Multiple choice technology testing

The difference between re-testing and regression testing is

  1. re-testing is running a test again; regression testing looks for unexpected side

  2. re-testing looks for unexpected side effects; regression testing is repeating

  3. re-testing is done after faults are fixed; regression testing is done earlier

  4. re-testing is done by developers, regression testing is done by independent
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Explanation

Re-testing (or confirmation testing) specifically reruns failed test cases to verify that a previously identified defect has been successfully fixed. In contrast, regression testing is performed on unchanged parts of the software to ensure that recent modifications have not introduced unexpected side effects or new bugs.

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