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Chapter 9: Testing

Chapter 9: Testing

pp. 222-252

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, University of Arizona
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Summary

Software testing is the process of running a program in a controlled environment to check whether it behaves as expected. The purpose of testing is to improve software quality. If a test fails – that is, the program does not behave as expected – there must be a fault, either in the program or in the specification of expected behavior. Either way, the test has uncovered a problem that should be resolved.

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