Role of ontology in software testing. Issue 2 (17th February 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sharma, Shilpa; Raja, Linesh; Bhatt, Devershi Pallavi
• Is Part Of: Journal of information & optimization sciences. Volume 41:Issue 2(2020)
• Page Start: 641
• Page End: 649
• Publication Date: 2020-02-17
• Subjects: 68U01; Software Testing -- Ontology -- Knowledge Management (KM) -- testing aspects and testing factors; Electronic data processing -- Periodicals; Information science -- Periodicals; Mathematical optimization -- Periodicals; 519.6
• DOI: 10.1080/02522667.2020.1733196
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0252-2667

Abstract

Abstract: Software testing is a multifaceted and essential method to achieve the quality of product. Its significance has been increasing and well accepted, so there is an emergent concern in improving the attainment of this practice. In this perspective, Knowledge Management (KM) emerged as an key sustaining method for improving the software testing process. However, managing relevant testing knowledge according to the influencing factors requires an effective way to represent and to correlate to a huge number of testing aspects. To address this concern, we have analyzed an impact of ontology on software testing across influenced asects of software testing. Ontology provides a standard conceptualization of the software testing domain that can construct a knowledge base, establishing a common vocabulary for knowledge owners about the testing domain, structured testing knowledge databases, identification of testing knowledge objects, and making it easier to search for relevant information. In this paper, we present factors affecting software testing direct or indirect influenced aspects. Moreover, we discuss how ontology helps in alleviating the software testing.