What is a test case?

Test case is a description of what to be tested, what data to be given and what actions to be done to
check the actual result against the expected result.
WHAT ARE THE ITEMS OF TEST CASE?
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What are the characteristics of good test case?
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#ll the TC3s should be traceable.
There should not be too man* duplicate test cases.
4ut dated test cases should be cleared off.
#ll the test cases should be executable.
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