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 uses different environments, regression testing uses the same

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Explanation

Re-testing focuses on running the exact same tests to verify that a specific defect has been fixed. Regression testing ensures that changes or fixes have not introduced new side effects or broken unmodified parts of the system.