Acceptance testing

Acceptance testing

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Acceptance testing can mean one of two things:

1. A smoke test is used as an acceptance test prior to introducing a build to the main testing process.
2. Acceptance testing performed by the customer is known as user acceptance testing (UAT).

1.Smoke testing:

Smoke testing is a term used in plumbing, woodwind repair, electronics, computer software development, and the entertainment industry. It refers to the first test made after repairs or first assembly to provide some assurance that the system under test will not catastrophically fail. After a smoke test proves that "the pipes will not leak, the keys seal properly, the circuit will not burn, or the software will not crash outright," the assembly is ready for more stressful testing.

• In plumbing, a smoke test forces actual smoke through newly plumbed pipes to find leaks, before water is allowed to flow through the pipes.

• In woodwind instrument repair, a smoke test involves plugging one end of an instrument and blowing smoke into the other to test for leaks. (This test is no longer in common use)

• In electronics, a smoke test is the first time a circuit is attached to power, which will sometimes produce actual smoke if a design or wiring mistake has been made.

• In computer programming and software testing, smoke testing is a preliminary to further testing, which should reveal simple failures severe enough to reject a prospective software release. In this case, the smoke is metaphorical.

• In the entertainment industry a smoke test is done to ensure that theatrical smoke and fog used during a live event will not set off the smoke detectors in a venue.