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title: TOOL SUPPORT FOR TESTING Introduction
tags: [ISTQB, SQA, Software Testing, Test Management]

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# TOOL SUPPORT FOR TESTING Introduction
###### tags: `Test Management` `ISTQB` `Software Testing` `SQA`

## INTRODUCTION
==In order to assist in making the testing process easier to perform and manage==, many different types of test tools have been developed and used for a wide variety of testing tasks.

## Learning objectives
- Types of test tool
    - **Classify different types** of test tools according to their purpose and to the activities of the fundamental test process and the software life cycle.
    - **Explain the term test tool and the purpose** of tool support for testing.
- Effective use of tools: potential benefits and risks
    - **Summarise the potential benefits and risks of test automation and tool support for testing.**
    - Remember special considerations for test execution tools, static analysis and test management tools.
- Introducing a tool into an organisation
    - State the main principles of introducing a tool into an organisation.
    - State the goals of a proof-of-concept for tool evaluation and a piloting phase for tool implementation.
    - Recognise that factors other than simply acquiring a tool are required for good tool support.