Question

What are the essentials of software testing?

Answer 1

Following are important artifacts essential for testing any software application

• Test strategy is high-level document that defines test approach for the software, what features are essential to test (objective of testing), how to test (methodology), Types of testing to be carried out, and execution of tests.
• Test plan decides which tests are for manual testing and which one is for automated testing (distribution of testing task), Who will test what(test schedule), and when to start testing and end testing (duration within which testing should complete)
• Test cases are scenarios with steps to be carried out, mapped to requirements with the expected output, to be carried out during testing of an application with status for each scenario, based on the actual result. Test cases can be executed manually or converted into scripts to be executed with the help of tools like selenium or QTP.
• Test Data is the valid values that are fed to an application as inputs while running an application in order to test it. It is mandatory to design valid test data as per the scenario that results in expected output. In case the actual output differs from the expected output, the deviation is reported as a bug in the defect management system.
• Test Environment is a system configured that mimick or match to system specifications at the client, in order to run software on this system to verify how the system at client behave for the tests and use cases.