EXPLORATORY Testing

• Understand the application , explore the information from the application then write test cases by referring to explored information then do the testing.
• Done when the requirement document is not available.

        The process that takes place during exploratory testing are

• System study:-Understanding the application.
• presentation or group meeting.
• Finalize the requirement document.
• Execute the test cases.

      The Disadvantages in exploratory testing are

•  If any features is missing , then unable to make it out.
•  If any feature are wrongly designed then unable to find out .
•  If also we find out the defect, we will not know whether it is in requirement document or not.

 Exploratory testing to find out how the software works.It is dependent on the testers  skill  of  investing    test  cases and finding defects. The more the tester knows about the application, the better testing will be.

      Advantages Of Exploratory testing

• Less preparation is needed, important bugs are found fast.
• A notion that testers is learning the product by testing it.
• simultaneously learning test design,and test execution takes place.
• Another benefit is that testers can use deductive reasoning based on the results to  guide their future testing on the fly.

     Some of  characteristics  of Exploratory testing

• Interactive.
• creativity.
• Drive towards fast results.
• Concurrence of writing test cases and execution it.