The thought of testing' used to bring back terrible high school memories for me, of sitting in a course so quiet you could hear the buzzing of a fly's wings. However, when it comes to software testing, I find I am constantly full of burning anticipation since I experiment and play with many of the most innovative software products, way before they hit the shelves.
The part of software testing isn't all fun and games however, it's one of the most necessary steps in the software development process, a complex and innovative procedure which can help ensure that all the software developed is qualified for launch and thereafter ensures that products are constantly running easily while in use.
There are different steps in testing and each has its specific times of the program, testing different facets of the program. Below I have listed types of software testing methods implemented to help develop many of those favourite apps you use regularly.
BLACK BOX TESTING
As a quality assurance tester, I use Black Box Testing. This means that my main focus is what the code creates more about the code itself. Black box testing is also known as Behavioural Testing, in different terms, it assesses how the code reacts through viewing the components seen on a display of a device.
INTEGRATION TESTING
This is done through the development period and comes before an entire procedure evaluation. Integration Testing can help to ensure the functionality of components in an application and to discover whether there are any weak points in the interfaces and components between integrated components or systems which will cause it to crash.
SYSTEM TESTING
System Testing is done on a complete product once every element of a system/application is completed being developed. It is done before the launch of the item and ensures that it is going to function as a whole across multiple programs.
USABILITY TESTING
Usability Testing investigates the way the client or customer would go through the design of an application/system. It will help ensure that the entire system is up to criteria and also will help predict the achievement of a commodity. In case a product is too difficult/complicated to utilize, then there is a chance that the product will not be that popular. This can result in changes in the way the system works.
STRESS TESTING
There's always a risk that a system could crash, especially under the pressure of millions of users simultaneously functioning the program. To avoid this, a software product undergoes a Stress Test to evaluate the way the system will behave under specified conditions. The data gained from this evaluation gives developers more information concerning how the machine could be improved to reduce and in best cases completely avoid a crash.
FEATURE TESTING
There's always room to improve on any item, this leads to upgrades and new features being added to a product while it's in the market. Before any new attributes can be inserted, that they need to be analysed to make certain that they will not cause the present system to crash or cause the existing features to become faulty.
Software testing ensures that only products with maximum quality are introduced to the market. It is about reducing risk and making sure that the end-user has an overall positive encounter with the specified program.
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