AdvancedModelingModelBasedTestGenerationand.ppt

SASQAG 16Jan03 AsmL Modelling Advanced ModelingModel Based Test Generationand Abstract state machine Language Keith Stobie Test Architect XML Web Services Microsoft Corporation  What’s a Model? A model: Is an abstraction or simplified representation of the system from a particular perspective Supports investigation, discovery, explanation, prediction, or construction May be expressed as a description, table, graphical diagram, or quantitative mathematical model Is not necessarily comprehensive Models in Everyday Life Examples of Models Flow Charts Data Flow Diagrams Entity- Relationshi