1.2.2 Testing and Quality Assurance (QA)

Question 1

Testing is a

Answer 1

Product-oriented corrective approach that focuses on those activities supporting the achievement of appropriate quality levels.

Question 2

QA is a

Answer 2

process-oriented preventative approach that focuses on the implementation and improvement of processes.

If a good process is followed correctly, then it will generate a good product.

Question 3

QA applied to both

Answer 3

the development and testing processes and is the responsibility of everyone on a project.

Question 4

Test results in testing are

Answer 4

used to fix defects.

Question 5

Test results in QA provide

Answer 5

feedback on how well the development and testing processes are performing.