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What is system testing and what are the different types of tests you perform in system testing?

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Last Update: September 26, 2008

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Submitted by: muthu

System testing is nothing but testing the whole application which was integrated all the modules.
In system testing, there are two type of testing
1.Fuctionality testing, 2.Non-functionality testing
Functionality testing means test whether application functioning stated requirement or not.
In non-functionality testing, it has more no. of types
ie. Load, stress, performance, reliability, security, usability,configuration, compatibility(forward & backward), volume, scalability, Localization, and internalization testing

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September 08, 2005 11:33:08

aruna

RE: What is system testing and what are the different types of tests you perform in system testing?

System testing is a application testing.here we will test total application by joining each module.

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September 25, 2005 08:32:18

Radha

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System testing is a type of Black box testing. System testing means testing the application. After the integration testing usually will do system testing. Functionality Regression and performance testings comes under system testing.

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December 05, 2005 01:42:07

dollyreshma

Member Since: November 2005 Contribution: 2

RE: What is system testing and what are the different ...

System testing is a Black box testing .In this testing we test whole application.testignwhole s/w h'w etc..

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March 28, 2007 06:13:30

muthu

RE: What is system testing and what are the different ...

System testing is nothing but testing the whole application which was integrated all the modules.
In system testing there are two type of testing
1.Fuctionality testing 2.Non-functionality testing
Functionality testing means test whether application functioning stated requirement or not.
In non-functionality testing it has more no. of types
ie. Load stress performance reliability security usability configuration compatibility(forward & backward) volume scalability Localization and internalization testing

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June 14, 2007 06:57:52

Parul1

RE: What is system testing and what are the different ...

Testing conducted on a complete integrated system to evaluate the system's compliane with its specfied requirements is known as System Testing.

Different types of testing performed in System Testing are Volume Testing Load/Stress Testing Usability Testing and Security Testing.

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June 21, 2007 09:14:24

Parul1

Member Since: June 2007 Contribution: 3

RE: What is system testing and what are the different ...

Testing conducted on a complete integrated system to evaluate the system's compliane with its specfied requirements is known as System Testing.

Different types of testing performed in System Testing are Volume Testing Load/Stress Testing Usability Testing and Security Testing.

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November 05, 2007 01:36:50

sailaja

RE: What is system testing and what are the different ...

Once the application is developed it will be deployed into client-specified environment so as to prepare a complete system. If one performs testing on this system it is called as System testing. GUI Load Performance stress functional testing come under this system testing.

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June 07, 2008 07:01:53

gowthamTester

Member Since: June 2008 Contribution: 10

RE: What is system testing and what are the different types of tests you perform in system testing?

System testing the Blackbox testing type .
It is an end to end testing which tests the whole functionality testing.

In system testing 1) Integration testing 2) Monkey testing 3) Pilot testing 4) Compatibility testing 5) Configuration testing 6) Installation testing 7) Regression testing and retesting are done

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July 30, 2008 08:21:34

swati01

Member Since: July 2007 Contribution: 4

RE: What is system testing and what are the different types of tests you perform in system testing?

System testing means end to end testing of the whole application is called system testing. Types of the system testings are :- Performance Testing Load Testing Stress Testing Security Testing Volume Testing.

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September 08, 2008 10:19:03

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naveen.tirukkuloori

Member Since: September 2008 Contribution: 1

RE: What is system testing and what are the different types of tests you perform in system testing?

>System testing means testing the application as a whole not in parts
>In system testing we have to cover end to end functionalities of the application
>This will be done after Integration Testing
>Both functional and nonfunctional areas of the application should be covered in the system testing

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