Testing the most important functionality of the software.

Smoke testing is initial level of testing.It is done to 
identify whether  the software is testable or not.

Software should work without  hanging the system or 
crashing,deleting files or databases in the s/m, or 
installing viruses in the s/m.

Rao................

i Dont know whether u r correct ,if u r correct then 
what is sanity testing?

As pointed out by Sindhuja....
Smoke testing is a quick check of the system whether it is 
testable or not. This is generally done whenever new build 
of applications come up. This also include checking whether 
the application is crashing or not, any database related 
errors, environment related.

Sanity testing, on the other hand, means testing only the 
major functionality

Either of these testing can be done before accepting the 
build for complete testing. But smoke testing is more 
preferable...

Smoke testing is cursory testing. Basically this concept is 
from hardware field. Suppose any new part of particular 
hard ware is test to check that part is catch fire or 
not.The term was originally coined in the manufacture of 
containers and pipes, where smoke was introduced to 
determine if there were any leaks .It is Scripted.Main 
function of application is tested in this type. It is also 
called as build varification test.


If I m wrong please correct me by calling me 9922920069

Swarupa Nagpurkar
TL,SIRD Infotech,Pune

Smoke testing is nothing but BVT(Build veriication test).
After the build was completed and the product is ready to 
release we can test build was acceptable or not for further 
testing.that means all the modules are integrated properly
and major functionalities are working properly or not after 
the build.it is done by the developer.

smoke testing: 
   some companies say that just  before releasing the build 
the developers will check  whether the build is proper or 
not  that is called as a smoke testing.
    some companies says  which one will conduct the overall 
testing on the released build in order to check whether it 
is proper for further detailed testing or not.