What is Acceptability Testing?
An acceptability test is one where a set of inputs is run through the System Under Test (SUT) and checked to make sure the correct outputs are produced.What is a Bug?
- An execution error
- Incorrect output
What are the possible sources of bugs?
- The SUT
- The Acceptability Test
- The Specification
- The System in which the software is run
How do you find the source of a bug?
Check the possible sources of bugs in order.
- SUT: syntax, logic, etc.
- Acceptability Test: same as SUT plus the input set
- Specification: Understanding of what the SUT is supposed to do
- System: Unfixable, look for workarounds and ways to report the problem