What, Why, How -- Is Software Testing What is Software Testing?

Software Testing is a systematic process to identify Correctness, Completeness and improve the Quality of the Application Under Test (AUT) Or Software. Why is Software Testing? The main aim of Software Testing is to improve the quality of the Application Under Test by identifying the Defects. Now What is a Defect: It is a deviation between the Actual and the Expected Result. Where actual result being the outcome of the test conducted on piece of developed software or AUT and expected result is the result expected by the client (Expected behaviour of the Software). How is Software Testing done? Software Testing is done in parallel with the Software Development the by following Software Testing Life cycle(STLC). Software Testing has the Following: 1. Software Testing Methodologies 2. Software Testing levels in SDLC 3. Techniques By using the above we do the Software Testing . In modern Software development methods the testing activities are carried simultaneously with development.