Syllabus Breakup for ISTQB Preparation Material

The principles of testing
Terminology; why testing is necessary; fundamental test process; psychology of testing;
re-testing and regression testing; expected results; prioritization.
Testing throughout the life-cycle
Models for testing; economics of testing; high level test planning; acceptance testing;
integration testing in the large; functional and non-functional system testing; integration
testing in the small; component testing; maintenance testing.
Static testing
Reviews and the test process; types of review; static analysis.
Test design techniques
Dynamic testing techniques, Black and white-box testing techniques; error guessing,
BVA etc.
Test management
Organization; configuration management; test estimation, monitoring and control;
incident management; standards for testing.
Tool support for testing
Types of CAST tool (Computer-Aided Software Testing); tool selection and
implementation