Week 4 dq 1- is testing a distinct phase of the project, or does it come into play during other phases? Please explain. How can tools help the quality and effectiveness of testing? Testing can be used as distinct phases of the sdlc process. As a distinct phase testing is used to examine a completed product in order to identify defects in the software. Most often testing is spread throughout the sdlc process using three specific methods. Each method can be broken down into smaller test to analyze product information. Unit testing - testing components individually

Integration testing - testing components in groups

System testing - testing the entire system of independent subsystems