{"id":1144,"date":"2016-04-07T09:23:48","date_gmt":"2016-04-07T09:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/ColtnessHS-ComputingScience\/?p=1144"},"modified":"2016-04-07T09:34:04","modified_gmt":"2016-04-07T09:34:04","slug":"higher-testing-and-documenting-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/ColtnessHS-ComputingScience\/2016\/04\/07\/higher-testing-and-documenting-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Higher &#8211; Testing and Documenting Solutions (Revision)"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>\u00a0<strong>Constructing a Test Plan:<\/strong>\u00a0A set of test data which has been created to systematically and comprehensively to test the software; makes use of the following test data\n<ul>\n<li><strong>normal<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; ensures the program works when used normally<\/li>\n<li><strong>extreme<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; ensures the program works when data is used that is on the boundaries of what is considered normal<\/li>\n<li><strong>exceptional<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; 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