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Testing and debugging
Testing is the process of determining if a program has any
errors.
Testing, debugging, Verification
When testing reveals an error, the process used to determine
the cause of this error and to remove it, is known as debugging.
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A test/debug cycle
Test plan
A test cycle is often guided by a test plan.
Example: The sort program is to be tested to meet the
requirements given earlier. Specifically, the following needs to
be done.
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Execute sort on at least two input sequences, one
with ``A'' and the other with ``D'' as request
characters.
Yes
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