R11.3 Testing methods and their application in the digital sector:
• concept testing:
o scoping and validating requirements
o informing decisions before committing time and resources to a project
• usability/audience testing:
o testing whether the functionality fulfils the desired outcome
o identifying usability problems
o determining user satisfaction with product
• stress testing:
o testing whether a system can function with expected demand by replicating real world load
• penetration testing:
o determining vulnerabilities in a controlled environment
o authorised attack on systems
• black box testing:
o testing inputs and outputs against expected results
o measuring the functional requirements of a system
• white box testing:
o testing internal structure of process flows
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Anonymous Assessment - Learners assess an anonymous piece of work containing deliberate mistakes against given success criteria.