Beta Testing

Beta Testing

Beta testing comes after alpha testing. Versions of the software, known as beta versions, are released to a limited audience outside of the programming team. The software is released to groups of people so that further testing can ensure the product has few faults or bugs. The Beta testing is mostly concentrated towards to the Customer. Where the software is given to them to test whether it is fit to there environment and whether they could find any bugs in it.Sometimes, beta versions are made available to the open public to increase the feedback field to a maximal number of future users.


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