FC0-U71 Software Development Concepts Practice Question
A company's IT department is deploying a new payroll system. Before the system goes live, a group of employees from the accounting department test the system to ensure it meets their requirements and is usable. This type of testing is known as:
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User acceptance testing
User acceptance testing (UAT) is performed by end users to validate that the system meets their needs and is ready for production.
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System testing
Why it's wrong here
System testing is end-to-end testing by QA.
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User acceptance testing
Why this is correct
UAT involves users verifying the system meets requirements.
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Unit testing
Why it's wrong here
Unit testing is done by developers on individual components.
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Integration testing
Why it's wrong here
Integration testing checks interactions between components.
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Variation 1. An organization is implementing a new payroll system. Before final deployment, a group of actual payroll employees test the system to ensure it meets their business needs and processes payroll correctly. Which testing phase is this?
medium- A.Unit testing
- ✓ B.User acceptance testing
- C.System testing
- D.Integration testing
Why B: User acceptance testing (UAT) involves end users validating that the system meets their requirements.
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