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Testing Types
Introduction:
The development process involves various types of testing. Each test type addresses a specific testing requirement. The most common types of testing involved in the development process are:
• Unit Test.
• System Test
• Integration Test
• Functional Test
• Performance Test
• Beta Test
• Acceptance Test.
Unit Test
The first test in the development process is the unit test. The source code is normally divided into modules, which in turn are divided into smaller units called units. These units have specific behavior. The test done on these units of code is called unit test. Unit test depends upon the language on which the project is developed. Unit tests ensure that each unique path of the project performs accurately to the documented specifications and contains clearly defined inputs and expected results.
System Test
Several modules constitute a project. If the project is long-term project, several developers write the modules. Once all the modules are integrated, several errors may arise. The testing done at this stage is called system test.
System testing ensures that the entire integrated software system meets requirements. It tests a configuration to ensure known and predictable results. System testing is based on process descriptions and flows, emphasizing pre-driven process links and integration points.
Testing a specific hardware/software installation. This is typically performed on a COTS (commercial off the shelf) system or any other system comprised of disparent parts where custom configurations and/or unique installations are the norm.
Functional Test
Functional test can be defined as testing two or more modules together with the intent of finding defects, demonstrating that defects are not present, verifying that the module performs its intended functions as stated in the specification and establishing confidence that a program does what it is supposed to do.
Acceptance Testing
Testing the system with the intent of confirming readiness of the product and customer acceptance.
Ad Hoc Testing
Testing without a formal test plan or outside of a test plan. With some projects this type of testing is carried out as an adjunct to formal testing. If carried out by a skilled tester, it can often find problems that are not caught in regular testing. Sometimes, if testing occurs very late in the development cycle, this will be the only kind of testing that can be performed. Sometimes ad hoc testing is referred to as exploratory testing.
Alpha Testing
Testing after code is mostly complete or contains most of the functionality and prior to users being involved. Sometimes a select group of users are involved. More often this testing will be performed in-house or by an outside testing firm in close cooperation with the software engineering department.
Automated Testing
Software testing that utilizes a variety of tools to automate the testing process and when the importance of having a person manually testing is diminished. Automated testing still requires a skilled quality assurance professional with knowledge of the automation tool and the software being tested to set up the tests.
Beta Testing
Testing after the product is code complete. Betas are often widely distributed or even distributed to the public at large in hopes that they will buy the final product when it is released.
Black Box Testing
Testing software without any knowledge of the inner workings, structure or language of the module being tested. Black box tests, as most other kinds of tests, must be written from a definitive source document, such as a specification or requirements document.
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Comments
thava_lakshmanan said:
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hi, i have sent to all testing types read |
bincmon said:
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WHATS URD DOCUMENTS? TYPES OF TEST PLAN? EXPLAIN BIDIRECTIONAL TRACEABILITY MATRIX? |
Ravi Kumar panchadi said:
| Information Given For all the Testing types is very good. This information will be useful for the freshers |
Saurabh Basu said:
| Kindly add more information about Smoke and Sanity testing. |
Manish_Manish said:
| Include what is PVT and TVT |
pavan.d said:
| its better if u keep the difference betweeen them |
vignesh kumaar said:
| Am new for testing... its very usefull for me.. Can i get any free project to improve my skills? |
venugopal.A said:
| the above mentioned points helped me in knowing the testing from close distance. |
prasad D.J. said:
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hai plz any can tell difference between use case and test case |
renish said:
| i am manual tester i want idea about manual stress testing of web plese help... |
Sangram Kumar said:
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Hi, It's a good contains to know the types of testing and clearly describe all the testing types and anyone can easily understand the differance between the types of testing. |
shilpa said:
| Hi....Can anyone tell me are there any types of unit testing? |
hitesh shah said:
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please reply me about end to end testing , soak testing, release testing , smoke & sanity testing, Scalability Testing, internationalization testing. Thanks |
sppnaa said:
| hi sir plz tel me that Can Manual Testing be Replaced by Automated Testing? |
priyanka tripathy said:
| plz explain about path testing and new and old errors |
vignesh babu said:
| Anyone say about types of testing and its explanation |
Tahir said:
| can any body tell me about the history of the testing please |
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