What data should be used for regression testing?
A. Different data than used in the previous test
B. The most current production data
C. The data used in previous tests
D. Data produced by a test data generator
Answer / guest
Answer: C
Regression testing ensures that changes or corrections in a
program have not introduced new errors. Therefore, this
would be achieved only if the data used for regression
testing are the same as the data used in previous tests.
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