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From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Students working on a test.

A test is a way of checking something to see if it is true, or false, or if it is edible or
not. If something can be tested, or finishes the tests correctly, it is testable.
The Concise Oxford English Dictionary defines a test as: "a procedure intended to
establish the quality, performance, or reliability of something".[1]
A test is different from an experiment: Before a test is done, there is an expected
result. The test is performed, to show this result. In an experiment, the outcome is
open. Very often, tests are performed as part of an experiment.
Products[change | change source]
Products are usually tested for quality, so customers will get good products.
In software engineering, a test is used to see if the software system can do what it
should. Software is tested before it is released. Alpha testing is where software
developers check the software for bugs. Software can also be checked for quality
and usability. Beta testing is done by groups of users.
Tests of cars and other vehicles include a crash test. The car is put under severe
conditions to see what will make it fail, or deliberately crashed to measure the
damage. Other machines can also be crash tested. Crash test dummies can be used
instead of humans. They are placed in the car seat to see if a human in the crash
would have been injured or killed.
People[change | change source]

Testing someone for diabetes

People are tested to see what they have learned. This is often called
an assessment or examination. In learning, a test item is a question, or set of
questions.
Many people think tests are valuable. They believe tests:

 are a quick and fair way of judging a test taker's performance

 enable predictions about test takers to be made
 allow selection
 improve performance by highlighting areas that need work.
However, academic tests are not perfect measures. Tests could only partly measure
a student’s memory and maybe their understanding. The test would only be about a
small part of the subject, and only at that moment in time.
People, animals and plants can also be tested for illnesses. For example, a blood
test can be used to check for disease.
Science[change | change source]
In science, tests can done to check for a presence of a substance, or to check the
quality of something.
References[change | change source]
1. ↑ Stevenson, Angus; Waite, Maurice (2011). Concise Oxford English
Dictionary (Twelfth ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 1490. ISBN 978-0-19-960108-0.

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 Tests and Experiments: Similarities and Differences Archived 2016-03-04
at the Wayback Machine
Categories:
 Basic English 850 words
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