Title Authors Approach Advantages Future work

Automated Liang Kong Algebraic testing  Algebraic Specification are Future research has to be
Testing EJB method are applied to implementation focused on more
Components Hong Zhu software components. independent there they experiments
Based on A specification are god for formal with the testing method
Algebraic Bin Zhou language CASOCC is specification of software using the prototype tool
Specifications designed and an components. and analyzing the types
automated EJB of faults that cannot be
component testing tool  Algebraic testing can result easily detected.
CASCAT is in achieving a high level of
implemented. automation, such as test
case generation, test driver
automation and test oracle
generation.

 Helps the testers pay more

attention on subset of
functions and properties of
the component that are
used.

 The proposed method has

proven to achieve a high
fault detecting ability during
experimentations.

Integration of Shaoying Liu The paper presents an  Using the method The future research
Formal integrated method for described in the paper proposed by the paper is
Specification, Tetsuo Tamai detecting defects and allows the requirements in the direction of
Review, and errors software errors to be eliminated. building an intelligent
Testing Shin Nakajima component supporting environment
for Software development process.  The problem of missing for
Component The approach unites requirements can be the method to make it
Quality the phases of formal resolved by formalizing more efficient.
Assurance specification, requirements into a formal
specification based specification.
inspection, testing, and
walkthrough and  The same specification can
resultantly provides an then be used as basis for a
effective QA strategy intensive review and
Errors and defects are testing of the code that is
detected in each phase required to be
before moving on to the implemented.
next one.
Software Gilles Bernot This paper provides a  This approach allows the  The future research
Testing based theoretical definition of the testing proposed by the
on Formal Marie Claude infrastructure for testing concept in terms of paper leads towards
Specifications: Gaudel programs against hypotheses, test data set the refinement of test
a theory and a formal specifications and oracle . data sets based on
tool Bruno Marre and provides details of the criteria of
a system developed in  Allows the introduction of selection rather than
PROLOG, which helps oracle hypotheses, and generalization.
in selecting test data provides effective means of
set from an algebraic solving the oracle problem.  Furthermore the
specification and also research is directed
provides a testing  Makes a calculate effort towards the creation
strategy. enlarge the class of formal of a specialized
specifications. system which helps in
formulating
theoretically justifiable
selection strategies.

Using Formal R. M. Hierons, The paper provides  The approach provide by  The future research
Specifications formal methods for the paper allows both directions suggested
to Support K. Bogdanov, software testing, and a formal verification and by the paper lead
Testing number of different testing to be carried out on towards identification
J. P. Bowen, strategies in which a system model before the of a set of conditions
formal specifications start of coding phase. or assumptions that
R. Cleaveland, can be utilized to help can ge utilized to
the testing process.  The model checking verify a large number
J. Derrick, technique described by the or wide range of
paper is very effective for systems as a generic
J. Dick, analysis of the help.
communication behavior of
M. Gheorghe, concurrent and multi-  Furthermore the
threaded systems. future research is
M. Harman, likely to include the
 Formal verification identification process
K. Kapoor, techniques can be used for the best set of test
iteratively to create suites for a particular
P. Krause, employed to generate test domain.
suites and results from
G. Luettgen, those can be utilized to
form better verification and
A. J. H. Simons, test generation models.

S. Vilkomir,

M.R.Woodward,

H. Zedan
Formal R. E. Davis The paper presents an The approach identified in the
Specifications effective approach by paper enhances the quality of
Guide utilizing Larch Shared documentation and confidence
Development Language(LSL) to in the correctness of reusable
and Testing of define abstract data components providing abstract
Software types, and identifies the data structures
Components way the specification
can be utilized to
describe
implementation in
Ada95 and to develop
a testing plan.