what is exact difference between smoke and sanity testing?

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what is exact difference between smoke and sanity testing?..

Answer / jitendra

We are conducting sanity testing,after receiving build from
development team.In sanity testing we are verifying the
basic/primary functionalities are working properluy to
conduct testing.It is also called tester accepting testing
or initial testing.
where Smoketesting,we are verifying the main
functionalities of the build/AUT.i.e In customer point of
view what are main features of the build.while Acceptance
testing on what factors the final user/customer
concerntrating functionalities.
And Smoketesting conducted on every new release of the
build, where as sanity is optional.

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what is exact difference between smoke and sanity testing?..

Answer / archana

smoke testing covers the most basic features of an
application.
failed test cases of smoke will be executed as sanity test
cases in the next build.

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what is exact difference between smoke and sanity testing?..

Answer / rafi

sanity testing is the process of testing the build released
by the developer,to accept it for complete testing or
not.In sanity testing first basic functionality will be
tested.

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what is exact difference between smoke and sanity testing?..

Answer / krishna

smoke is "to check the basic functionlity of the
applicaiton"
Sanity "to check the complete functionlity of the
application"

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what is exact difference between smoke and sanity testing?..

Answer / anil singh

The basic difference is :
Sanity testing is not scripted
Smoke testing is scripted

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what is exact difference between smoke and sanity testing?..

Answer / deepika

sanity testing is a cursory testing.in this testing a
tester test the basic functionality of the software.

while in smoke testing ,tester test the major functionality
of the application in depth.

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