Adhoc Testing

Adhoc testing can also be termed as unstructured testing. It is a form of testing carried out using no recognized test case design technique.

Following are some of the characteristics of Adhoc Testing:

• It involves utilizing strange and random input to determine if the application reacts adversely to it.
• There is no structured testing involved and no test cases are run. It involves various permutations and combinations of different inputs that may affect the functionality of a component.
• It also involves integration of different functionalities which is outside the normal scope of structured testing.
• It goes along simultaneously with structured testing.
• It is done to ascertain that the product is running successfully as a whole under any circumstance.
• It is basically an approach to test the product from user’s perspective.
• It is unscripted, unrehearsed, and improvisational.

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