Automatic goal-oriented classification of failure behaviors for testing XML-based multimedia software applications: An experimental case study

Journal of Systems and Software

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 602-612

  Chan, W K ^a   Cheng, M Y ^a   Cheung, S C ^b   Tse, T H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Failure classification; Failure identification; Multimedia application testing; Software testing; Test dimensions

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COMPUTER SYSTEM RECOVERY; IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS); MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS; PATTERN RECOGNITION; STATISTICAL METHODS; XML;

FAILURE CLASSIFICATION; FAILURE IDENTIFICATION; MULTIMEDIA APPLICATION TESTING; SOFTWARE TESTING; TEST DIMENSIONS;

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION);

EID: 33646027336     PISSN: 01641212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2005.05.031     Document Type: Article

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