what is positive and negative testing with example?

Answers were Sorted based on User's Feedback



what is positive and negative testing with example?..

Answer / kumar

Positive Testing: Testing the build with permitted
values,i.e values as per the requirement specification.

Negative Testing: Testing the build with wrong inputs,i.e
non permitted values as per the requirement specification.

Correct me if i am wrong.

Is This Answer Correct ?    3 Yes 1 No

what is positive and negative testing with example?..

Answer / anamika

Positive Testing: Confirm that a feature behaves according
to the specifications.

Negative Testing: Confirm that the software fails
gracefully if used incorrectly or if it receives incorrect
input.

Is This Answer Correct ?    1 Yes 0 No

what is positive and negative testing with example?..

Answer / tanushree goswami

+ve testing verify that Software is behaving according to
there specification.

-ve testing verify that Software does not do something
which specification does not mentioned to do.

Ex: If anybody want to write test case on Glass

+ve test case will be glass can store limited quantity of
water whereas -ve test case will be does glass hold water
if we pore it from bottom.

Is This Answer Correct ?    1 Yes 0 No

what is positive and negative testing with example?..

Answer / archana

Provide inputs in such a way that up on the usage of these
inputs we would successfully pass the feature in working as
per its specifications.This kind of a testing is positive
testing.For example: to login to gmail account we need to
give authenticated/registered correct user id and password
and submit.
Whereas in negative testing, we deliberately introduce the
invalid inputs in order to fail the application. For a
login into gmail account we can have 4 types of negative
inputs. i.a valid id but invalid password, ii. an invalid
id with correct password, iii. invalid id and password, and
iv. enter all correct values but press a cancel button
after entering the data.
Hope this will clear your query.

Is This Answer Correct ?    1 Yes 0 No

what is positive and negative testing with example?..

Answer / ammu

positive testing:
Testing aim at showing software works or test to pass

Negative testing:
Testing aim at showing software does not work or
test to fail

Is This Answer Correct ?    0 Yes 0 No

what is positive and negative testing with example?..

Answer / itsmevjai

this is vijay can any one tell the answer

Is This Answer Correct ?    0 Yes 1 No

Post New Answer

More Manual Testing Interview Questions

How will you select the regression test case?

5 Answers   Cognizant, HSBC,


can any one tell me what is the difference between Integration testing and End-End testing? plz dont tell me Integration is whitebox testing and done by developers, where as End-End is blockbox testing and done by testers.

3 Answers  


what is analysizing test results & creating the bug reportts?

1 Answers   Semantic Space,


what is difference between test harness and test bed. Are they same? Plz reply.......

1 Answers  


Is anybody have the telecom systems test cases from start to end?

0 Answers   Netsoft,






1.what is Exhaustive Testing, Statement Testing, coverage Testing, Decision Testing & Condition Testing?

0 Answers  


when will go for compatibility testing and when you use the testing metrics?

2 Answers  


can we do testing with out a test plan?and what are codesnippets

2 Answers  


Black box Testing

5 Answers   Confidential,


What is backward compatibility testing

2 Answers  


What are the different test levels

6 Answers   IBM, Riphah International University,


What is interface in software testing???

5 Answers  


Categories