Software Testing Dictionary – 11
Unit Testing. Testing performed to isolate and expose faults and failures as soon as the source code is available, regardless of the external interfaces that may be required. Oftentimes, the detailed design and requirements documents are used as a basis to compare how and what the unit is able to perform. White and black-box testing methods are combined during unit testing. Usability testing.Testing for ‘user-friendliness. Clearly, this is subjective and will depend on the targeted end-user or customer. Validation. The comparison between the actual characteristics of something (e.g. a product of a software project and the expected characteristics). Validation…