black-box testing | has definition A form of testing in which you manipulate inputs and observe outputs, but cannot observe the internals of the entity being tested | |
involves providing the system with inputs and observing the outputs, without seeing what is going on inside | |
is less time consuming than glass-box testing | |
is a subtopic of 10.2 - Effective and Efficient Testing | |
is a kind of testing | |
testing | can find defects whose consequences are obvious but which are buried in complex code, and thus will be hard to detect when inspecting | |
requires attention to detail | |
process | see also process^2 | |