Testing, error types, debugging and desk checking with trace tables

What this note covers

1. Why and how software is tested
2. Live test data
3. Generating relevant test data: normal, boundary and invalid
4. Types of error
5. Debugging techniques: breakpoints, print statements and isolation
6. Desk checking with trace tables
7. Comparing actual with expected output: exam technique

7 sections · 11 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes