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Advanced Software Testing (Volume - 2) is a reference book designed to help aspirants prepare for the advanced certification program of International Software Testing Qualifications Board. Summary Of The Book In this age of information technology, designing and developing different softwares for performing different tasks is in demand. After the software developers develop a software program, it is the task of the software testers to test the software for any possible error and to check if the software is working as it was intended to. Only an expert software tester, by applying the proper techniques and skills, can ensure that the customers are getting the software program without any glitch. Thus, software testing is a very important and integral part of software development and the whole business process. No software can release without a proper testing of the software. Keeping this in mind, the International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) came up with certification program to testify the person’s knowledge on the field of software testing. The certification program of ISTQB is divided into three categories: Foundation, advanced, and expert. Advanced Software Testing (Volume - 2) is a part of a three books set of reference books authored by Rex Black to help people clear the advanced level certification of ISTQB. All the concepts needed to clear the certification are divided and explained beautifully across ten chapters of this book. The eleventh chapter, titled Preparing For The Exam, consists of some explanation and tips to clear the ISTQB advanced certification. It also contains sample questions and answers for complete grooming of the candidate. About Rex Black Rex Black is an entrepreneur, a software engineer, and an author. Rex has authored many books in the field of software testing. Some of these titles include Managing the Testing Process, Managing the Testing Process: Practical Tools and Techniques for Managing Hardware and Software Testing, Critical Testing Processes: Plan, Prepare, Perform, Perfect, Pragmatic Software Testing: Becoming an Effective and Efficient Test Professional, Foundations of Software Testing, and Managing the Testing Process: Practical Tools and Techniques for Managing Hardware and Software Testing. Rex has also written various articles focusing on the same field, Measuring Confidence along the Dimensions of Test Coverage, Factors that Influence Test Estimation, Testing the Limits With Rex Black – Part I, and How to Develop Effective Application Test Teams. Rex Black was born on the 16th of July, in the year 1964. He completed his graduation in Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering in the year 1990 from the University of California at Los Angeles. He has been working in the software testing domain for more than 20 years now. Black teaches software testing management in University of Texas. He is also a faculty member and responsible for designing courses for software testing and business analysis at the Villanova University. He is a member of the editorial board of Software Test & Performance Magazine. Black is the CEO and founder of RBCS, Inc.