FC0-U71 Software Development Concepts Practice Question
A testing team is verifying a new version of an e-commerce website. They run a set of pre-existing test cases to ensure that recent changes have not broken any previously working functionality. What type of testing is this?
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Regression testing
Regression testing checks that new code changes do not adversely affect existing features.
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Unit testing
Why it's wrong here
Unit testing focuses on individual components, not overall functionality.
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System testing
Why it's wrong here
System testing validates the complete system but is not specifically for regression.
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Regression testing
Why this is correct
Regression testing ensures that new changes haven't broken existing functionality.
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Integration testing
Why it's wrong here
Integration testing checks interactions between modules.
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