The document discusses software testing, covering topics like what it is, why it's needed, different testing methods and levels, types of testing, the software testing life cycle, and prerequisites for software testing. Software testing is the process of validating and verifying software to check if it meets requirements, finds bugs, and works as expected. It helps assure lower maintenance costs and prevent failures. Various testing methods include black box, white box, and gray box testing.

1. Software Testing

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3. What is Software Testing?
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• Software testing is a process of executing a program or application with
the intent of finding software error bugs. Software testing is more than
just error detection.
• Software testing is the process of validation & Verification of the
software service or application or program by checking whether it’s
meeting the requirements mentioned in the FSD (Functional
Requirements Document), which is working as expected and what all is
implemented as per the characteristics.

4. Why Software Testing?
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• The purpose is to check whether the software satisfies the specific
requirements, needs and expectations of the customer who will be using
the software. There can be many reasons for defects in the software.
The developer can also make an error which may result in a defect or bug
in the software source code. Any defect or bug in the software will
produce wrong results causing a failure. When a bug or defect occurs in a
software application, testing is done to find out the cause of defect and
to remove the bug.
• Software testing with strict test execution assures lower maintenance
cost. There cannot be any failures because it can be very expensive in the
later stages of the development.

5. Introduction
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• What is Quality?
• Why is Testing Needed?

6. Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
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• Initial (or) Requirements Phase
• Analysis Phase
• Design Phase
• Coding Phase
• Testing Phase
• Delivery and maintenance phase

7. Testing Methods
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• Black Box Testing
• White Box Testing
• Grey Box Testing

8. Levels of Testing
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• Unit Level Testing
• Component or Module Level Testing
• Integration Level Testing
• System Level Testing
• User Acceptance Testing

9. Software Architecture (Environments)
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• Stand-Alone Environment (or) One-Tier Architecture
• Client-Server Environment (or) Two-Tier Architecture
• Web Environment (OR) Three-Tier Architecture
• Distributed Environment (or) N-Tier Architecture

10. Software Process Development Models
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• Water Fall Model
• Prototype Model
• Evolutionary Model
• Spiral Model
• Fish Model
• V-Model
• Agile Model (Scrum)

11. Types of Testing
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• Build Verification Testing/Build
Acceptance Testing/Sanity
Testing
• Regression Testing
• Re Testing
• Alpha Testing
• Beta Testing
• Static Testing
• Dynamic Testing
• Security
• Ad hoc Testing
• End to End Testing
• Performance Testing
• Load Testing
• Stress Testing

12. Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC)
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• Overview of STLC Phases
• Requirement Traceability Matrix (RFT)
• Contents of Test Plan & Test Strategy
• Test case Design Techniques
• Defect Life Cycle
• Severity and Priority

13. Test Closure Activity
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• Test Summary Reports

14. Prerequisites :
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• Hands on operating computer, Windows OS basics and using MS-Office
tools like MS-Excel and MS-Word

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