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An Introduction to Software Testing

Overview This paper provides an introduction to software testing. It serves as a tutorial for developers who are new to formal testing of software, and as a reminder of some finer points for experienced software testers. Topics covered include basic definitions of testing, validation and verification; the levels of testing from unit testing through to acceptance testing; the relationship with requirements and design specifications; and test documentation.

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Publisher	IPL Information Processing	File Format	PDF
Date Published	September 2003	Downloads	12
Format	White Papers
Topics	Software Engineering

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