Chapter 6 – Test Tools
Coverage Tool – ISTQB Definition
Last Updated: July 12, 2026 · SoftwareTestPilot QA Team
Official ISTQB Definition
A tool that provides objective measures of what structural elements, e.g. statements, branches, have been exercised by the test suite.
In simple words
JaCoCo, Istanbul, Coverage.py — reports which lines/branches your tests actually hit.
Exam tip
Coverage tools plug into unit-test frameworks and CI; use branch coverage as the minimum bar.
Related terms
- Code CoverageThe percentage of code your tests actually run — measured at statement, branch or condition level.
- Statement CoverageExecuted statements ÷ total statements × 100. A basic code-coverage metric.
- Branch CoverageExecuted branches ÷ total branches × 100 — covers both true and false outcomes of each decision.
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