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= Larger-scale testing (Integration and system-level tests) = | = Larger-scale testing (Integration and system-level tests) = | ||
== Definitions == | |||
; INTEGRATION TESTING : Testing in which functional units of software are combined and tested as a group. A funcitonal unit of software has well-defined inputs and outputs: typically this includes code modules, individual applications, client and server applications on a network, etc. Integration Testing falls between UNIT TESTING and SYSTEM TESTING in scale. | ; INTEGRATION TESTING : Testing in which functional units of software are combined and tested as a group. A funcitonal unit of software has well-defined inputs and outputs: typically this includes code modules, individual applications, client and server applications on a network, etc. Integration Testing falls between UNIT TESTING and SYSTEM TESTING in scale. | ||
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; CONFORMANCE TESTING : Verifying implementation conformance to one or more industry standards. Producing tests for the behavior of an implementation to be sure it provides the portability, interoperability, and/or compatibility a standard defines. Distinguished from ACCEPTANCE TESTING. | ; CONFORMANCE TESTING : Verifying implementation conformance to one or more industry standards. Producing tests for the behavior of an implementation to be sure it provides the portability, interoperability, and/or compatibility a standard defines. Distinguished from ACCEPTANCE TESTING. | ||
== Experiences == | |||
1. Point your web browser to https://validator.w3.org/ | |||
2. Type the URL for your home page (or any web page you know the URL for) in the form. | |||
3. Examine the output of the validator and compare it to what others in your group got back. See if you can identify the parts of the page cause which messages, and discuss which kinds of testing from the above list you think the validator is doing. | |||
= Load tests, performance tests, and stress tests = | = Load tests, performance tests, and stress tests = | ||