OCR GCSE Computer Science · J277
Paper 2
Revise: Purpose of TestingTesting checks a program’s behaviour against what it should do, helping developers find errors and judge whether it works as intended.
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GCSE Computer Science · key term
The process of checking a program’s behaviour against expected results to find errors and assess whether it meets its requirements.
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Paper 2
Revise: Purpose of TestingTesting checks a program’s behaviour against what it should do, helping developers find errors and judge whether it works as intended.
Give distinct reasons for testing: finding errors, checking that outputs are correct, checking user requirements and checking that unexpected input does not cause a crash.
Link your explanation to the program in the question rather than simply saying that testing 'makes it better'.
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