What is testing?
Testing is where a company carries out different tests onto their product/service/database etc to ensure that there are no problems and it works efficiently. They test every aspect of their product/service/database etc. and many companies even employ people to test them.
Why is it important?
The cost and time of fixing something that does not work properly would be more than testing it in the first place. Also, the company does not want to create a bad reputation for themselves if they release products etc that are faulty and have to recall them and fix them.
Give 2 possible consequences to a company of not testing.
They might have to spend a lot of money after the product/service/database etc. does not work properly. They would need to spend time and money on testing it to see where the problem is and then spending time and using employees to fix it. They would most likely receive a bad name for their product/service/database etc. not working efficiently and putting customer's personal information at risk and would need to spend money advertising themselves again to regain their customers and gain new ones.
Give 2 reasons why it is important to have a test plan.
It is important to have a test plan because to test something efficiently there needs to be a plan of who is doing what, when they tested it and where they are going to record the findings. To save time and money they do not want to have more than the needed people testing a certain aspect of what they are testing. With a test plan there can be assigned tasks and every employee knows what they are doing.
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what is testing
What is testing?
Testing is where a company carries out different tests onto their product/service/database etc to ensure that there are no problems and it works efficiently. They test every aspect of their product/service/database etc. and many companies even employ people to test them as the cost and time of fixing something that does not work properly would be more than testing it in the first place. Also, the company does not want to create a bad reputation for themselves if they release products etc that are faulty and have to recall them and fix them.
Testing is where a company carries out different tests onto their product/service/database etc to ensure that there are no problems and it works efficiently. They test every aspect of their product/service/database etc. and many companies even employ people to test them as the cost and time of fixing something that does not work properly would be more than testing it in the first place. Also, the company does not want to create a bad reputation for themselves if they release products etc that are faulty and have to recall them and fix them.
Consequences of not Testing
Consequences of not Testing
What was the problem?
The company Protx that deals with online payments was upgrading and a problem occurred which meant that thousands of retailers lost business because orders were failing.
What were the consequences?
People could not pay for products so businesses lost money and possibly future trade. The customers did not get the products when they wanted them and Protx has given itself a bad name. Transactions would not be secure so hackers would be able to get hold of customer information – crimes such as identity theft and fraud could occur
How could testing have prevented this?
They could have tested it on one company first and then could have identified problems and see if it worked efficiently. If a problem was identified it could have been solved and avoided the situation.
What was the problem?
The company Protx that deals with online payments was upgrading and a problem occurred which meant that thousands of retailers lost business because orders were failing.
What were the consequences?
People could not pay for products so businesses lost money and possibly future trade. The customers did not get the products when they wanted them and Protx has given itself a bad name. Transactions would not be secure so hackers would be able to get hold of customer information – crimes such as identity theft and fraud could occur
How could testing have prevented this?
They could have tested it on one company first and then could have identified problems and see if it worked efficiently. If a problem was identified it could have been solved and avoided the situation.
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