Computer Science: An Overview: Global Edition (12th Edition)

Published by Pearson Higher Education
ISBN 10: 1292061162
ISBN 13: 978-1-29206-116-0

Chapter 7 - Software Engineering - Section 7.6 - Quality Assurance - Questions & Exercises - Page 359: 4

Answer

The purpose of testing software is to find errors. In a sense, then, a test that does not reveal an error is a failure. The one exception would be if there were actually no errors in the software.

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The purpose of testing software is to find errors. In a sense, then, a test that does not reveal an error is a failure. The one exception would be if there were actually no errors in the software.
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