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Automatic Generation and Execution of Mutants

by Madhuri Sharma, Neha Bajpai
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International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 44 - Number 3
Year of Publication: 2012
Authors: Madhuri Sharma, Neha Bajpai
10.5120/6241-7935

Madhuri Sharma, Neha Bajpai . Automatic Generation and Execution of Mutants. International Journal of Computer Applications. 44, 3 ( April 2012), 6-12. DOI=10.5120/6241-7935

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title = { Automatic Generation and Execution of Mutants },
journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
issue_date = { April 2012 },
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month = { April },
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issn = { 0975-8887 },
pages = { 6-12 },
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url = { https://ijcaonline.org/archives/volume44/number3/6241-7935/ },
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Abstract

To obtain the high quality software, there is a use of Mutation testing to measure the quality of our test suite. Fault insertion based techniques have been used for measuring test adequacy and testability of programs. Mutants are generated by introducing the faults in the original program. Tests Cases are adequate if they detect all the mutants. This paper describes a survey study to investigate the generation and execution of mutants.

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Keywords

Software Testing Mutation Testing Mutation Testing Process Cost Reduction Mutants

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