Activity 1: Summary and next steps
You have now reached the end of Activity 1.
In this activity, you’ve covered a range of topics to help you better understand the significance of software testing, especially in the context of software development. You have learned the following:
- Software testing is essential for ensuring software quality and reliability, as it helps identify and fix bugs, errors and failures.
- The goals of software testing include validating that the software meets its requirements, verifying that it works correctly and identifying areas for improvement.
- Software testing plays a vital role throughout the software development life cycle (SDLC), from the requirements phase, through design, implementation, testing and deployment through to the maintenance phase.
Next steps
In the next activity, you will build on your learning from Activity 2, covering different test levels and types. You’ll learn about things like unit, integration, system, and acceptance testing, as well as functional and non-functional testing.
This knowledge will help you further understand the various aspects of software testing and how these aspects can be applied in real-world scenarios.
Foundations of Software Testing and Validation
Foundations of Software Testing and Validation
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