Computer Science GCSE
Finding defects
What Finding defects means in Computer Science GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Finding defects
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Reference: OCR
Testing aims to uncover logic errors and defects before the software is released to users.
Topics that use Finding defects
- Testing (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Final or terminal testing
- Iterative and terminal testing
- Iterative testing
- Logic error
- Refining an algorithm
- Syntax error
- Syntax errors
- Boundary data
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