In our current digital world, organizations are experiencing an increasing consumption of test data in the software testing life cycle. As testers maintain data from existing sources as well as generating massive volumes of data to ensure the quality of delivery, it is vital that they apply good testing data management.
Hence, we have talked with experts in the industry to shed light on the role of Test Data in Software Testing.
What is Test Data?
Test Data are any forms of data (documents, pictures, videos, any other media) used in testing different applications, according to Glenn Nino Martinez, Senior Test Lead at Flexisource IT. These data are used to check if the application under test works as expected and are also used to test the applications limits or its breaking points via the boundary value test.
A Test Data is an input that is required to run your software program (website or application) to complete the software test execution, Mansoor Ahmed, Test Lead at NTT Data, continues.
In simple terms, once a product is developed, it needs to be tested using a wide range…
