Examples of Ad Hoc Testing

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Examples of Ad Hoc Testing

• A very random testing plan which can be executed
  to find random defects is known as ad hoc
  testing. Know more about ad hoc testing in this
  article  Ad Hoc testing explained
• Lets look at some of the Examples of Ad-hoc
  testing

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Lets look at some of the Examples of Ad-hoc
testing

• To test the web application responsiveness,
  tester can randomly open the web application in
  various browsers like Firefox, Internet explorer
  or any mobile devices.
• Most common example is entering random input in
  the text boxes to test validation of the input
  field.
• Testing the application on different platform to
  test cross-platform compatibility of the system.
• For mobile app testing, the perfect example of ad
  hoc testing will be opening up the app and
  clicking random buttons or text to perform random
  functions.

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There can be many more such examples of ad-hoc
testingIn the software testing arena a commonly
asked question is whether Exploratory testing is
same as the Ad Hoc Testing? Read more about Ad
Hoc Testing Vs Exploratory Testing