| Our technologically driven world is moved by | | | | a typical software development process, the |
| three major components; the people, the | | | | software testing takes up more than half of the |
| hardware and the software. Electronic gadgets | | | | development period. The primary objectives of |
| ranging from a simple toy to the most | | | | testing include: |
| complicated machine performing high powered | | | | 1. Improvement of the quality |
| calculations cannot work with its components. A | | | | 2. For software qualification (It is the |
| single glitch or error would cause a major problem | | | | measurement of the software's quality and |
| and total malfunction of the device. | | | | capabilities against the expected and applicable |
| It important to give emphasis in making sure that | | | | standards) |
| the software being installed in the system is | | | | 3. To verify & validate |
| working and meets the standard being set. | | | | 4. To provide information |
| Assure that the system is "free" of errors and of | | | | 5. To provide reliable estimates |
| the highest quality the software must go to | | | | At the present time, software testing is still on its |
| through the process of software testing. | | | | "developing" stage. Testing is still regarded as an |
| Software testing is an activity that has the | | | | art rather than a science. There is no specific |
| intention of evaluating the quality and/or capability | | | | standard set by a governing body of what |
| of a program or software, it also aimed to | | | | software technique is to be used and how it |
| determine if the software being tested had meet | | | | should be performed. As of this moment there |
| the required output. | | | | are so many testing methods and technique |
| Generally speaking software testing can be | | | | developed that served different purpose and uses |
| defined as the process of implementing a | | | | different life cycle phases. With the effort of |
| program or software with the purpose of | | | | dedicated computer scientists and analysts, |
| uncovering errors. We have to understand that | | | | hopefully, there would be a great transition in the |
| software testing is more than just a process of | | | | industry towards the maturation of the testing as |
| finding error or debugging. Debugging process is | | | | a science. |
| just a tiny part of the whole testing process. On | | | | |