Testing : Introduction

Testing : Introduction

Testing is trying out your system to see whether or not it works as you said it should in the desired outcomes section of the analysis.

You will almost certainly carry out testing in two ways when you are developing your system :

Informally	During the implementation stage every time you add a new part to your system or change a part of it you will probably try it out to see if it works or not.
Formally	During the design stage you should have created a test plan defining a number of tests you will use to see if the system works or not. You will need to carry out these tests and collect printouts to show that the system works.

During testing you must collect evidence to show whether or not your system passes the tests set out in the test plan.

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