Software testing is an investigation conducted to provide stakeholders with information about the quality of the product or service under test. Software testing also provides an objective, independent view of the software to allow the business to appreciate and understand the risks at implementation of the software. Test techniques include, but are not limited to, the process of executing a program or application with the intent of finding software bugs.

Software testing can also be stated as the process of validating and verifying that a software program/application/product:

  1. meets the business and technical requirements that guided its design and development;
  2. works as expected; and
  3. can be implemented with the same characteristics.

Software testing, depending on the testing method employed, can be implemented at any time in the development process. However, most of the test effort occurs after the requirements have been defined and the coding process has been completed. As such, the methodology of the test is governed by the software development methodology adopted.

Different software development models will focus the test effort at different points in the development process. Newer development models, such as Agile, often employ test driven development and place an increased portion of the testing in the hands of the developer, before it reaches a formal team of testers. In a more traditional model, most of the test execution occurs after the requirements have been defined and the coding process has been completed.

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How are the job opertunities in software testing in bangalore for freshers?
Q. I would like to take up software testing. I am a BE graduate. I completed my graduation in the year 2000. Currently i am working in a domestic call centre. What are my chances of getting a job.
Asked by Ravi Sharma - Tue May 2 10:53:05 2006 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. There are a lot of Software Testing opportunities present in bangalore as well as in India. you can go through a software testing course and apply for job by posting your resume in job sites like naukri.com. But testing also needs some experience. So try jobs on functional testing,software packaging testing which does not require much experience and background in testing. Some sites or yahoo groups where the software testing jobs gets listed are
Answered by hmajumder2001 - Fri May 5 14:34:30 2006

What is the definition of "Oracles" in the context of a software testing plan.?
Q. I have a Software Testing Plan template and it states "Oracles" a few times. For example, there is a section called Data Integrity Testing with the following subheadings: Technique Overview Technique Oracles Required Tools Success Criteria I need to know what is meant by Oracles. Thanks :)
Asked by whoopdeedo5555 - Wed Sep 16 07:24:37 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Wikipedia defines it as follows: "An oracle is a mechanism used by software testers and software engineers for determining whether a test has passed or failed.[1] It is used by comparing the output(s) of the system under test, for a given test case input, to the outputs that the oracle determines that product should have. Oracles are always separate from the system under test." See link in SOURCE below. Google is your friend!
Answered by TheAncient - Thu Sep 17 14:58:22 2009

whether software testing is better or the dotnet platform for development ?
Q. at this point of time when there are less jobs in IT field which option one should join software testing for dotnet platform or dotnet development.. please suggest ... thanks.
Asked by Azna - Mon May 17 15:38:05 2010 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. dot net platform is good.many student are opting for this course.
Answered by sri - Mon May 17 16:15:20 2010

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