Software Testing Cycle

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It is also known as Software Testing Process

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Software Testing Life Cycle

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It defines the various stages / phases / activities in the testing of software

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Software Testing Life Cycle

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This STLC phase is where you review the business and software requirements and identify any defects in those specifications

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Requirements Analysis

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This STLC phase is where once you have gathered a general idea of what needs to be tested, you ‘plan’ for the tests.

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Test Planning

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This STLC phase is where you design / detail your tests on the basis of detailed requirements / design of the software

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Test Designing

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This STLC phase is where you setup the test environment (server / client / network, etc) with the goal of replicating the end-users’ environment

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Test Environment Setup

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This STLC phase is where you execute your Test Cases / Scripts in the Test Environment to see whether they pass/

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Test Execution

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This STLC phase is where you prepare various reports for various stakeholders

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Test Reporting and Closure

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Work Product for this STLC Phase: ‘Review Defect’ Reports

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Requirements Analysis

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Work Product for this STLC Phase: Test Plan, Test Estimation, Test Schedule

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Test Planning

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Work Product for this STLC Phase: Test Cases / Test Scripts / Test Data, Requirements Traceability Matrix

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Test Designing

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Work Product for this STLC Phase: Test Environment

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Test Environment Setup

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Work Product for this STLC Phase: Test Results (Incremental), Defect Reports

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Test Execution

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Work Product for this STLC Phase: Test Results (Final), test Metrics, and Test Closure report

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Test Reporting and Closure

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The First STLC Phase

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Requirements Analysis

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The Second STLC Phase

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Test Planning

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The Third STLC Phase

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Test Designing

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The Fourth STLC Phase

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Test Environment Setup

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The Fifth STLC Phase

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Test Execution

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The Last STLC Phase

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Test Reporting and Closure

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This Software Testing Principle means that Testing can only reveal defects; it cannot prove that a system is defect-free.

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Testing shows the presence of defects, not their absence

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This Software Testing Principle means that due to infinite scenarios and paths, testing everything is unfeasible. Prioritization is key.

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Exhaustive testing is impossible

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This Software Testing Principle means that Catching defects early (e.g., during requirement reviews) prevents costly fixes later.

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Early Testing Saves Time and Money

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This Software Testing Principle means The Pareto Principle (80-20 rule) applies —- most defects are found in a small portion of the system

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Defects cluster together

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This Software Testing Principle means Repeating the same tests over time reduces their effectiveness, Tests should evolve with the software

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Beware of the Pesticide Paradox

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This Software Testing Principle means that Testing strategies must be adapted to the type of software being testes (e.g., games vs safety-critical systems).

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Testing is context-dependent

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This Software Testing Principle means that a defect-free system is not necessarily useful if it does not meet user expectations.

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Absence-of-errors is a fallacy

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These are different stages of the software development lifecycle where testing is conducted

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Software Testing Levels

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A level of the software testing process where individual units of a software are tested.

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Unit Testing

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The purpose of this level is to validate that each unit of the software performs as designed

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Unit Testing

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A level of the software testing process where individual units are combined and tested as group

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Integration Testing

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The purpose of this level of testing to expose faults in the interaction between integrated units.

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Integration Testing

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A level of the software testing process where a complete, integrated system is tested.

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System Testing

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The purpose of this level is to evaluate the system's compliance with the specified requirements

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System Testing

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A level of the software testing process where a system is tested for acceptability

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Acceptance Testing

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The purpose of this test is to evaluate the system's compliance with the business requirements and assess whether it is acceptable for delivery.

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Acceptance Testing

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It is a separate level of Software Testing Levels that is just a type of testing that can be performed at any of the four main levels

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Regression Testing

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WHEN to test

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Level

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HOW to test

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Method

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WHAT to test

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Type