Acceptance testing is basically done by the user or customer although other stakeholders may be involved as well. The goal of acceptance testing is to establish confidence in the system. Acceptance testing is most often focused on a validation type testing. Acceptance testing may occur at more than just a single level, for example: A Commercial Off the … Read more
In system testing the behavior of whole system/product is tested as defined by the scope of the development project or product. It may include tests based on risks and/or requirement specifications, business process, use cases, or other high level descriptions of system behavior, interactions with the operating systems, and system resources. System testing is most often the final test to … Read more
Static analysis tools are generally used by developers as part of the development and component testing process. The key aspect is that the code (or other artefact) is not executed or run but the tool itself is executed, and the source code we are interested in is the input data to the tool. These tools are mostly … Read more
Static testing is the testing of the software work products manually, or with a set of tools, but they are not executed. It starts early in the Life cycle and so it is done during the verification process. It does not need computer as the testing of program is done without executing the program. For example: … Read more
Quality software is reasonably bug or defect free, delivered on time and within budget, meets requirements and/or expectations, and is maintainable. Key aspects of quality for the customer include: Good design – looks and style Good functionality – it does the job well Reliable – acceptable level of breakdowns or failure Consistency Durable – lasts as long … Read more
During verification if some defects are missed then during validation process it can be caught as failures. If during verification some specification is misunderstood and development had happened then during validation process while executing that functionality the difference between the actual result and expected result can be understood. Validation is done during testing like feature testing, integration … Read more
Validation is determining if the system complies with the requirements and performs functions for which it is intended and meets the organization’s goals and user needs. Validation is done at the end of the development process and takes place after verifications are completed. It answers the question like: Am I building the right product? Am I accessing the right … Read more
In general, a stakeholder is someone who has an interest or is concerned with the outcome of the project or activity or decision. This could be an individual, a group or an organization. Stakeholders can impact and / or be impacted by the outcome of the project. Test Managers must be able to identify software testing stakeholders and manage … Read more
In very simple terms, test planning refers to planning the activities that must be performed during testing in order to achieve the objectives of the test. Test planning for every test level of the project begins at the starting of that level’s testing process and goes on upto the end of closing activities of the level. Planning, … Read more
Testing is a process rather than a single activity. This process starts from test planning then designing test cases, preparing for execution and evaluating status till the test closure. So, we can divide the activities within the fundamental test process into the following basic steps: 1) Planning and Control: Test planning has following major tasks: i. To determine the … Read more