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Testing is a process used to help identifying the correctness, completeness and quality of developed computer software. It aims at identifying defects, where a defect is any variance between actual and expected results In general, software engineers distinguish software faults and software failures. In case of a failure, the software does not do what the user expects. A fault is a programming error that may or may not actually manifest as a failure. A fault can also be described as an error in the correctness of the semantic of a computer program. A fault will become a failure if the exact computation conditions are met, one of them being that the faulty portion of computer software executes on the CPU. A fault can also turn into a failure when the software is ported to a different hardware platform or a different compiler, or when the software gets extended. Software testing may be viewed as a sub-field of software quality assurance (SQA) but typically exists independently (and there may be no SQA areas in some companies). In SQA, software process specialists and auditors take a broader view on software and its development. They examine and change the software engineering process itself to reduce the amount of faults that end up in the code or deliver faster.

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Comp.software.testing Frequently Asked Questions

http://www.faqs.org/faqs/software-eng/testing-faq/
FAQ list for the Usenet newsgroup.
Compendium Developments Ltd.

http://www.compendiumdev.co.uk/
Software testing and software quality essays, book reviews, and tools. Authors of Compendium-TA, a commercial modeling tool.
Extreme Testing

http://extremetestingsphere.com/
Software QA and testing resources, testing methodologies and techniques complemented by a testing dictionary, interview questions, a quiz, book reviews, templates, test cases, grey box testing and recommendations.
James Bach's Satisfice Site

http://www.satisfice.com/
Articles and tools around aspects of software testing and quality assurance. Written and maintained by James Bach.
LogiGear Corporation

http://www.logigear.com/
Providing software testing solutions including test tools, services and training, and a defect tracking solution. Offers articles by testing professionals, links to books and resources.
Professional Tester

http://www.professionaltester.com/
An English-language bimonthly magazine aiming to provide practical help and inspiration to software testers worldwide. Offers online articles, information about testing companies and an event calendar.
Software Testing

http://testavimas.blogspot.com/
Weblog on software testing, testing tools and resources.
STAQS - Software Testing and Quality Services

http://staqs.com/
Resources and information for software testers, programmers, software engineers, and students interested in testing.
STAR

https://www.techwell.com/software-conferences/star-software-testing-conferences
Software Testing Analysis and Review Conferences in three cities in North America. Provides software testers and engineers with an advanced software testing forum.
The Test Management Guide

http://www.ruleworks.co.uk/testguide/
Offers an alphabetic listing of terms and information about risk management complemented by general information on test management, and methods, the V model, the Quality Gate process and the BS7925-2 standard for software component testing.

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