2.8.1 The fundamental importance of testing for all components

Question 1

Fill The Blank:

Software testing is a check to establish if a software ……………. meets the …………………. and is ………… free

Software Testing

Answer 1

Product, Requirements, Defect

Question 2

State:

2 purposes of testing of software

Software Testing

Answer 2

• Identify errors
• Find missing requirements/gaps

Question 3

Fill The Blank:

Software testing is important because if …… or errors are not found it could be ……………….. or sometimes ………………………

Software Testing

Answer 3

Bugs, Expensive, Dangerous

Question 4

Fill The Blank:

Testing ensures …………., reliability and ………………….. of the product

Software Testing

Answer 4

Security, Performance

Question 5

State:

3 outcomes/positives of software testing

Software Testing

Answer 5

• Save time
• Cost effective
• Customer satisfaction

Question 6

State:

4 benefits of software testing

Software Testing

Answer 6

• Security - means software can be trusted
• Cost effective - cheaper than constant fixes later on
• Product Quality - Ensures that meets client requirements
• Customer Satisfaction - Ensures they are happy with the product

Question 7

True or False:

Compatibility testing is a type of functional testing

Compatability Testing

Answer 7

False - It is non-functional testing

Question 8

Explain:

4 forms of compatability testing

Compatability Testing

Answer 8

4 of:
* Hardware - Check software compatible with diff. hardware configs
* Operating System - Ensure that software is compat. with different OSs
* Software - Ensure compat. with other software
* Network - Test in network env. variate: bandwith, speed, capacity
* Browsers- Different browser testing
* Devices - Different types of device; printers, USB devices, Bluetooth etc.
* Mobile - Ensure compatible with Android and IOS platforms and mobile OS platforms; must be adaptive and respond to other; input methods, screen orientation, browser types
* Software Versions - Test to ensure compat. with different versions of software being interacted with
* Data - Test using data to confirm functionality

Question 9

Define:

Backward compatibility

Compatability Testing

Answer 9

Confirm hardware/software is compatible with older versions of software and hardware already installed or in use

Question 10

Define:

Forward compatibility

Compatability Testing

Answer 10

Ensure software/hardware is compatible with new versions of hardware/software

Question 11

Define:

Beta testing

Resulting Service (final product)

Answer 11

A form of user acceptance testing performed by real users where a limited number are given access to provide feedback on the quality of the product

Question 12

Fill The Blank:

Beta testing is used to increase quality through ………………. ………………..

Resulting Service (final product)

Answer 12

Customer validation

Question 13

Define:

Traditional beta testing

Resulting Service (final product)

Answer 13

Software program is released to target customer and related data is gathered as feedback

Question 14

Define:

Public beta testing

Resulting Service (final product)

Answer 14

Where software program is released to the world through online channels with improvements made based on collected feedback

Question 15

Define:

Technical beta testing

Resulting Service (final product)

Answer 15

Software is released to a group of employees in a specific organisation to gain feedback

Question 16

Define:

Focused beta testing

Resulting Service (final product)

Answer 16

Released to a target audience to collect feedback on specific features of the program

Question 17

Define:

Post-released beta testing

Resulting Service (final product)

Answer 17

Released to intended end-users and data is collected and analysed so improvements can be pushed to future releases

Question 18

Define:

UAT

Resulting Service (final product)

Answer 18

Process that verifies that a software program works for the end user as intended

Question 19

State:

4 questions that UAT assesses

Resulting Service (final product)

Answer 19

• Can the user use the software?
• Does the end user have difficulty using the software?
• Does it meet their requirements?
• Does it function as intended?

Question 20

Fill The Blank:

UAT is the ……….. step before software is released to the use

Resulting Service (final product)

Answer 20

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