Question

Who is responsible for component testing? 



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Answer 1

Definition: Component testing, also known as program or module testing, is done after unit testing. In this type of testing those test objects can be tested independently as a component without integrating with other components e.g. modules, classes, objects, and programs. This testing is done by the development team.

Description: Component testing is like unit testing with the difference that the developer uses real data instead of dummy data for testing of the written code.

Suppose there is a software application which consists of five components modules. The testing of each module is done independently by the developer as part of the development cycle before it is ready for integration testing. By doing component testing, bugs can be found at a very early stage in the cycle and helps save time.

Debugging tools or unit test structure tools are used for this type of testing since this is done by programmers on the code written by them and with the support of integrated development environment. Defects are fixed as soon as possible when they are found without formally recording incidents.