Author : Rasneet Kaur Chauhan and Iqbal Singh

Software Testing is a process of finding errors while executing a program so that we get a zero defect software. It is aimed at evaluating the capability or usability of a program. Software testing is an important means of accessing quality of software. Though a lot of advancements have been done in formal methods and verification techniques, still we need software to be fully tested before it could be handled to the customer side. Thus there are a number of testing techniques and tools made to accomplish the task. Software testing is an important area of research and a lot of development has been made in this field. In this paper, testing techniques and tools have been described. Some typical latest researches have been summarized. Software testing is gaining more and more importance in the future.

Keywords: Software testing, Software testing strategies, Testing tools, Test plans, Software testing principles, Research orientation.

Article published in International Journal of Current  Engineering  and Technology, Vol.4,No.4 (Aug- 2014)