ACCA Applied Knowledge · Business and Technology · Financial systems and technology
A company has completed the build of a new accounts receivable system. Before go-live, users process realistic business scenarios to confirm the system meets their needs and sign it off as fit for purpose. Which type of testing is this?
This is user acceptance testing. End users run realistic business scenarios to confirm the system meets their requirements and then sign it off before go-live. Unit and integration tests are technical checks by developers, and post-implementation review takes place after the system is live.
- AUnit testing of individual program modules by developers
- BUser acceptance testingCorrect
- CIntegration testing of interfaces between modules
- DPost-implementation review
Explanation
User acceptance testing is carried out by end users with realistic scenarios to confirm the system meets business requirements and to gain sign-off. Unit and integration testing are technical tests by developers, and a post-implementation review occurs after go-live to assess benefits and problems.
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