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What is the system life cycle?

The system life cycle is a structured process that guides the planning, creation, testing,
and deployment of an information system
Ensures systems are systematically developed, meeting needs of stakeholders, minimising
risks and maximising efficiency
The third stage is testing, the purpose is to:
Verify that the system meets all requirements, functions correctly, and is free of bugs
through various testing methods.

Test Strategies

What are test strategies?

A test strategy is a method of testing a completed system to ensure all parts work as
intended
Systems are designed in a modular format
Each module needs to be tested independently
Testing is done again once all modules are joined together
The results of testing may indicate changes need to be made, testing is repeated once all
changes have been made
Test designs

Test design

Why?

Data structures

Test all data is stored correctly

File structures

Test all data is stored in the correct format

Input formats

Test that data can be entered correctly

Output formats

Tests that screen output and reports are in the correct format

Validation routines

Tests that the system rejects unreasonable data being inputted

Test plans

A test plan is designed and implemented to ensure thorough testing of a system, it includes:
Test data: specific data used for testing purposes
Expected outcomes: predicted results based on test data
Actual outcomes: results obtained from testing
Remedial action: steps taken to fix identified issues
Test Data

What is test data?

Test data is specific data used for testing purposes


There are four main categories of test data that would be used whilst performing final testing on a
system
Normal
 Extreme
 Abnormal
 Live
 Normal data

 Normal test data is data that should be accepted in the system


 Normal data has a known outcome
 Extreme data

 Extreme data is data that is on the limits of what is acceptable


 Abnormal data

 Abnormal data is data outside of the limits of what is acceptable


 Abnormal data should be rejected by the system
 Live data

 Live data is data from the old system used on the new system
 Live data has known outcomes, so it can be compared to the new system to ensure the new system works

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