A testing environment is nothing but a setup of hardware and software requirements for the testing teams to run the test cases. As such, it provides support for test execution with software, hardware and network arranged.

1. SOFTWARE TESTING AND
TEST ENVIRONMENT
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2. OVER HERE, WE ARE GOING TO SEE THE VARIOUS ASPECTS RELATED TO
TEST ENVIRONMENT AND ITS IMPORTANCE IN SOFTWARE TESTING.
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4. 1. WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY A TEST ENVIRONMENT?
A TESTING ENVIRONMENT IS NOTHING BUT A SETUP OF HARDWARE
AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TESTING TEAMS TO RUN
THE TEST CASES. AS SUCH, IT PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR TEST
WITH SOFTWARE, HARDWARE AND NETWORK ARRANGED.
A TEST ENVIRONMENT OR TEST BED IS ARRANGED ACCORDING TO
REQUIREMENT OF THE APPLICATION UNDER TEST. IN FEW CASES, A
TEST BED COULD BE THE BLEND OF THE TEST ENVIRONMENT AND
TEST DATA IT USES.
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5. 2. TEST BED:
BY AND LARGE, A TEST BED IS AN ENVIRONMENT FOR SOFTWARE
DEVELOPMENT. IT ENABLES THE DEVELOPERS TO TEST THEIR
SANS THE USE OF LIVE SERVERS. THE TEST BED IS NOT BOUND TO
DEVELOPERS JUST BUT RATHER ADDITIONALLY UTILIZED BY TESTERS. IT
IS ALLUDED AS TEST ENVIRONMENT ALSO.
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6. 3. AREAS REQUIRED TO BE COVERED DURING SETTING UP A TEST
ENVIRONMENT:
• DATABASE SERVERS
• NETWORKING
• DATA FOR TESTING
• CLIENT END OPERATING SYSTEM
• HARDWARE CONSISTS OF THE SERVER OPERATING SYSTEM
• BROWSERS
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7. • RUNNING ENVIRONMENT FOR FRONT END
• NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION LIKE INSTALL GUIDES, USER MANUALS,
REFERENCE DOCUMENTS AND SO ON
• APPLICATIONS AND SYSTEM
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8. 4. BEST PRACTICES TO FOLLOW FOR SETTING UP A TEST
ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT:
•BROWSERS AND THEIR VERSIONS
•AUTOMATION SOFTWARES AND THEIR CONFIGURATION
•COMPREHEND THE TEST REQUIREMENTS COMPLETELY AND
THE TEST COLLEAGUES
•LOOK OUT FOR THE NECESSARY SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE,
WITH THEIR LICENSES
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9. •CONNECTIONS SHOULD BE VERIFIED BEFORE BEGINNING WITH TESTING
•CHALKING OUT THE SCHEDULED USE OF THE TEST ENVIRONMENT
5. QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED PRIOR TO SETTING UP THE TEST
ENVIRONMENT:
•WHETHER THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT IS AVAILABLE FOR TESTING?
•ARE THE REQUIRED APPLICATIONS LISTED DOWN? E.G. WORD, EXCEL
ETC.
•WHETHER THE DESIRED DATA SETS ARE AVAILABLE?
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10. • WHETHER A SOLE POINT OF CONTACT IS PRESENT FOR TEST
ENVIRONMENT MAINTENANCE?
•IS IT POSSIBLE TO USE THE CURRENT SETUP FOR OTHER VENTURES IN
THE ORGANIZATION?
•WHETHER TO CREATE AN INTERNAL TEST ENVIRONMENT OR TO
OUTSOURCE THE SAME?
•FOR WHAT TIME FRAME WILL THE TEST ENVIRONMENT BE REQUIRED?
…………AND SUCH OTHER.
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11. • IN CASE OF REMOTE ENVIRONMENT:
THERE COULD BE A CASE WHERE THE TEST ENVIRONMENT IS
AT A DISTANT PLACE. IF THIS IS THE CASE, THEN THE TESTING TEAM
DEPENDS ON THE SUPPORT TEAM FOR VARIED TEST RESOURCES
AS HARDWARE, SOFTWARE ETC.
•SIMULTANEOUS USE BY DIFFERENT TEAMS:
IN CASE THE TEST ENVIRONMENT IS BEING USED BY THE TESTING
THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM AT THE SAME TIME, TEST RESULTS CAN BE
CORRUPTED.
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12. • ELABORATE TIME FOR SETUP:
A FEW TIMES, THE TEST SET UP BECOMES TOO ELABORATED IN CASE
OF INTEGRATION TESTING.
•PROPER PLANNING :
IMPROPER PLANNING FOR USAGE OF RESOURCES CAN IMPACT THE
ACTUAL OUTPUT. ALSO, IT CAN LEAD TO CONFLICT AMONGST TEAMS.
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13. HOPE THAT WE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN GIVING YOU A FAIR IDEA
REGARDING TESTING ENVIRONMENT AND RELATED ASPECTS.
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