testing

Question 1

iterative testing

Answer 1

-the program is tested while it is developed
-the programmer will test a module, fix errors then test it again
-repeats until module is working correctly
-fixes small errors that prevent large errors from occurring later on

Question 2

final (terminal) testing

Answer 2

the program is tested at the end of the development process

Question 3

what is a test plan?

Answer 3

outlines what you’re going to test and how you’re going to test it

Question 4

normal data

Answer 4

data that is likely to be put in the program

Question 5

boundary data

Answer 5

values at the limit of what the program should be able to handle

Question 6

invalid data

Answer 6

inputs with a correct data type that should be rejected by the program

Question 7

erroneous data

Answer 7

inputs with the incorrect data types that should be rejected by the program