What is the difference between Shakeout, Smoke, and Sanity
Testing.

Answer Posted / randhir singh(fiserv)

Smoke Testing:-Its a shallow and wide approach where by all
areas of the application without getting into deep,is
tested.
A smoke test is scripted, either using a written set of
test or an automated test.
Its a normal health check up to a build of an application
before taking it to testing depth.

Sanity Testing:-Its a narrow regression test that focus on
one or a few areas of functionality,its usually narrow and
deep.
Its usually unscripted,its used to determine a smallsection
of the apllication is still working after a minor cahnge.

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