77. OCR GCSE (J277) 2.3 The purpose & types of testing
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OCR J277 Specification Reference - Section 2.3
This video introduces the purpose and types of testing at a level suitable for GCSE. Reasons such as bug-fixing, checking performance and usability, security and meeting the requirements are outlined. Iterative and terminal testing are explained as two approaches to testing a program for robustness.
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00:00 The purpose & types of testing
00:05 Intro
00:10 Reasons for testing
00:39 Types of testing - Iterative testing
01:30 Final/Terminal testing
02:27 Going beyond the GCSE specification
02:41 Types of testing
03:33 Outro
Last updated: 16.03.26
