What is Software Testing?
Software Testing is the process of investigation conducted to provide stakeholders with information about the quality of product or service under test and it also provides an objective, independent view of the software which allows the business to appreciate and understand the risks of software implementation.
Why We Do Software Testing?
- It is required to point out thedefects and errors that would made during the development phases.
- It’s essential since it makes sure of the Customer’s reliability and their satisfaction in the application.
- It is very important to ensure the Quality of the product delivered to the customers helps in gaining their confidence. (Know more aboutSoftware Quality)
- Testing is necessary in order to provide the facilities to the customers like the delivery of high quality product or software application which requires lower maintenance cost and hence results are more accurate, consistent and reliable.
- Testing is required for an effective performance of software application or product.
- It’s important to ensure the application that does not result into anyfailures because it is very expensive in the future or in the later stages of the development.
- It’s required to stay in the business.
Software Testing Types
Manual Testing – In this software can be tested manually without the usage of automated tool or any script. Testers use test plans, test cases or test scenarios to test the software to ensure the completeness of testing. Various types of manual testing are
- Unit Testing
- Integration Testing
- System Testing
- User Acceptance Testing
Automation Testing – It is also known as Test Automation; in this, the tester writes scripts and uses software to test the product. This process involves automation of a manual process used to re-run the test scenarios. It is also used to test the application from load, performance, and stress which increases the test coverage, improves accuracy, saves time and money in comparison to manual testing.