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                 What Is Software Testing    

Testing is a process used to help identify the correctness, completeness and quality of developed computer software. With that in mind, testing can never completely establish the correctness of computer software.In other words Testing is nothing but CRITICISM or COMPARISION.Here comparison in the sense comparing the actual value with expected one.

* Testing is Verifying and Validating if the software is working as it is intended to be working.

* It is the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works

* Testing is the process of trying to discover every conceivable fault or weakness in a work product. 

* The process of exercising software to verify that it satisfies specified requirements and to detect errors.

* The examination of the behavior of a program by executing the program on sample data sets.

* The process of exercising or evaluating a system or system component by manual or automated means to confirm that it satisfies specified requirements, or to identify differences between expected and actual results.

Software Testing Fundamentals

Testing objectives include

1. Testing is a process of executing a program with the intent of finding an error.
2. A good test case is one that has a high probability of finding an as yet undiscovered error.
3. A successful test is one that uncovers an as yet undiscovered error.

Testing should systematically uncover different classes of errors in a minimum amount of time and with a minimum amount of effort. A secondary benefit of testing is that it demonstrates that the software appears to be working as stated in the specifications. The data collected through testing can also provide an indication of the software's reliability and quality. But, testing cannot show the absence of defect -- it can only show that software defects are present. 

rgds
Rose

Edited by rose - 08Feb2007 at 5:20pm

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rose Moderator Group Joined: 31Jan2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 21	Topic: What Is Software Testing? Posted: 05Feb2007 at 10:30am
	What Is Software Testing Testing is a process used to help identify the correctness, completeness and quality of developed computer software. With that in mind, testing can never completely establish the correctness of computer software.In other words Testing is nothing but CRITICISM or COMPARISION.Here comparison in the sense comparing the actual value with expected one. * Testing is Verifying and Validating if the software is working as it is intended to be working. * It is the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works * Testing is the process of trying to discover every conceivable fault or weakness in a work product. * The process of exercising software to verify that it satisfies specified requirements and to detect errors. * The examination of the behavior of a program by executing the program on sample data sets. * The process of exercising or evaluating a system or system component by manual or automated means to confirm that it satisfies specified requirements, or to identify differences between expected and actual results. Software Testing Fundamentals Testing objectives include 1. Testing is a process of executing a program with the intent of finding an error. 2. A good test case is one that has a high probability of finding an as yet undiscovered error. 3. A successful test is one that uncovers an as yet undiscovered error. Testing should systematically uncover different classes of errors in a minimum amount of time and with a minimum amount of effort. A secondary benefit of testing is that it demonstrates that the software appears to be working as stated in the specifications. The data collected through testing can also provide an indication of the software's reliability and quality. But, testing cannot show the absence of defect -- it can only show that software defects are present. rgds Rose Edited by rose - 08Feb2007 at 5:20pm Post Resume: Click here to Upload your Resume & Apply for Jobs

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soni_vijaya Newbie Joined: 29Nov2007 Location: India Online Status: Offline Posts: 1	Posted: 29Nov2007 at 8:07am
	It is process to find all possible bugs from work product
	Vijayalaxmi Hegde.
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govindareddy Newbie Joined: 04Oct2007 Location: India Online Status: Offline Posts: 1	Posted: 15Dec2007 at 5:49am
	Hi girls and guy's ! i would be preparing my CSTE exam, can anybody to suggest me to success of the exam. how i have to be prepare? on what things i have to be concentrate mostly? and recently one of my friend reasing a topic of SAP testing. is there any special for SAP application testing? i have a lot of doubts regarding testing of software application. now i am workig on (SAP) Sales and Distribution online. by our server problem, oneday entire data has lost. people are saying that, server problem. i think that, it's application problem. which is the correct i am not able to understand. can anybody help me inthis regards. warm regards govindareddy
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Praraj Newbie Joined: 07Jan2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 15	Posted: 08Jan2008 at 12:07pm
	Yes Software testing is the process of finding the deffects in developed software.It verifies the s/w is complete, correct and quality. It checks the the result with expected result and finds the defects. In s/w testing use different methodologies as 1)White box/structural/static testing 2)black box/functional/dynamic testing 3)Non functional testing
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