Stay ahead by continuously learning and advancing your career. Learn More

Certificate in System Testing

Practice Exam
Take Free Test


System Testing


About System Testing
System Testing is a type of software testing that is performed on a complete integrated system to evaluate the compliance of the system with the corresponding requirements.

In system testing, integration testing passed components is taken as input. The goal of integration testing is to detect any irregularity between the units that are integrated together. System testing detects defects within both the integrated units and the whole system. The result of system testing is the observed behavior of a component or a system when it is tested.

Why is System Testing important?
System testing is important, as
•    In Software Development Life Cycle the System Testing is performed as the first level of testing where the System is tested as a whole.
•    In this step of testing check if the system meets the functional requirements or not.
•    It enables you to test, validate and verify both the Application Architecture and Business requirements.
•    The application/System is tested in an environment that particularly resembles the effective production environment where the application/software will be lastly deployed.

Who should take the System Testing Exam?
•    Software testing or QA professionals
•    Anyone who wants to assess their software testing skills
•    Software testing or QA managers and senior executives
•    Professionals working in outsourced companies responsible for software testing or QA
•    Software testing or QA consultants
•    Students


System Testing Certification Course Outline
1. Software Testing Basics
2. The Testing Process
3. Automated testing
4. Testing Artifacts
5. System Testing


Certificate in System Testing FAQs

System testing is a testing method by which we test a complete and fully integrated software product. This is basically black-box testing where the knowledge of the code’s inner design is not a requirement and is done by the testing team.

• Introduction to system testing

• Why to use system testing

• Knowing if it’s white-box or black-box testing

• The way to perform system testing

• Advantages and disadvantages

• Entry and Exit Criteria

• Understanding the system test plan

• System test cases

• System testing types

• System integration testing

• How to perform system testing

1. Awareness of web technologies

2. Familiarity with testing tools

3. Programming skills 

4. Analytical thinking

• Fixing errors

• Minimising risks

• Creating test data

• Gaining feedback


This exam is best suited for-

• IT professionals

• Software developers

• Web programmers

• Students and graduates

• Other interested candidates