What, Why, When, Who, Where, How of software testing ?

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What, Why, When, Who, Where, How of software testing

Software has become almost inevitable in today’s world . It’s like Electricity in the early 21st century . computers ,mobile phones ,calculators, lab testing equipments were some of the examples. But today the technology has so evolved that we find it everywhere like :

  • Smartphone’s – we never wake up without facebook, whatsapp pings .
  • Mac books ,ultra books, Tablets – ‘Laptop’ is no longer used term .
  • Watches and fitness bands – This is a big WOW! – an arm band could do many things for you.
  • Banks – ever imagined transfer of money with few clicks from your phone. Only Hollywood movies used to have these kind of onscreen clippings.
What,why, when, who, where, how, of software testing

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The list goes on and on. Now we will look at the 5W of

5W’s of Testing are :

1.What is software testing?

Is a process, in which all the phases like Test planning, Test development, Test execution, Result analysis, Bug tracking and Reporting are accomplished successfully.

To simply define ‘ Verification & Validation of software is called Testing‘.

2.Why software testing is required?

Is required to Identify defects, isolate, subjected to fixes and ensure a quality product .

Examples include:

  • We have mission critical situations where ‘failure is unacceptable’.
  • Banks, flight controls ,intelligence systems ,antivirus ,security etc should run reliably,each and every time with accuracy.
  • My friend bought a LED television and found a defect in compatiability. It required to send back to the vendor for installing a patch . Imagine how difficult the whole process would be ?

3.When do we test a software ?

This depends on various factors and based on the requirement . for example a Gmail login page can be tested once the login form is completed. We will discuss about the details in later posts.

4. Who is responsible for testing the software ?

Test Engineer’s , QA analysts , Programmer analysts and hierarchy has many paths.
we should accept the fact that its not that easy(as one thinks) to test , it requires the following skill sets:

  • Knowledge of Basic principles of testing.
  • Types of Testing and their applicable areas.
  • Test Management
  • Test Automation
  • Organisation and People Management

Hey! hey ! ……. Do not worry … All these topics will be covered in the later posts on this blog .

5. Where Does software testing takes place ?

Its everywhere , But to be specific In the service and product based organisations , client’s workplace etc.

6. How is Software testing Performed ?

Testing is considered a project of its own. Although it is one of the phases of a software project.It includes Test Planning ,design,execution,reporting,maintenance , support.This will be covered under software testing life cycle post.