Ad hoc Testing

Ad hoc Testing is a software testing process where a Software tester dose testing without any proper planning. In Ad hoc testing is performed without any test case execution. Here testing is done without having any proper understanding about the website and testing is done randomly without the specification/requirements.

When to execute Ad hoc Testing ?
Ad hoc Testing is done when time period is limited to do exhaustive testing.

Forms of Ad hoc Testing.

1.Buddy testing: When two buddys one from development and one from testing team worked mutually and find defects in the same module. Buddy testing helps the testers develop better test cases while develpopment team can also make design changes early.

2. Pair Testing: When two testers are assigned the same modules and they are working on same system to find defects.

3. Monkey Testing: This testing is performed randomly without executing any type of test case.