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Software Testing

Kirti Sharma, Girish Mehta, Himanshu Saini

Abstract


Software testing is an investigation conducted to provide stakeholders with information about the quality of the product or service under test. Software testing can also provide an objective, independent view of the software to allow the business to appreciate and understand the risks of software implementation. Test techniques include, but are not limited to, the process of executing a program or application with the intent of finding software bugs (errors or other defects). A primary purpose of testing is to detect software failures so that defects may be discovered and corrected. Testing cannot establish that a product functions properly under all conditions but can only establish that it does not function properly under specific conditions. The scope of software testing often includes examination of code as well as execution of that code in various environments and conditions as well as examining the aspects of code: does it do what it is supposed to do and do what it needs to do. In the current culture of software development, a testing organization may be separate from the development team. There are various roles for testing team members.

Keywords: Software, bugs, application, condition, organization

 

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Kirti Sharma,Girish Mehta, Himanshu Saini, Software Testing. Journal of Software Engineering Tools & Technology Trends.2015; 2(2): 32–35p.


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