QA Fundamentals · Junior · Question 35 of 75
What is smoke testing?
- 1A security test that tries to crash the server
- 2A full regression run before a major release
- 3A quick check that the build's main functions work at all
Show the answer
Correct answer: A quick check that the build's main functions work at all
Explanation
A smoke test answers 'is this build stable enough to test further?'. If login or the home page fails, there's no point running hundreds of other tests.