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Definition of testing terms: M - Z

Filed Under Terms, Testing, Process, Development, Software | Posted on August 15, 2007

Monkey Testing.(smart monkey testing) Input are generated from probability distributions that reflect actual expected usage statistics — e.g., from user profiles. There are different levels of IQ in smart monkey testing. In the simplest, each input is considered independent of the other inputs. That is, a given test requires an […]

Definition of testing terms: D - L

Filed Under Terms, Testing, Process, Development, Software | Posted on August 15, 2007

Data flow testing Testing in which test cases are designed based on variable usage within the code.
Database testing. Check the integrity of database field values.
Defect The difference between the functional specification (including user documentation) and actual program text (source code and data). Often reported as […]

Definition of testing terms

Filed Under Terms, Testing, Process, Development, Software | Posted on August 15, 2007

Acceptance Test Formal tests (often performed by a customer) to determine whether or not a system has satisfied predetermined acceptance criteria. These tests are often used to enable the customer (either internal or external) to determine whether or not to accept a system.
Ad Hoc Testing Testing carried out […]

Software testing best practices

Filed Under Improvement, Testing, Process, Development, Software | Posted on August 15, 2007

The objective of testing is to ensure a higher quality for the software product. The better organized the testing is, the more the likelihood that the final product will have fewer defects and better quality. But it is not an easy task to determine how effective the testing is. One way to do that is […]