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== Description ==

Exploratory testing seeks to find out how the '''software testing services'''[https://9yardstechnology.com/software-testing-services/ software testing services]'' actually works, and to ask questions about how it will handle difficult and easy cases. The quality of the testing is dependent on the tester's skill of inventing [[test case]]s and finding [[software bug|defects]]. The more the tester knows about the product and different [[test method]]s, the better the testing will be.

To further explain, comparison can be made of freestyle exploratory testing to its antithesis [[test script|scripted testing]]. In the latter activity test cases are designed in advance. This includes both the individual steps and the expected results. These tests are later performed by a tester who compares the actual result with the expected. When performing exploratory testing, expectations are open. Some results may be predicted and expected; others may not. The tester configures, operates, observes, and evaluates the product and its behaviour, critically investigating the result, and reporting information that seems likely to be a bug (which threatens the value of the product to some person) or an issue (which threatens the quality of the testing effort).