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QA Must Know Terminology E-O
In the QA field there exist large amounts of terminology and buzzwords that you must know and understand in the industry. This part will identify the words from E-O. Study them, learn them, and try to understand them when they are being used in your work environment. These are meant to give you a high-level understanding of the word. A simple good search can give you a deeper dive.
E
End to End testing- testing a flow of an application performs as it was designed to, from start to finish
Error logs- records of errors and details generated by an application whenever an invalid action has taken place.
Error message- a message that is displayed when an invalid action has taken place.
Expected result-the correct output based on a given input in a test.
Exploratory testing- testing that does not follow a test plan and the system is tested on the fly.
F
False-negative result-wrongly identifying a vulnerability exists, when it actually does not
False-positive result-not finding a vulnerability that exists in testing, when in fact it does
Functional testing- testing to ensure that functions and features of the application work properly