What are testing types and methods?

There are two test methods which are Black Box Testing and White Box Testing

Basically, there are two test types which are Functional and Non-functional.

For example, White & Black Box (Mostly), Unit, Interface & Usability, System, Regression and User Acceptance testing are Functional testing types.

Likewise, Load & Performance, Stress, Installation and Compatibility & Migration testing are Non-functional testing types.

White & Black Box Testing

White Box Testing (we know codes and are able to debug testing in codes)

Black Box Testing (we do not know codes and act as a customer)

Black Box Testing Types & Methods

• Equivalence partitioning (keyword is clustering)
• Boundary Value Analysis (keyword is looking boundary conditions)
• Cause Effect Graphing (keyword is causes -> intermediate nodes -> effects and reduced decision table)

What is the goal of testing?

The goal of testing is to reach minimum bug number and using time effectively as person/day.

What are Verification and Validation in software world?

Verification is that the process of evaluating work-products (not the actual final product) of a development phase to determine whether they meet the specified requirements for that phase.

Activity of Verification: Reviews, Walkthroughs and Inspections

Question: Are we building the product right?

Validation is that the process of evaluating software during or at the end of the development process to determine whether it satisfies specified business requirements.

Activity of Validation: Testing

Question: Are we building the right product?

Ref: http://softwaretestingfundamentals.com/verification-vs-validation/