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Software Testing Dictionary What is Adhoc Testing?

When a software testing performed without proper planning and
Home documentation, it is said to be Adhoc Testing. Such kind of tests are
executed only once unless we uncover the defects.

A Adhoc Tests are done after formal testing is performed on the

application. Adhoc methods are the least formal type of testing as it
is NOT a structured approach. Hence, defects found using this
Acceptance Testing
method are hard to replicate as there are no test cases aligned for
those scenarios.
Accessibility Testing
Testing is carried out with the knowledge of the tester about the
application and the tester tests randomly without following the
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Active Testing specifications/requirements. Hence the success of Adhoc testing

depends upon the capability of the tester, who carries out the test.
The tester has to find defects without any proper planning and
Actual Outcome
documentation, solely based on tester's intuition.

Ad Hoc Testing
When to Execute Adhoc Testing ?
Age Testing
Adhoc testing can be performed when there is limited time to do
exhaustive testing and usually performed after the formal test
Agile Testing
execution. Adhoc testing will be effective only if the tester has in-
depth understanding about the System Under Test.
All-pairs Testing

Alpha Testing Forms of Adhoc Testing :

API Testing 1. Buddy Testing: Two buddies, one from development team and
one from test team mutually work on identifying defects in the
Arc Testing same module. Buddy testing helps the testers develop better
test cases while development team can also make design
Anomaly changes early. This kind of testing happens usually after
completing the unit testing.
2. Pair Testing: Two testers are assigned the same modules and
Assertion Testing
they share ideas and work on the same systems to find defects.
One tester executes the tests while another tester records the
Audit
notes on their findings.
3. Monkey Testing: Testing is performed randomly without any
Automated Software
test cases in order to break the system.
Testing

Various ways to make Adhoc Testing More Effective

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B 1. Preparation: By getting the defect details of a similar

application, the probability of finding defects in the application is
more.
Backward Compatibility 2. Creating a Rough Idea: By creating a rough idea in place the
Testing tester will have a focussed approach. It is NOT required to
document a detailed plan as what to test and how to test.
Baseline Artifacts 3. Divide and Rule: By testing the application part by part, we
will have a better focus and better understanding of the
Basis Path Testing problems if any.
4. Targeting Critical Functionalities: A tester should target
Basis Test Set those areas that are NOT covered while designing test cases.
5. Using Tools: Defects can also be brought to the lime light by
Bebugging using profilers, debuggers and even task monitors. Hence being
proficient in using these tools one can uncover several defects.
6. Documenting the findings: Though testing is performed
Behavior Testing
randomly, it is better to document the tests if time permits and
note down the deviations if any. If defects are found,
Benchmark Testing
corresponding test cases are created so that it helps the testers
to retest the scenario.
Beta Testing

Big-Bang Testing
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Black box Testing Get Started

Bottom Up Testing

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Boundary Testing

Branch Testing

Breadth Testing

Bug

Build Validation

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Business Process

Business Requirement

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Capability Maturity Model

Capture/Replay Tool

Cause-Effect Graph

Code Coverage

Code Freeze

Code Inspection

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Code Review

Code Walkthrough

Code-Based Testing

Code Driven Testing

Code Free Testing

Comparison Testing

Compatibility Testing

Compliance Testing

Concurrency Testing

Condition Coverage
Testing

Configuration Testing

Conformance Testing

Context Driven Testing

Control Flow Path

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Conversion Testing

Correctness

Coverage Items

Cyclomatic Complexity

Data Integrity Testing

Data Driven Testing

Data Flow Testing

Database Testing

Debugging

Decision Coverage Testing

Defect

Defect Logging and

Tracking

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Defect Life Cycle

Delta Release

Dependency Testing

Depth Testing

Destructive Testing

Development Environment

Documentation Testing

Domain Testing

Durability Testing

Dynamic Testing

Emulator

End-to-End Testing

Endurance Testing

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Entry Criteria

Equivalence Partitioning
Testing

Error

Error Guessing

Error Seeding

Exhaustive Testing

Exit Criteria

Expected Outcome

Exploratory Testing

Failover Testing

Failure

Fault

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Fault injection Testing

Feasible Path

Feature Testing

Functional Decomposition

Functional Requirements

Functional Testing

Fuzz Testing

Glass Box Testing

Globalization Testing

Gorilla Testing

Grey Box Testing

GUI Software Testing

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Harness

Heuristics

Hybrid Integration Testing

Implementation Testing

Incremental Testing

Independent testing

Infeasible Path

Inspection

Install/Uninstall Testing

Integration Testing

Interface Testing

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Internationalization
Testing

Inter Systems Testing

Isolation Testing

Issues

Keyword Driven Testing

Key Performance Indicator

Known Issues

LCSAJ Testing

Load Generator

Load Testing

Localization Testing

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Logic Coverage Test

Loop Testing

Maintainability

Manual Testing

Model Based Testing

Modified Condition Testing

Modularity Driven Testing

Monkey Testing

Mutation Testing

Negative Testing

Non-functional Testing

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Operational Testing

Orthogonal Array Testing

Pair Testing

Pairwise Testing

Parallel Testing

Partial Test Automation

Passive Testing

Path Testing

Peer Review

Penetration Testing

Performance Testing

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Portability Testing

Positive Testing

Post Condition

Precondition

Predicted Outcome

Priority

Process Cycle Test

Progressive Testing

Prototype Testing

Quality Assurance

Quality Control

Quality Management

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Random Testing

Recovery Testing

Regression Testing

Release Candidate

Release Note

Reliability Testing

Requirements

Requirements Based
Testing

Requirements Traceability
Matrix

Result

Retesting

Review

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Risk

Risk Management

Root Cause

Safety Testing

Sanity Testing

Scalability Testing

Scenario Testing

Schedule

Script

Security Testing

Simulation

Smoke Testing

Soak Testing

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Software Requirement
Specification

Stability Testing

State Transition

Static Testing

Statistical Testing

Storage Testing

Stress Testing

Structural Testing

Structured Walkthrough

Stub

Symbolic Execution

Syntax Testing

System Integration
Testing

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System Testing

System Under Test

Technical Review

Test Approach

Test Automation

Test Basis

Test Bed

Test Case

Test Case Design

Technique

Test Suite

Test Completion Criterion

Test Completion Report

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Test Completion Matrix

Test Data

Test Data Management

Test Driven Development

Test Driver

Test Environment

Test Execution

Test Management

Test Maturity Model

Test Plan

Test Steps

Test Strategy

Test Tools

Thread Testing

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Top Down Integ. Testing

Total Quality Management

Traceability

Unit Testing

Unreachable Code

Usability Testing

Use Case Testing

User Acceptance Testing

User Interface Testing

V Model

Validation Testing

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Verification Testing

Virtual Users

Volume Testing

Vulnerability Testing

Web Application Testing

White box Testing

Workflow Testing

Useful Resources

Useful Resources

Discussion

Selected Reading

UPSC IAS Exams Notes

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Questions and Answers

Effective Resume Writing

HR Interview Questions

Computer Glossary

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