Classification of Software Testing Tools Based on the Software Testing Methods

Abstract

During the software development life cycle, testing is highly needed to assure the quality of the software process and product. For many years, researchers and practitioners came-up with a variety of software tools to automate the testing process. In this paper, we will classify and distribute a set of testing tools over the types of testing (testing methods) for three types of software products (web application, application software, and network protocol). However, the outcomes of this classification are dedicated to the re-searchers and practitioners in software testing to know which types of testing have no or limited automated tools.