🧪 Software Testing Hierarchy

Software testing is a structured process that helps ensure the quality and reliability of software applications. Here’s a simplified hierarchy to guide you through the different testing types and methodologies used in the software development lifecycle.

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🚀 1. Unit Testing

Techniques:

• 🏗️ Structural Techniques:
  • Statement Testing
  • Condition Testing
  • Branch Testing
  • Path Testing
• 🛠️ Functional Techniques
• ⚠️ Error-Based Techniques

Testing Methods:

• 🔳 White Box Testing
• ⚫ Black Box Testing
• 🟨 Gray Box Testing

Learn more about Unit Testing

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🔄 2. Integration Testing

Approaches:

• 🔷 Big Bang Approach
• 🔀 Incremental Approach:
  • Top-down Integration
  • Bottom-up Integration
  • Mixed/Sandwich Integration

Other Testing Types:

• ⚡ Adhoc Testing
• ♻️ Regression Testing
• 🔄 Retesting
• 🧹 Sanity Testing
• 💨 Smoke Testing
• 🔧 Parallel Testing
• 🏁 Benchmark Testing
• 🔍 End-to-End Testing
• ⏳ Reliability Testing

Learn more about Integration Testing

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🏗️ 3. System Testing

Types of Testing:

• ⚙️ Functional Testing
• 🧩 Non-Functional Testing:
  • 🎨 User Interface Testing
  • 🧱 Object Properties Testing
  • 🎯 Error Guessing Testing
  • 🗂️ Input Domain Testing
  • 📊 Database Testing
  • 🔢 Calculation Testing
  • 🔗 Links & URLs Testing

Learn more about System Testing

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🎯 4. Acceptance Testing

Phases:

• 🛠️ Alpha Testing
• 🔬 Beta Testing

Non-Functional Testing Areas:

• 🚦 Load Testing
• 💥 Stress Testing
• 🕐 Soak Testing
• 🌐 Accessibility Testing
• 📈 Scalability Testing

Learn more about Acceptance Testing

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🛡️ Additional Focus Areas

🔐 Security Testing

• 🔑 Authentication
• 📝 Authorization/Permission
• 🍪 Cookies Testing
• 🔐 Session Testing
• 🔑 Encryption/Decryption
• 🛡️ Penetration (Pen) Testing

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🚀 Performance Testing

• 🧑‍💻 Usability Testing

• 💾 Memory Leakage Testing

• 💽 Volume Testing

• 🖥️ Compatibility Testing

  Learn more about Performance Testing

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⚙️ Other Testing

• 🔧 Configuration Testing

• 🛠️ Recovery Testing

• 📦 Installation Testing

• ✔️ Compliance Testing

• 📑 Documentation Testing

• 🌐 Interoperability Testing

  Learn more about Other Testing

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├── README.md             # Main overview of the repository
├── unittesting.md        # Unit testing section
│   ├── 🏗️ Structural Techniques:
│   │   ├── Statement Testing
│   │   ├── Condition Testing
│   │   ├── Branch Testing
│   │   └── Path Testing
│   ├── 🛠️ Functional Techniques
│   └── ⚠️ Error-Based Techniques
│       └── ...
│
├── integrationtesting.md  # Integration testing section
│   ├── 🔷 Big Bang Approach
│   ├── 🔀 Incremental Approach:
│   │   ├── Top-down Integration
│   │   ├── Bottom-up Integration
│   │   └── Mixed/Sandwich Integration
│   └── ⚡ Other Testing Types:
│       ├── Adhoc Testing
│       ├── Regression Testing
│       ├── Retesting
│       ├── Sanity Testing
│       ├── Smoke Testing
│       ├── Parallel Testing
│       ├── Benchmark Testing
│       ├── End-to-End Testing
│       └── Reliability Testing
│
├── systemtesting.md       # System testing section
│   ├── ⚙️ Functional Testing
│   └── 🧩 Non-Functional Testing:
│       ├── 🎨 User Interface Testing
│       ├── 🧱 Object Properties Testing
│       ├── 🎯 Error Guessing Testing
│       ├── 🗂️ Input Domain Testing
│       ├── 📊 Database Testing
│       ├── 🔢 Calculation Testing
│       └── 🔗 Links & URLs Testing
│
├── acceptancetesting.md    # Acceptance testing section
│   ├── 🛠️ Alpha Testing
│   ├── 🔬 Beta Testing
│   └── 🚦 Non-Functional Testing Areas:
│       ├── Load Testing
│       ├── Stress Testing
│       ├── Soak Testing
│       ├── Accessibility Testing
│       └── Scalability Testing
│
├── testingmethods.md       # Optional: A file for testing methods
│   ├── 🔳 White Box Testing
│   ├── ⚫ Black Box Testing
│   └── 🟨 Gray Box Testing
│
└── additionalfocusareas.md  # Additional focus areas
    ├── 🛡️ Security Testing
    │   ├── 🔑 Authentication
    │   ├── 📝 Authorization/Permission
    │   ├── 🍪 Cookies Testing
    │   ├── 🔐 Session Testing
    │   ├── 🔑 Encryption/Decryption
    │   └── 🛡️ Penetration (Pen) Testing
    │
    ├── 🚀 Performance Testing
    │   ├── 🧑‍💻 Usability Testing
    │   ├── 💾 Memory Leakage Testing
    │   ├── 💽 Volume Testing
    │   └── 🖥️ Compatibility Testing
    │
    └── ⚙️ Other Testing
        ├── 🔧 Configuration Testing
        ├── 🛠️ Recovery Testing
        ├── 📦 Installation Testing
        ├── ✔️ Compliance Testing
        ├── 📑 Documentation Testing
        └── 🌐 Interoperability Testing

This hierarchy helps beginners understand the wide array of testing techniques and methods used in software development, ensuring comprehensive coverage of both functional and non-functional aspects of a system.

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