9. Software Verification and Validation

Label	KSAC Description		Bloom's Taxonomy Level	Cross-Cutting
a	Distinguish among the different types and levels of testing (unit, integration, systems, and acceptance).	knowledge	1
b	Describe techniques for identifying significant test cases for integration, regression and system testing.	knowledge	2
c	Create and document a set of tests for a medium-size code segment.	skill	3
d	Describe how to create and recognize impactful regression tests and automate them.	knowledge	3
e	Conduct an inspection or review of software source code for common pitfalls or application of coding standards on a medium sized software project.	ability	3
f	Understanding of quality assurance processes, tools, and quality assurance team role in development.	knowledge	2
g	Build robust code using exception handling mechanisms.	skill	3
h	Describe secure coding and defensive coding practices.	knowledge	2
i	Rewrite a simple program to remove common vulnerabilities, such as buffer overflows, integer overflows and race conditions.	ability	3
j	Apply a defined coding standard in a small software project.	skill	3
k	Adhere to the defined coding standard in the project for new code.	skill	2
l	Write a software component that performs some non-trivial task and is resilient to common input and run-time errors.	ability	5
m	Be able to give or receive effective peer code reviews of a single commit or function.	skill	3