Verification And Validation

Question 0

Validation banking example

Answer 0

Range check on amount allowed to be transferred in an online funds transfer

Presence check on a certain field e.g sort code

Question 1

What is validation

Answer 1

It is an automatic check to ensure that data is sensible and reasonable

Question 2

Shopping example of validation

Answer 2

Check digit check on credit card number

Presence or range check on card expiry date

Question 3

School example of validation

Answer 3

Range check on date of birth to ensure the student is in the correct year group

Question 4

Verification definition

Answer 4

Is a check ensuring that data has been copied correctly from one medium to another

Question 5

Banking example of verification

Answer 5

Double entry - having to re-input your account number, email address or the password when creating an online account

Question 6

Online shopping example for verification

Answer 6

Having to read and check your order details before clicking the pay now button - it is a visual check

Question 7

4 types of validation rule

Answer 7

Check digit
Range check
Presence check
Type check

Question 8

What is a check digit designed to prevent

Answer 8

Last digit on an account number to ensure it is valid

Question 9

What is a Range check designed to prevent

Answer 9

On the amount of money that can be transferred in banking or the number of days that can be made in an online holiday banking

Question 10

What is a presence check designed to prevent

Answer 10

On the required fields to reject data where fields have been left blank eg credit card expiry date

Question 11

What is a type check designed to prevent

Answer 11

To check if data is of a particular type eg not words when a number is expected eg filling in your age