6.1. Tools Support for Testing

Test tools support and facilitate many test activities. Examples include, but are not limited to:

Test management tools — increase the test process efficiency by facilitating management of the SDLC, requirements, tests, defects, configuration
Static testing tools — support the tester in performing reviews and static analysis
Test design and test implementation tools — facilitate generation of test cases, test data and test procedures
Test execution and test coverage tools — facilitate automated test execution and coverage measurement
Non-functional testing tools — allow the tester to perform non-functional testing that is difficult or impossible to perform manually
DevOps tools — support the DevOps delivery pipeline, workflow tracking, automated build process(es), CI/CD
Collaboration tools — facilitate communication
Tools supporting scalability and deployment standardization (e.g., virtual machines, containerization tools)
Any other tool that assists in testing (e.g., a spreadsheet is a test tool in the context of testing)

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