TYPES OF SOFTWARE TESTING

software testing terminology

Regression testing

Regression testing is like a software quality checkup after any changes are made. It involves running tests to make sure that everything still works as it should, even after updates or tweaks to the code. This ensures that the software remains reliable and functions properly, maintaining its integrity throughout its development lifecycle.

Retesting

Retesting is when a test is performed again on a specific feature not functional during the previous test to check for its functionality. Retesting is typically performed by the same testers who identified the defect in the first place.

smoke testing

Smoke Testing is a software testing method that determines whether the employed build is stable or not. It acts as a confirmation of whether the quality assurance team can proceed with further testing. Smoke tests are a minimum set of tests run on each build. Smoke testing is a process where the software build is deployed to a quality assurance environment and verified to ensure the application’s stability. Smoke Testing is also known as Confidence Testing or Build Verification Testing.

Sanity Testing

It is a subset of regression testing. Sanity testing is performed to ensure that the code changes that are made are working properly. Sanity testing is a stoppage to check whether testing for the build can proceed or not. The focus of the team during the sanity testing process is to validate the functionality of the application and not detailed testing. Sanity testing is generally performed on a build where the production deployment is required immediately like a critical bug fix.

Adhoc Testing

Adhoc testing is a type of software testing that is performed informally and randomly after the formal testing is completed to find any loophole in the system. For this reason, it is also known as Random or Monkey testing. Adhoc testing is not performed in a structured way so it is not based on any methodological approach. That’s why Adhoc testing is a type of Unstructured Software Testing.

Exploratory Testing

Exploratory Testing is a type of software testing in which the tester is free to select any possible methodology to test the software. It is an unscripted approach to software testing. In exploratory testing, software developers use their learning, knowledge, skills, and abilities to test the software developed by themselves. Exploratory testing checks the functionality and operations of the software as well as identify the functional and technical faults in it. Exploratory testing aims to optimize and improve the software in every possible way. The exploratory testing technique combines the experience of testers with a structured approach to testing. It is often performed as a black box testing technique

Monkey Software Testing

Monkey testing is a type of software testing in which the tester tests the application or software by providing some random inputs and checking the behavior of the application or the software. It is also observed by seeing whether the application or software crashes on a given input or not. Monkey testing is usually implemented as random and automated unit testing. Monkey testing is named because of the Infinite Monkey Theorem.

END TO END testing

testing the overall fuctionality of the system includes data intergration among the module is called end to end testing

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