Automated Software Test Data Generation

Abstract

A challenge for IT industry is to develop software system that meets business needs. The fact is we are to deliver software that is free of bugs. Software testing is important parameter developing software that is free from bugs and defects. Software testing is performed to support quality assurance. Test data can be designed either manually or automatically. Software engineering research puts large emphasis on automating the software development process that produce large more complex quantities of code with less effort.  A number of test data generation techniques such as random test data generator, path oriented test data generator, goal oriented test data generator and intelligent test data generator have been automated. Nowadays testing on networking environment i.e. to improve the scalability of software testing is emphasized Most of the industry is using object oriented techniques for software development due to high productivity. UML has got a great importance for software testing of object oriented programs. Different UML diagrams are used for different types of testing. Mutation testing is used to improve reliability of object oriented software