Unit 8 — QA (Quality Assurance)

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This unit focuses on QA (Quality Assurance), why it is important, as well as related terms and concepts.
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Acceptance test Automated testing Black box testing Build Functional testing Integration testing Manual testing Production Production error monitoring Quality Assurance Regression testing Release Smoke testing Staging System test Test case Unit testing User experience User interface White box testing
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SCENE: A development office at a software company in New York, NY, USA. CTO: Hey guys. I just got back from our monthly meeting with Dave the CEO. Boy is he furious. I actually thought at one point his moustache would catch on fire. Lead Developer: Wow. What happened? Did you guys lose the backups again? CTO: No, worse! During a recent demo our new UI…
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QA testers are primarily responsible for checking new software products - such as those for gaming systems, mobile or software applications - for defects, issues or bugs.
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Automated testing is often done with automation tools to execute test case suites.
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The process of developing test cases can also find problems in the requirements or design of an application.
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  • What formal testing processes did you learn about at work or school? Did you learn about any of the techniques discussed here? Which ones were missed in the reading?
  • Quality Assurance involves many process-oriented activities. Can you name some of them? Which ones would you be good or bad at? Why?
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