This type of testing is also called sanity testing and is done in order to check
if the application is ready for further major testing and is working properly
without failing up to least expected level.
A D V E R T I S E M E N T
A test of new or repaired equipment
by turning it on. If it smokes... guess what... it doesn't work! The term also
refers to testing the basic functions of software. The term was originally
coined in the manufacture of containers and pipes, where smoke was introduced to
determine if there were any leaks. A common practice at Microsoft and some other
shrink-wrap software companies is the "daily build and smoke test" process.
Every file is compiled, linked, and combined into an executable program every
day, and the program is then put through a "smoke test," a relatively simple
check to see whether the product "smokes" when it runs.
