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Explain the alpha and beta testing.

written 8.0 years ago by sokofa • 0

modified 4.0 years ago by krithikkm200 • 10

Subject: Software Engineering

Topic: Testing Stratergies and Tactics

Difficulty: High

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written 7.9 years ago by teamques10 ★ 70k

Alpha Testing	Alpha Testing	Beta Testing
Place	Alpha testing is conducted within the organization.	Beta Testing is conducted at the client’s place i.e. outside the organization.
Presence of Develope	In Alpha testing, developer is present there while testing.	In Beta testing, developer is not present while testing as it is tested at client’s side
When to Conduct?	When the development of software is near to completion stage, Alpha testing is conducted.	After passing Alpha testing and before the final launching or releasing the software, Beta testing is conducted
Recording of Errors	In Alpha testing, developer is present while testing so he records all the problems and errors encountered during testing.	In Beta Testing, customer records all the errors and other issues encountered during this testing and reports to the developer.
Who will test?	Alpha testing is conducted within the organization and tested by representative group of end users at the developer’s side and sometimes by Independent team of testing.	Beta testing is conducted by the end users or other persons and they are not programmers, software engineers or testers.
Environment	This testing is conducted in virtual & controlled environment.	This testing is conducted in real time or live environment.
Public Involvement	This testing is close for public.	This testing is open for public

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