testing

[nageswari]

what is diff b/w regression testing & retesting?
what is diff b/w sanity testing & smoke testing/
what is diff b/w seviority & priority?
what is diff b/w alpha testing & beta testing?

[anilbirje]

Can any body tell what is built in testing

[rajendra1032]

built:-the application that is developed by developers which is executable.that means built is something developed by developers that is ready for testing.

regression testing :-testing the application for checking whether the rectification of the defects caused any side effects in the remaining parts of the application.(automation testing is used for regression testing)
retesting:-testing the application to check whether the reported defect is rectified or not.
sanity testing:-checking whether all the componets of the application are present or not according to the design.
smoke testing:-testing whether all the components are working well or not
alpha testing:-testing the application by the client at developoment side is called alpha testing it is done before deployment
beta testing:-testing the application by the client at client side after deployment.

[rajendra1032]

hi nageswari,
the definition for sanity and smoke testing are interchanged.