Dynamic testing
Dynamic testing (or dynamic analysis) is a term used in software engineering to describe the testing of the dynamic behavior of code. That is, dynamic analysis refers to the examination of the physical response from the system to variables that are not constant and change with time. In dynamic testing the software must actually be compiled and run; Actually Dynamic Testing involves working with the software, giving input values and checking if the output is as expected. These are the Validation activities. Unit Tests, Integration Tests, System Tests and Acceptance Tests are few of the Dynamic Testing methodologies. Dynamic testing means testing based on specific test cases by execution of the test object or running programs.
Dynamic testing is used to test software through executing it. This is in contrast to Static testing.
[edit] See also
- Dynamic program analysis
- Time Partition Testing a model-based testing methodology for the reactive test of dynamical or control systems.
- Daikon, a dynamic invariant generator.
[edit] References
- G.J. Myers, The Art of Software Testing, John Wiley and Sons, New York, New York, 1979.
