Computer Science GCSE
Iterative and terminal testing
What Iterative and terminal testing means in Computer Science GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Iterative and terminal testing
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Reference: OCR
Iterative testing occurs during development to check individual modules, while terminal testing evaluates the finished program.
Topics that use Iterative and terminal testing
- Testing (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Final or terminal testing
- Iterative testing
- Logic error
- Refining an algorithm
- Syntax error
- Syntax errors
- Boundary data
- Finding defects
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