What is the difference between QA and testing?

Answer Posted / shilpa saraf

Quality assurance , deals with "preventation" of defect
when product being develped. It is associated with process
and process improvement activities.

Testing meance Quality control , its focus defect detection
and removal.

Quality control measures the Quality of product.

Quality Assurance measures the Quality of process when
product being developed.

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