The term "smoke test" refers to powering on a device simply to make sure it doesn't start smoking (indicating a major problem).
For example, a smoke test may ask basic questions like "Does the program run?", "Does it open a window?", or "Does clicking the main button do anything?" The process aims to determine whether the application is so badly broken as to make further immediate testing unnecessary. As the book Lessons Learned in Software Testing [3] puts it, "smoke tests broadly cover product features in a limited time ... if key features don't work or if key bugs haven't yet been fixed, your team won't waste further time installing or testing".[4]
A daily build and smoke test is among industry best practices.[6] Smoke testing is also done by testers before accepting a build for further testing. Microsoft claims that after code reviews, "smoke testing is the most cost-effective method for identifying and fixing defects in software".[7]
- How is automation testing related to Smoke test? -- Solved
One can perform smoke tests either manually or using an automated tool. In the case of automated tools, the tests are often initiated by the same process that generates the build itself.[citation needed]
Smoke tests can be broadly categorized as functional tests or unit tests. Functional tests exercise the complete program with various inputs. Unit tests exercise individual functions, subroutines, or object methods. Functional tests may comprise a scripted series of program inputs, possibly even with an automated mechanism for controlling mouse movements. Unit tests can be implemented either as separate functions within the code itself, or else as a driver layer that links to the code without altering the code being tested.[
For example, a smoke test may ask basic questions like "Does the program run?", "Does it open a window?", or "Does clicking the main button do anything?" The process aims to determine whether the application is so badly broken as to make further immediate testing unnecessary. As the book Lessons Learned in Software Testing [3] puts it, "smoke tests broadly cover product features in a limited time ... if key features don't work or if key bugs haven't yet been fixed, your team won't waste further time installing or testing".[4]
A daily build and smoke test is among industry best practices.[6] Smoke testing is also done by testers before accepting a build for further testing. Microsoft claims that after code reviews, "smoke testing is the most cost-effective method for identifying and fixing defects in software".[7]
- How is automation testing related to Smoke test? -- Solved
One can perform smoke tests either manually or using an automated tool. In the case of automated tools, the tests are often initiated by the same process that generates the build itself.[citation needed]
Smoke tests can be broadly categorized as functional tests or unit tests. Functional tests exercise the complete program with various inputs. Unit tests exercise individual functions, subroutines, or object methods. Functional tests may comprise a scripted series of program inputs, possibly even with an automated mechanism for controlling mouse movements. Unit tests can be implemented either as separate functions within the code itself, or else as a driver layer that links to the code without altering the code being tested.[
