordance with
the model in
review

Predicting system
response under
various levels of
loads
Using UML, it
Traceability
Help in
helps in
Access control (check between review
understanding
understanding
in and check out)
comments &
Code
system functions
review documents
and tests.
Monitoring
Review Status (
Pass , Pass with Identify defects
corrections ,
in code
requires more
changes )
SourceAnywhere
InView
PMD
Altova ; ER
Build and release
management

Example

Type Of Tool

keeping track of
review comments
, including defects

Test Harness /
Unit Test
Framework
Tools
Supplying inputs
Extract Selected
or receiving
data records from outputs for the
files or databases software under
test
Test Data
Preparation
Tools

Data
Anonymization

Recording pass /
fail status

Key Features
&
Functionalities

Create new records

populates with
random data

Storing tests

Create large
number of similar
records from a
template

Support for
debugging

Code coverage
measurement
Example

Clone & Test

Junit

Analyze
Structure and
Dependencies

Coverage
Measurement
Tool

Security Tools

Identifying
Coverage Items

Identify Viruses

Reporting
coverage items
which are not
covered yet

Identify Denial of
Service Attacks

Simulating
Identifying test
Various Types of
inputs to exercise
External Attacks
Identifying
Weakness in
Generating stubs
Passwords for
and drivers
files and
passwords
Probing for open
ports or
externally visible
points of attacks
CodeCover
Fortify