The Main Difference Between Alpha Testing and Beta Testing Is

question 10

Multiple Choice

The main difference between alpha testing and beta testing is:

• A)In alpha testing, only department managers do testing; in beta testing all end users do testing
• B)In alpha testing, only black-box testing occurs; in beta testing, both black-and white-box testing occurs
• C)In alpha testing, end-users test; in beta testing hand-selected customers join in on the testing
• D)In alpha testing, users test with made-up data; in beta testing users use real data and carefully monitor the system
• E)In alpha testing, the project team with select end-users test using randomly generated data; in beta testing, all end-users test with realistic (but made-up)data

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