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<h2 id="types">Types</h2> <p>Functional testing includes but is not limited to:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Sanity_testing/4l0uVCdR">Sanity testing</a>, a.k.a. <a href="/facts/Smoke_testing_(software)/kWJBtv3m">smoke testing</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Regression_testing/37GwvbAS">Regression testing</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Usability_testing/prsYgc00">Usability testing</a></li></ul> <h2 id="six-steps">Six steps</h2> <p>Functional testing typically involves six steps </p> <ol><li>The identification of functions that the software is expected to perform</li> <li>The creation of input data based on the function's specifications</li> <li>The determination of output based on the function's specifications</li> <li>The execution of the test case</li> <li>The comparison of actual and expected outputs</li> <li>To check whether the application works as per the customer need</li></ol> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Non-functional_testing/jbz7IqoR">Non-functional testing</a> – Testing software for non-functional behavior</li> <li><a href="/facts/Acceptance_testing/xlDUeQ0M">Acceptance testing</a> – Test to determine if the requirements of a specification or contract are met</li> <li><a href="/facts/Regression_testing/37GwvbAS">Regression testing</a> – Checking whether changes to software have broken functionality that used to work</li> <li><a href="/facts/System_testing/ThxRDsAy">System testing</a> – Testing conducted on a complete software system</li> <li><a href="/facts/Software_testing/VoXzG9Tb">Software testing</a> – Checking software against a standard</li> <li><a href="/facts/Integration_testing/FcPo9Fmn">Integration testing</a> – Type of software testing</li> <li><a href="/facts/Unit_testing/SYoGGS3T">Unit testing</a> – Validating the behavior of isolated source code</li> <li><a href="/facts/Database_testing/t1FLChc8">Database testing</a> – The testing of database software systems</li> <li><a href="/facts/Security_testing/gtEmKE5b">Security testing</a> – The process of finding flaws in the security of information systems</li> <li><a href="/facts/Load_testing/fHRPN97k">Load testing</a> – Process of putting demand on a system and measuring its response</li> <li><a href="/facts/Test_automation/UAVXbSTV">Test automation</a> – Use of special software to control test execution and analysis</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>ISO/IEC/IEEE 24765:2017, "Systems and software engineering — Vocabulary", International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, 2017. <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>ISO/IEC/IEEE International Standard - Systems and software engineering. ISO/IEC/IEEE 24765:2010(E). 2010. pp. vol., no., pp.1–418, 15 Dec. 2010. <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Kaner, Falk, Nguyen. Testing Computer Software. Wiley Computer Publishing, 1999, p. 42. ISBN 0-471-35846-0. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" target="_blank">/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Prasad, Dr. K.V.K.K. (2008) ISTQB Certification Study Guide, Wiley, ISBN 978-81-7722-711-6, p. vi <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" target="_blank">/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Kaner, Falk, Nguyen. Testing Computer Software. Wiley Computer Publishing, 1999, p. 42. ISBN 0-471-35846-0. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" target="_blank">/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Full Stack Testing". www.thoughtworks.com. Retrieved 2022-09-08. <a href="https://www.thoughtworks.com/en-us/insights/books/full-stack-testing" target="_blank">https://www.thoughtworks.com/en-us/insights/books/full-stack-testing</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Functional Test Fixtures". Forwessun. Retrieved 2024-11-14. <a href="https://forwessun.net/functional-test-fixtures/" target="_blank">https://forwessun.net/functional-test-fixtures/</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Kaner, Falk, Nguyen. Testing Computer Software. Wiley Computer Publishing, 1999, p. 42. ISBN 0-471-35846-0. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" target="_blank">/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>