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Three Stages of Commercial Testing
publish date: 2026/06/19 10:51:9.550343 UTC
volume_muteClassify each activity into the correct stage of commercial software testing.
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Correct Answer
(1) A programmer writes automated unit tests for a new method as they implement it,Development testing
(2) A customer signs off on the system after testing it with real operational data,User testing
(3) A separate QA team verifies the complete system meets all specified requirements,Release testing
(4) Beta users experiment with an early public release and report bugs online,User testing
Explanation
Development testing is done by the development team during development. Release testing is performed by a separate team on a complete system. User testing involves actual users - both beta testing (public experimentation) and acceptance testing (customer sign-off with real data) are forms of user testing.
Reference
Software Engineering, Ian Sommerville, 10th edition