Before understanding "What is Software Testing"?, Let us find out the answer for "What is Testing"?
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Software testing is a process of verifying and validating whether a software application / program works as expected under controlled conditions meeting its business requirement.
Software Testing has 3 main purposes:
Testing
Testing in general is a process or an activity to check whether the actual behaviour of a device/application or any thing is exactly the same as its expected behaviour. If there is any variance then it is a defect.
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Software Testing
Software testing is a process of verifying and validating whether a software application / program works as expected under controlled conditions meeting its business requirement.
Software Testing has 3 main purposes:
- Verification - Evaluates whether the Software meets the Technical Specifications.
- Validation - Evaluates whether the Software meets the Business Requirements.
- Defect - It's a variance between the expected and the actual result.
IEEE Definition:
"Software testing is the process of analysing a software item to detect the differences between existing and required conditions (that is, bugs) and to evaluate the features of the software item".
Software Testing Definition
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